Northeast Indiana SDC Invests $10 Million in Regional Housing Strategy

FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 31, 2024 – The Northeast Indiana Strategic Development Commission (SDC) has announced a significant investment of $10 million to launch a comprehensive Regional Housing Strategy aimed at addressing housing needs and promoting population growth across the 11-county region. The SDC’s ambitious five-year plan will enhance the housing infrastructure by adding new […]

Northeast Indiana Region Awarded $45 million in Economic Development Grants

Northeast Region, among others, awarded largest grant made by State Economic Development Organization.   Fort Wayne, IN., Apr. 11, 2024- Today, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s (IEDC) board of directors voted to approve an award of $45 million to the Northeast Indiana region through the IEDC’s READI 2.0 initiative. “We are deeply appreciative of the […]

Where Things Stand with READI 2.0

At roughly 3:15 pm on February 16, 2024, the NEI team, on behalf of the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority, applied to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) for $75,000,000 through the READI 2.0 program. Based on dozens of listening sessions with countless stakeholders, the team assembled an aggressive series of investment strategies, leveraging matching […]

An Update on READI 2.0

The NEI team, which serves as the staff of the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) is preparing to submit the region’s application for $75,000,000 through the State of Indiana’s READI 2.0 initiative, led by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC).   Timeline for Northeast Indiana’s Submission Regional Submissions due to IEDC on February 16, […]

Five Questions About READI 2.0

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As the NEI team works with the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) to develop the region’s READI 2.0, we reached out to our contact at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) with a few questions that we thought stakeholders might be interested in. Nassif Kouton is the Program Manager, Regional Development & Redevelopment with […]