South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Celebrates HustleSBE Cohort Four Graduates

ELKHART, Ind. (December 21, 2021) – Earlier this month, the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership concluded its fourth HustleSBE cohort, a business bootcamp aimed toward providing support and assistance to minority and women entrepreneurs across the five-county region. This read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership President and CEO Stepping Aside

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Dec. 20, 2021) — The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership announced today that President and CEO, Regina Emberton has decided to step aside from the organization, effective February 25, 2022. Emberton has served as the inaugural read more...

Gov. Holcomb Awards $50 Million READI Grant to South Bend – Elkhart Region

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 15, 2021) – The South Bend – Elkhart region consisting of 22 cities and towns in Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties in Indiana has been awarded $50 million to support regional economic development plans across the region. read more...

Gov. Holcomb Awards $500 Million to Indiana READI Regions in Uniquely Innovative, Nationally Recognized Program

State commits to partnering with all 17 regions representing 92 counties to advance quality of life and talent attraction with largest investment in state history INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 14, 2021) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Region Presents Smart Connected Communities 2030 Plan to IEDC and READI Review Committee Following Application for $50M Grant

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 2, 2021) — Yesterday, a team of South Bend – Elkhart regional leaders representing more than half a million people in Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties, presented the region’s “Smart Connected Communities 2030 Plan” (The Plan) read more...

MEDIA NOTICE: South Bend – Elkhart Region to Present READI Proposal to IEDC and Review Committee for $50M Grant on December 1st

SOUTH BEND - ELKHART REGION (Nov. 30, 2021) -- On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 9:30 AM EST, regional representatives of the South Bend – Elkhart region will present the region’s READI Proposal, “Smart, Connected Communities 2030” to the Indiana read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Two Graduate, Kelley Rich and Lisa Vetne

Cohort Two Graduates: Kelley Rich and Lisa Vetne, Co-Founders Company: Purple Nation Contact Purple Nation: Via Email Describe your company: "It all started when my family and I (Kelley) were sitting down for a nice dinner when before I knew read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Two Graduate, Anthony Esplin of Sleep Easy

Cohort Two Graduate: Anthony Esplin, Founder Company: Sleep Easy Contact Sleep Easy: Via Email Describe your company: Anthony Esplin is a 2020-2021 graduate of the University of Notre Dame's ESTEEM Graduate Program and holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Two Graduate, Connor Keaveney of ArrowWay

Cohort Two Graduate: Connor Keaveney, Product Manager Company: ArrowWay LLC Contact ArrowWay LLC: Via Email Describe your company: With the lack of knowledge around properly wrapping your ankle to reduce swelling and reduce healing time, ArrowWay offers the first and read more...

U.S. Office of Navy Research Awards SIMBA Chain a $1.5 Million SBIR Phase II Contract

SIMBA Chain to Develop Blockchain-based Solution to Enable Supply Chain Demand Sensing for Critical Military Weaponry Parts SOUTH BEND, Ind. (January 13, 2021) - - The U.S. Office of Navy Research has awarded a $1.5 million Small Business Innovation Research read more...