Regional Opportunities Councils
Regional Opportunities Council Members
About the ROC
The Regional Opportunities Councils (ROC) are unique leadership bodies of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership that exist to identify and address opportunities to transform Northeast Indiana’s economic competitiveness. Leadership investors serve on the ROC and play a key role in tackling issues that will have a lasting impact on the economic visibility of the region. The ROC functions as a form for building trust and collaboration among regional leaders.
The ROC is made up of three groups focused on specific economic outcomes.
Built Environment
Goal: Capture business development opportunities and increase the region’s transactional capabilities
Mission: Tackle opportunities to expand the region building inventory, developable sites and mega-site, infrastructure and utility access and enhancement, as well as other key factors that will enhance the competitiveness of the product we can market and sell to business attraction prospects.
Vice-Chair: Director of Economic Development at American Electric Power (AEP) Ashley Savieo
New Economy & Innovation
Goal: Foster alignment to accelerate the region’s pursuit of innovation and technology
Mission: Tackle issues regarding innovation promotion, research and development assets development capacity, industry cluster enhancement and the growth of our knowledge worker economy.
Vice-Chair: President of Indiana Tech Dr. Karl W. Einolf
Workforce Competency & Competitiveness
Goal: Further alignment for job creation and competitive efforts across the region
Mission: Tackle issues regarding workforce availability, skills, talent attraction, development, retention as well as housing issues, education and quality of life enhancements.
Vice-Chair: Vice President of People and Strategy at Fort Wayne Metals Evan Wood
Join Industry Leaders at the Table
“Northeast Indiana has undergone a major transformation in the last decade. As the 11-county region continues this momentum, it’s a rewarding time to operate a business in this thriving area. The business-friendly climate and skilled workforce are why we do business in Northeast Indiana.”
- Mark Millett | Chairman, President and CEO at Steel Dynamics (SDI)
Regional Opportunities Council Members
Built Environment
- 1st Source Bank
- Adams County Economic Development Corporation
- Allen County Commissioners
- Avangrid Renewables
- Barrett McNagny LLP
- Bradley Company
- Briner Building Inc.
- Brooks Construction
- City of Auburn
- City of Fort Wayne
- City of Fort Wayne
- City of Wabash
- CME Corporation
- CME Corporation
- DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership
- Design Collaborative
- Duke Energy
- Farmers & Merchants Bank
- Farmers State Bank
- Fifth Third Bank
- First Merchants Bank
- Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority
- Great Lakes Capital
- Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.
- Grow Wabash County
- Heartland REMC
- Horizon Bank
- Huntington County Commissioners
- Huntington County United Economic Development
- Indiana Michigan Power
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Kokosing Industrial
- Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation
- Lake City Bank
- Michael Kinder & Sons
- MSKTD & Associates
- NAI Hanning & Bean Enterprises, Inc.
- NIPSCO
- Noble County Economic Development Corporation
- Noble County REMC
- Northeast Indiana Construction Alliance (NEICA)
- Northeastern REMC
- Premier Bank
- Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana
- Ruoff Home Mortgage
- Shambaugh & Son LP
- STAR Financial Bank
- Steuben County Economic Development Corporation
- Sturges Property Group
- The Hagerman Group Inc.
- Wabash Valley Power Alliance
- Weigand Construction
- Wells County Economic Development
- Whitley County Economic Development Corporation
New Economy & Innovation
- 1st Source Bank
- 3Rivers Federal Credit Union
- AgriNovus Indiana
- Arts United
- Ash Brokerage Corporation
- BAE Systems
- BKD LLP
- Britton Marketing + Design Group
- Brotherhood Mutual Insurance
- Central Insurance
- Clean Fuels National
- Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
- Crowe, LLP
- Do it Best Corp.
- DOXA Insurance Holdings, LLC
- Farmers & Merchants Bank
- Fifth Third Bank
- First Merchants Bank
- Franklin Electric
- FWRadiology, LLC
- Grace College & Seminary
- Huntington University
- Hylant Group
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana Tech
- Indiana University Fort Wayne
- Indiana Wesleyan University
- Ivy Tech Community College - Northeast
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Katz Sapper & Miller
- Lutheran Health Network
- Manchester University
- MedPro Group
- Micropulse, Inc.
- MSKTD & Associates
- Northeast Indiana Construction Alliance (NEICA)
- Northwest Allen County Schools
- Old National Bank
- Ortho NorthEast
- OrthoWorx
- Parkview Health
- Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
- Purdue Fort Wayne
- Questa Education Foundation
- Reusser
- Shambaugh & Son LP
- SIRVA
- Smith-Green Community Schools
- STAR Financial Bank
- Steel Dynamics, Inc
- Sweetwater Sound
- The Ford Meter Box Co., Inc.
- TriCore Logic
- Trine University
- True North Strategic Advisors, LLC
- Tuthill Fort Wayne
- Ultra
- University of Saint Francis
- WEG Commercial Motors
- Whittle Strategic Accounting
- Wilcox & Associates
- WPTA
- Zimmer Biomet
Workforce Competency & Competitiveness
- 3Rivers Federal Credit Union
- Ambassador Enterprises
- Arts United
- AWS Foundation
- Barrett McNagny LLP
- Best One Tire & Service
- BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing
- Biggs Group
- Bippus State Bank
- Buchanan Hauling & Rigging
- Business People Magazine
- Central Insurance
- Dekko Foundation, Inc.
- Don Ayres Honda
- Don Wood Foundation
- Early Childhood Alliance
- Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana
- Edward M. & Mary McCrea Wilson Foundation
- Embassy Theatre
- English Bonter Mitchell Foundation
- Flagstar Bank
- Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants
- Fort Wayne Metals
- Honeywell Foundation, Inc.
- Horizon Bank
- Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana
- Kelley Automotive Group
- Lake City Bank
- Northeast Indiana Construction Alliance (NEICA)
- Northeast Indiana Works, Inc.
- Northwestern Mutual
- ObiCai Restaurant Group
- Olive B. Cole Foundation
- Parkview Health
- Pathfinder Services, Inc.
- Phillips Financial Services
- Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
- Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne
- PNC Bank
- Premier Bank
- Pro Resources Staffing Services
- Questa Education Foundation
- Rea Magnet Wire Company
- Region 8 Education Service Center
- SIRVA
- Trine University
- Tuthill Fort Wayne
- Upstate Alliance of REALTORS
- Vera Bradley
- Waterfield Foundation, Inc.
- WEG Commercial Motors
- Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (YLNI)
- Zimmer Biomet