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Local economic development group outlines talent programs, REDI projects and site strategy

Vanderburgh County Council · November 6, 2024
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Summary

EREP staff updated the council on 2024 economic-development work: remote-worker recruitment, the "Belong Here" program for filling local jobs, REDI investments and I-69/I-64 corridor planning; presenters emphasized the need for shovel-ready sites to attract large industrial projects.

Patrick Hickey, Economic Development Director for EREP (Vanderburgh County—s Local Economic Development Organization), presented the organization—s 2024 work to the County Council on Nov. 6, describing talent-attraction programs, regional investment activity and site-preparation priorities.

Hickey, joined by Josh Armstrong and Abby Alpers, said EREP manages a REDI portfolio of projects and programs that support business retention and expansion, talent attraction and quality-of-place investments. Alpers described two talent initiatives:…

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