Indiana First Region Receives READI 2.0 Award
Indiana First Region Receives READI 2.0 Award of ($15 million) SOUTHERN INDIANA.
The Indiana READI 2.0 award announcements have been received, and the Indiana First Region has been awarded $15 million. Prioritizing quality of life, place, and opportunity, the five-county region is prepared to generate extensive investment for Hoosiers in housing, business development, innovation, and talent attraction.
The Indiana First Region, which includes Harrison, Knox, Perry, Pike, and Spencer counties, has been steadfast in advancing their key priorities of Talent Attraction, Business Development, Development Viability, Housing, and Quality of Life and Place through READI 1.0 funds, private capital investments, and regional collaboration. The first round of READI 1.0 funds began the catalyst movement of housing and infrastructure demands needed to support current and future Hoosier residents by the development and ongoing construction of nine (9) housing projects, 291 Single Family Homes, and 187 Multi-Family Housing Units. Building off this momentum of housing, the Indiana First Region has substantially increased growth in education and workforce development through job creation, investment in entrepreneurship and innovation, and creating pathways in more advanced degrees.
Projects across the region include the Lanesville Business Park, Nursing + Health Careers Expansion / SIM Labs, Ivy Tech Workforce Training Project, Southwest Indiana Megasite, and the Pike County Economic Development Shell Building Indiana First prides itself on its creativity, innovation, and tenacity towards growth and collaboration in Southern Indiana.
The region is dedicated to ensuring that the regional economic development strategy is implemented and has the necessary impact to continue diversifying the economy, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, and attracting new businesses.
Thank you to our Indiana First team representatives, Darrell Voelker, Melissa Arnold, Erin Emerson, Chris Pfaaf, and Jon Craig, who traveled early this morning to Indianapolis for the awards.
For more information on the Indiana First Region and to stay current on the success of 1.0 projects, please visit: https://swidc.org/regional-strategy/indiana-first/.