Economic Development Group of Wabash County, Indiana - Business and Industrial Parks and Shovel Ready Properties - Serving Wabash, North Manchester, Lagro, Roann and Lafontaine http://www.edgwc.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:02:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Leads + Product + Regional Team Effectiveness = Business Investment http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CEO-Perspective-2012-Apr.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CEO-Perspective-2012-Apr.pdf#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:06:55 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=705 Continue reading →]]> A number of success stories have surfaced this month. Notably, unemployment figures for March have been released by the Department for Workforce Development (DWD) with John Stafford of IPFW’s Community Research Institute providing comparative analysis. While DWD reports “little changed” at a regional and state level, Stafford’s deeper analysis reveals progress in Northeast Indiana. Some of the highlights are quoted here.

]]> http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CEO-Perspective-2012-Apr.pdf/feed/ 0 City Receives $1.8 Million Grant http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/City-Receives-1.8-Million-Grant.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/City-Receives-1.8-Million-Grant.pdf#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:29:37 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=695 The City of Wabash received a $1.8 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), EDA officials announced Wednesday.

]]> http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/City-Receives-1.8-Million-Grant.pdf/feed/ 0 Northeast Indiana Partnership News http://www.chooseneindiana.com/news.aspx http://www.chooseneindiana.com/news.aspx#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:34:44 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=664 Find news and information updates from the Northeast Indiana Partnership.  

]]> http://www.chooseneindiana.com/news.aspx/feed/ 0 County OKs EDG Promotional Plan http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/County-OKs-EDG-promotional-plan.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/County-OKs-EDG-promotional-plan.pdf#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:20:38 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=651 Commissioners on Monday approved a request from the Economic Development Group (EDG) of Wabash County to pay one-third the cost of a magazine advertisement for the organization. 

]]> http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/County-OKs-EDG-promotional-plan.pdf/feed/ 0 2012 Annual Meeting -Pictures http://www.edgwc.com/2012/04/2012-annual-meeting/ http://www.edgwc.com/2012/04/2012-annual-meeting/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:09:08 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=601 Check out the pictures from our 2012 Annual Meeting.

]]> http://www.edgwc.com/2012/04/2012-annual-meeting/feed/ 0 Lt Gov. Stops in Wabash for Hoosier Crossroads Tour http://www.edgwc.com/2012/04/lt-gov-stops-in-wabash-for-hoosier-crossroads-tour/ http://www.edgwc.com/2012/04/lt-gov-stops-in-wabash-for-hoosier-crossroads-tour/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:18:54 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=596 Continue reading →]]> Throughout the Hoosier Crossroads Tour, I have had the opportunity to meet with leaders from various communities who lead their local Indiana Main Street program. Recently, I sat down with Main Street leaders from Wabash and North Manchester at the Charley Creek Inn. I was impressed by the collaboration between Wabash and North Manchester. They are working together and sharing ideas to ensure that Indiana’s main streets remain strong hubs for Hoosiers to live, work and play.

You have heard from me how our Indiana Main Street program is strengthening communities. Visit my blog at beckyskillman.blogspot.com to watch Manchester’s Main Street director explain her experience. Also, check out these facts.

Lt. Governor Skillman has made nine official visits to Wabash County since 2005.

More than $58.8 million in grants have been awarded to Wabash County from Lt. Governor Agencies since 2005. Grant dollars were distributed to projects that range from planning grants, housing assistance, to capital projects to neighborhood stabilization.

INDOT has awarded more than $13.4 million to Wabash County since 2008 for new roads and improvements to existing infrastructure.

In 2011, we had commitments for 19,080 new jobs state-wide with an investment of $2.68 billion. So far 2012 has had the strongest start of any year since the creation of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, with 2,716 jobs committed and more than $360 million invested.

Check out the Lt. Governor’s interactive map at www.lg.in.gov/mycounty to learn more about the grants, recognitions, and visits Lt. Governor Skillman has made since 2005.

-Becky Skillman

]]> http://www.edgwc.com/2012/04/lt-gov-stops-in-wabash-for-hoosier-crossroads-tour/feed/ 0 2011 Annual Meeting Partnerships Key in Economic Development http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2011-Annual-Meeting-Partnerships.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2011-Annual-Meeting-Partnerships.pdf#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:24:09 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=589 http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2011-Annual-Meeting-Partnerships.pdf/feed/ 0 EDG 2011 Annual Meeting “Can Do” Attitude Paying Off http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Press-Release.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Press-Release.pdf#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:55:11 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=582 http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Press-Release.pdf/feed/ 0 Top story of 2011: Economic development http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPD-1.2.12-A1.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPD-1.2.12-A1.pdf#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:17:30 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=575 http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPD-1.2.12-A1.pdf/feed/ 0 New law prompts local contact pt.2 http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPD-2.4.12-A7.pdf http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPD-2.4.12-A7.pdf#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:15:35 +0000 admin http://www.edgwc.com/?p=572 http://www.edgwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPD-2.4.12-A7.pdf/feed/ 0