Northeast Indiana Economic Development Initiatives
IN 2023, NORTHEAST INDIANA REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP'S ACTIVITIES ASSISTED 2 BUSINESSES ENTITIES EXPAND OR ESTABLISH A NEW BUSINESS OPERATION IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND LOCATED 3 NEW BUSINESS ENTITIES IN THE REGION; THE SOURCING OF 75 NEW PROJECTS; THE ISSUANCE OF 41 PROJECTS TO OUR NETWORK LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; ENGAGING WITH 10,500 NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS WHICH GENERATED 351 NEW LEADS, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY; 80 PROJECTS IN THE ACTIVE PROJECT PIPELINE INTO 2024; CONDUCTED 14 TARGETED LEAD GENERATION CAMPAIGNS; ENGAGED WITH 1,349 SITE SELECTORS AND NATIONAL BROKERS; ORCHESTRATED 4 SITE CONSULTANT ROADSHOWS; HOSTED THE "IN THE NORTH" SITE CONSULTANT FAMILIARIZATION TOUR WITH 8 CONSULTANTS; EXECUTED 39 SALES MISSIONS; FACILITATED 94 DIRECT INTRODUCTIONS BETWEEN LEDOS, THE IEDC, SITE CONSULTANTS, AND POTENTIAL PROJECTS; CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE READI FUNDING ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE.