Our Vision

Be the location of choice for all businesses and people committed to being tomorrow’s market leaders

Collaboration to Grow the Region

We do things together, and that benefits everyone. Thanks to the help of our regional collaborators below, we are building a globally competitive region together.

• The Local Economic Development Organization (LEDO) Council is an advisory group of leaders from the 11 member counties in Northeast Indiana who work on economic and community development and oversee economic development efforts throughout the region.
• The Regional Opportunities Council is the investor board for NEI and the champion of the Vision 2030 Initiative.
• The Mayors and Commissioners Caucus provides our government leaders from all 11 counties with a unified voice to advance economic development policies at the state level.

Our History

In 2006, regional civic and business leaders created a public-private partnership that united Northeast Indiana to compete more effectively, as a region, for new investments.

Today, NEI represents an 11-county region with diverse communities and a population of nearly 800,000. Our region is made up of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties.

Since its founding, NEI has become a model for regionalism and collaboration across Indiana, exceeding the expectations of those original founding members.