To develop or not to develop, that is the question. For years, our region didn’t see many new development opportunities. Companies shuttered, population declined, wages lagged, neighborhoods deteriorated and families struggled. At the same time, the State of Indiana generally was doing well. Legislators created one of the best tax and regulatory
What types of businesses or activities would you prefer not to have next to your home? Or, which use do you think has the most negative impact on the value of your home? Industrial Plant? Data Center? Solar field? Fast-food Restaurant? Grocery Store? Adult bookstore? Freight terminal? Landfill, Junkyard, or salvage yard? Mining? Ask one hundred people, and
For the fourth consecutive year, Chamber President & CEO Jeff Rea was named to IBJ Media's Indiana 250 list of the state's most influential business and community leaders across a wide spectrum of sectors. This year’s list, which can be viewed at Indiana250.com, includes over 60 new honorees from communities across Indiana. IBJ Media CEO Nate
20 Years of YPN To YPs & Employers: Why Get Involved? YPN South Bend is the go-to network for young professionals (YPs), ages 21–39, who want to make meaningful connections, grow their careers and help shape the future of the South Bend Region. Powered by the Chamber, we’ve been developing, connecting and empowering the next generation of
The South Bend Regional Chamber announces the recipients of the 2025 Michiana Forty under 40 class. The program recognizes young adults, professionals, executives and leaders, under the age of 40, achieving outstanding professional success while also engaging in his/her community through charitable and civic involvement. A 10-person committee of business
If you regularly travel US 20 or SR 2 on the county's west side, you’ve noticed a significant increase in traffic in recent months. Hundreds of construction workers are busy building out the AWS campus near New Carlisle, and soon, hundreds more will descend into the area to begin construction of the new Synergy Cells Plant (GM/Samsung SDI). The two
Former Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hudnut once shared a famous poem called Builder or Wrecker with me. I encourage you to look it up; it has a great message. At a high level, the writer asks which of these roles have I tried to play? “Am I a builder who works with care, measuring life by rule and square? Am I shaping my work to a well-made plan,
We’re a month away from the start of the 2025 Indiana General Assembly Legislative session. This long session happens every two years and is when lawmakers consider the biennial State budget. However, it also means they have more time to consider many different issues between the start of January and the late April finish. A new Governor and a few