Marshall County

MCEDC Appointment

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Kevin L. Berger was reappointed as Culver’s representative to the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) Board of Directors.  Berger has represented Culver since the corporation’s inception in 2007.  Berger commented, “I am pleased that the Town Council continues to have confidence in my representation.  I attend nearly every Town Council, Plan Commission and Redevelopment Commission meeting, to stay aware of what is going on in Culver.  Through my involvement, MCEDC has been instrumental in updating Culver’s Tax Abatement program, bringing industry to the table to pursue Culver initiatives, moving the Entry Level Housing Task Force forward and most recently helping to put Culver initiatives into the Northern Indiana Regional Cities proposal and then following through to help assure our region was selected as a Regional Cities recipient.”

Regional Cities Initiative on WNIT’s Economic Outlook

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From the right:  Regina Emberton – President and CEO of The Michiana Partnership, Jeff Rea – President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Diana Lawson – Executive Director of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jerry Chavez – President & CEO of the Marshall County Economic Development Corp.

MCEDC‘s President, Jerry Chavez, was on Economic Outlook last month discussion the Regional Cities Initiative and Marshall County’s role in it.  As previously discussed here, Marshall County, St. Joseph County and Elkhart County form one of three regions in Indiana that were awarded $42 Million in State grant money.  Check out the video link here.

Leaders across North Central Indiana will host Regional Cities “Watch” events on Tuesday

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SOUTH BEND, Indiana (December 11, 2015) –  Leadership groups in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties, collectively known as The Regional Cities of Northern Indiana, are planning “Watch” events open to the public at three digitally connected locations Tuesday afternoon as information about $84 million in economic development grants is shared statewide via “live” streaming from Indianapolis.  The events, while physically hosted in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties, will be cross-linked via Twitter’s Periscope application over the Internet.

“This tells you just how engaged our region is and how high the level of anticipation is,” commented Regina Emberton, President of Michiana Partnership and Vice Chair of the Regional Development Authority (RDA) for the Regional Cities of Northern Indiana.  “Residents from 22 cities and towns in North Central Indiana are gathering at three locations across the region to watch history in the making.  And they’re using Periscope to connect all three sites at the same time.  With things like this happening, it’s easy to see how Regional Cities has already had a big impact on North Central Indiana.”

Each ‘Watch’ event is scheduled to start between 12:30 and 1 p.m. when the “live” web feed from Indianapolis begins.

At 1 p.m. the Strategic Review Committee will go “live” on the Internet. At some point during the meeting, their recommendations will be made public. The IEDC board is then expected to vote on the committee’s recommendations.  Once the voting takes place and the regional grants are made official, Governor Pence will announce them in a live press conference from the same location.  The press conference is currently scheduled for around 2:30 p.m.

In Marshall County, the event will be at Swan Lake Resort, 5203 Plymouth Laporte Trail, Plymouth.  The Elkhart County event will be in the Crystal Ballroom of the Lerner Theatre at 410 S. Main St., in downtown Elkhart.  In St. Joseph County, the event will be at Union Station Technology Center in the Renaissance District, 506 W South St. in downtown South Bend.  Some, if not all locations, will offer light refreshments.

To see any of the Periscope video feeds from the three “Watch” events on Tuesday, visit the Regional Cities of Northern Indiana Facebook page.  Feeds will also be linked to the Regional Cities of Northern Indiana Twitter page.

MEDIA CONTACTS FOR SPECIFIC “WATCH” LOCATIONS

Elkhart County
Terry Mark, Communications Dir., Elkhart CVB
Terry@AmishCountry.org
(574) 262-8161, Ext. 222, Mobile (574) 361-6210

Marshall County
Jerry Chavez, Pres. & CEO Marshall County EDC
Jerry@MarshallCountyEDC.org
(574) 935-8499, Mobile (574) 780-8734

St. Joseph County
Willow Wetherall, Union Station Technology Ctr., Renaissance District
IgniteMichiana@gmail.com
(574) 360-4337

About Regional Cities of Northern Indiana
Regional Cities of Northern Indiana serves over half a million people in 22 interconnected cities and towns in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties. The group consists of and leverages the vast experience and services of Northern Indiana’s leading business, academic, philanthropic and government leaders to develop transformational economic development projects and strategic initiatives that will improve quality of life and spur population growth. The Regional Development Authority (RDA), comprised of a five-member board representing all three counties, is guided by the strategic plan developed by Regional Cities of Northern Indiana as it oversees projects of regional importance.

 

MEDIA CONTACT
Regina Emberton
Remberton@MichianaRegion.com
(574) 400-5432

 

 

Berger Audiology Sign Mock-up

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Berger Audiology Sign Mock-upNot the greatest picture, but this is a mock-up of the revised Berger Audiology sign at the new Pine Creek Center location.  It’s at 2930 Miller Drive, the former location of Help at Home next to Edward Jones.  We’re looking into an awning for the front.  That should dress it up a little.

Becky is pushing to get open.  She’s hoping that can be next week.  Some equipment was installed on Friday and networking is supposed to be completed tomorrow.

Berger Audiology LLC Logo

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Berger Audiology LLC LogoWell, Becky has decided on a logo for Berger Audiology LLC.  The first mock up is to the right.  (I know it’s kind of small, but hopefully you can click on it and blow it up larger.)  She’s in the process of getting signage for the new location.  Lots to learn and lots of details involved with setting up a new business.  That along with training for her regular RAGBRAI excursion.  Let me know what you think about the logo.  We’re pretty pleased about it as a starting point.