The ongoing dialogue in Indiana to reduce a widening gap between the demand for technically skilled workers and the number produced by Indiana colleges and universities is the topic of an IU-led panel discussion at the University Economic Development Association’s annual summit to be held Sept. 27-30 in Anchorage, Alaska. Innovate Indiana’s Rebecca Carl, associate… Read more »
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Innovate Indiana, IU Kokomo officials contribute to project that outlines university roles, methods in economic development
A trio of Indiana University officials played integral roles in a recently established framework that defines the roles that colleges and universities play in modern economic development and the methods they can use to better pursue that mission. The two-year project — taken on by the University Economic Development… Read more »
Red Fund grant helps support a GIS-based economic development tool for NW Indiana
Two dozen town and city administrators from nine Lake County towns were introduced last week to a new economic development tool that uses geographic information systems (GIS) to help businesses and city leaders make better strategic decisions. The Aug. 22 seminar at IU Northwest’s Gary campus — conducted by IU Northwest School of Business and… Read more »
$25,000 Innovate Indiana grant helps Inventrek Tech Park in Kokomo launch co-worker space
A $25,000 grant from Innovate Indiana will help Kokomo’s Inventrek Technology Park launch Howard County’s first “co-worker” space. The 3,000-square-foot allotment will offer members access at any time to work and meeting space, desk and lounge areas, conference rooms and fiber and WiFi connections. It also will have copy/print/scan capabilities, secure storage, a CAD lab,… Read more »
OVPE settles into new campus headquarters on the fifth floor of IUPUI's University Hall
University Hall on the campus of IUPUI is now the new home base for IU’s Office of the Vice President for Engagement. The move, which took effect July 2, puts OVPE within close proximity to other key IU administrators, IUPUI researchers and unifies more of the OVPE team under one roof. Prior to the relocation,… Read more »
IU delegation travels to Fort Wayne to tour $20 million Mirro Center for Research & Innovation
Back in May, the $20 million Mirro Center for Research and Innovation at Fort Wayne’s Parkview Regional Medical Center — funded in part by a $1 million donation by the Mirro Family Foundation — opened its doors. On Monday, a seven-member delegation hosted by Dr. Michael J. Mirro, an IU trustee and medical director of… Read more »
CREED council member Subir Bandyopadhyay wins IU's Lieber Memorial Award for teaching
At an April ceremony in Bloomington, Subir Bandyopadhyay, a member of Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) and professor of marketing at IU Northwest in Gary, received IU’s oldest honor for teaching — the Frederic Bachman Lieber Memorial Award. Bandyopadhyay was one of 16 faculty members and three graduate students who… Read more »
IU campuses encouraged to submit RED Fund economic development proposals by June 5
If your organization has an economic development-related project or initiative in mind, requires funding and is based at one of IU’s regional campuses, the RED Fund can offer valuable financial support. Administered by Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), the Regional Economic Development (RED) Fund provides cost-matching grants of up to… Read more »
Leighton School of Business and Economics at IU-South Bend hosts regional ISBDC office
The Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics at IU’s South Bend campus now hosts offices for the Indiana Small Business Development Center’s North Central region. The partnership is the first that involves IU serving as a host for ISBDC, which offers entrepreneurs expert guidance and a comprehensive network of resources for little to no… Read more »
CREED council member Bandyopadhyay wins Fulbright grant to study consumerism in India
Indiana University Northwest marketing professor Subir Bandyopadhyay, who represents the campus on IU’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), has won a Fulbright Scholar Program grant and will travel to India this summer to research and promote consumerism in India. A recognized expert in consumer marketing, Bandyopadhyay — who has taught at IU… Read more »