Since sharing our updated Strategic Plan with you earlier this year, we have been hard at work transforming our vision into tangible actions. Through our collaborative approach to partnership development, we have made significant progress across the region in support of our collective goals of growth, innovation, and inclusivity.
This week, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how far regional collaboration has come along over the past 10 years, as the Northeast Indiana Regional Authority (RDA) and Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) begin the process of reviewing and approving the first batch of READI 2.0 projects.
Today, I would like to bring to the forefront again why embracing innovation and venture creation is so important for the growth of Northeast Indiana. We stand at a pivotal moment where innovation and entrepreneurship have become more than just buzzwords—they are forming a new bedrock for our regional economic […]
In a landmark move that cements Warsaw, Indiana’s status as an emerging global hub for medical technology innovation, Plug and Play has inaugurated its first Indiana office on the Zimmer Biomet campus. This venture is set to spark unparalleled growth in the MedTech sector, leveraging the area’s rich orthopedic […]
The NEI 2024 Action Plan underscores strategic efforts to enhance emerging or evolving technology sectors where Northeast Indiana (NEI) has a competitive edge. This includes areas such as zero-emission and off-highway vehicles, biotech, hardtech and automation, creative arts, specialty insurance, defense […]
Ariana McGee, CEO and founder of Navigate Maternity, shares her experience and the challenges she faced starting Navigate. Winner of the 2023 Pioneer Award!
On this edition of The NEI Pioneer Podcast, Head of MarCom Jonathan Sacket and Business Development Manager Jackson Long welcome Devin Hillsdon-Smith, a Director at Cushman & Wakefield. Devin discusses how his upbringing and law […]
On this edition of The NEI Pioneer Podcast, Vice President of MarCom Jonathan Sackett and Vice President of Regional Initiatives Ryan Twiss welcome Steuben County LEDO Isaac Lee to discuss his journey from attending culinary school to […]
On this edition of The NEI Pioneer Podcast, Vice President of MarCom Jonathan Sackett and Vice President of Regional Initiatives Ryan Twiss welcome their boss, and NEI CEO, Stéphane Frijia. This conversation follows Frijia’s start in […]
