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EDC says $1.6B in regional rail investment and major projects are changing Michigan City’s downtown
Summary
Michigan City’s economic development director told the council the city has attracted large private and public investments—more than $1.6 billion regionally tied to rail improvements—and outlined downtown housing, business-park and data-center projects now in review or under construction.
The Michigan City Common Council heard an annual report from the city’s economic development director on April 21, who described a wave of development downtown and regionally that he said is reshaping local housing and commercial options.
Clarence Hulse, the Economic Development Corporation director, told the council the region has seen roughly $1,600,000,000 in federal investment tied to rail improvements and that Michigan City has benefited from the momentum: “Having…
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