Fulton & Main is a Perfect Fit in Berne

The Pioneer Eats Here series went to Adams County last week and the winner of the voting was Fulton & Main Kitchen and Bar in Berne. When the voting opened for Adams County, Fulton & Main took the early lead and ran away with it. Fulton & Main fits the aesthetic of the small downtown restaurant perfectly. […]

NIIC is the Place for Entrepreneurs to Get Started

Have you heard of Tay’s Auto Detailing or Sabor y Sazón Colombiano? These two businesses have found success in our region with the support of Rosalina Perez from the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center. If you have an idea to start a business or need assistance in growing your small business, the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center […]

Fashion Farm Provides Familiarity Every Fall

Fashion Farm is a place of familiarity every fall not just for the people of Northeast Indiana, but for several generations of families across the country. The farm is a 200-acre farm filled with a history that dates back to the 1800s. Located on Lincolnway West outside of Ligonier, the farm was owned by the […]

Albion Ale House Serves it Hot!

The next stop in the Pioneer Eats Here series took us to my hometown of Albion. I lived there for more than half my life, but the Albion Ale House wasn’t around when I was growing up. The voting for Noble County went back and forth between two different spots, including one that is of […]

Javier Mondragon is Helping Southeast Fort Wayne Every Step of the Way

If Javier Mondragon were to step out of the front door of Many Nations Church of the Nazarene in 2008, he would see a neighborhood featuring several vacant lots with overgrown grass or boarded-up houses marked with graffiti. And it would look all too similar to his hometown, Cuernavaca, a city south of Mexico City, […]

Pioneer Eats Here Starts at Caruso’s

Welcome to the first installment of Pioneer Eats Here! This is a blog series set up to highlight the best restaurants in Northeast Indiana. If you missed out on voting the first time, follow our social media to vote for your favorite restaurant in one of our 11 counties. First up, Steuben County. As soon […]

Celebrate National Ice Cream Month in Northeast Indiana

When you hear “ice cream,” what comes to mind? Is it the faint sound of the ice cream truck off in the distance that gets louder by the second? Or is it a picture of the perfect banana split from your favorite ice cream stand? Whatever comes to mind puts you in the right mindset […]

NEI CEO Stéphane Frijia named 2024 Indiana 250 Honoree

Congratulations to our very own Stéphane Frijia on being named a 2024 Indiana 250 Honoree for the second consecutive year for his Civic Leadership in Northeast Indiana. Frijia has been leading the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership (NEI) since October of 2021 and is responsible for leading the economic development strategy for the 11-county region. We also want to […]

Vintage Baseball Showcase an Overwhelming Success

If you came out to the first annual Vintage Baseball Showcase put on by Old Fort Baseball Co., you know the event was a success. If you didn’t make it, you missed out. The Showcase on Saturday featured two vintage baseball teams, the Elkhart County Railroaders and the Indianapolis Blues. The two teams played two […]

Father’s Day: Q/A with the Dads of NEI

Father’s Day is Sunday and there is a handful of dads here at NEI. Let’s learn their thoughts on being a dad, some funny moments they’ve experienced as a dad, and a joke or two that you can use later. Contributing to this Q&A are Ryan Twiss, Vice President of Regional Initiatives, Nick Darrah, Vice […]