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EVANSVILLE REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
COMING TOGETHER

The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership is a unified organization well positioned to advance the interests of businesses,
fueling economic and community growth in the Evansville region.
There are multiple organizations in the region that operated programs and engaged in economic development. While each organization has enjoyed a tradition of accomplishment, public and private sector investors believed in an opportunity to integrate essential economic development functions into a more impactful and efficient structure. We need to think strategically about how we use the resources invested in economic development to the best advantage for our region.

PREPARED FOR REGIONAL SUCCESS

We have taken a proactive action to unify our region and its resources supporting economic development. Many others – peers, competitors – pursue mergers from a reactionary position: one born from operational necessity. While many pursue merger or organizational realignment in response to challenges, we have done so in recognition of, and in pursuit of, heightened opportunity. We are creating a structure that is nimble enough to adapt to change and clearly market our region’s strengths.

MISSION STATEMENT

Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP) promotes regional economic development and vitality through catalytic leadership, collaborative planning, and coordinated investment.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES
  • Operates regionally
  • Commitment to equitable prosperity
  • Small business is front and center
  • Leverage the unique value of both the public and private sectors in delivering success
  • Advances regional prosperity and global relevance

Latest News

2022 AARP Community Challenge Grant Cycle is Now Open

February 11, 2022
AARP has opened its Community Challenge grant program for the 6th year! This program funds quick-action projects to make communities more livable and jump-start long-term change. AARP Community Challenge Applications are being accepted now through March 22 at 5:00 p.m. ET and must be submitted through www.AARP.org/CommunityChallenge. Projects must be completed by November 30, 2022. The program is open to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6) nonprofits and government entities. Other types of organizations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Since 2017, AARP has awarded over 800 grants...
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Core Speakers Series to feature nationally recognized epidemiologist

February 11, 2022
The University of Southern Indiana will host Dr. Syra Madad, a nationally recognized leader and epidemiologist in public health and special preparedness and response, for the Core Speakers Series at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 22 in the Screaming Eagles Arena. The University community and the public are invited to attend.   Madad, a pathogens preparedness expert, has been featured in the Netflix docuseries “PANDEMIC: How to Prevent an Outbreak.” She will participate in a meet and greet with select students before...
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Betty Ann McCullough Grant Programs Now Accepting Applications

February 11, 2022
The Betty Ann McCullough Education Seminar and Convocation Grant Program, the Betty Ann McCullough Enrichment Project Grant Program, and the Betty Ann McCullough Teaching Achievement Grant Program are now accepting applications. These three grant programs are administered by the Gibson CountyCommunity Foundation. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 25, 2022. Betty Ann McCullough was an educator for the North Gibson School Corporation for more than 40 years and a strong supporter of education in her community. Along with a number of civic memberships, she was a member of the Gibson County Community Foundation Advisory Board. She passed away...
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Posey County Community Foundation gives $5,000 to aid in hunger relief

February 11, 2022
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry has received a $5,000 grant from the Posey County Community Foundation to support its “Meat” the Need initiative.According to Feeding America, approximately 2,700 Posey County residents regularly struggle with food insecurity – 1,000 of which are children. Deb Treesh, Executive Director of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, said that the funds received will be used to pay processing fees on donated livestock and deer, with themeat being given to agencies serving food-insecure residents within Posey County. “More...
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Vincennes University aiming to ignite interest and diversify STEM fields with free programs for high school and junior high students

February 11, 2022
Vincennes University is launching free summer STEM academies at its Vincennes and Jasper campuses as part of initiatives to provide opportunities for Indiana high school and junior high school students from all backgrounds to explore careers and education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The academies will encourage STEM as a career path by introducing them to engaging real-world project-based learning experiences showcasing STEM’s role in various fields, including filmmaking, building houses, hydroponic food production, landing rovers on Mars, nursing,...
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FAQs

What is the new economic partnership?

The new economic partnership promotes regional economic development and vitality through catalytic leadership, collaborative planning, and coordinated investment. The new economic partnership is formed through the combination of three organizations on April 1, 2021 including the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, Southwest Indiana Chamber and Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville. There are more exciting details to come on the official merger date of April 1, 2021.

How did the new economic partnership originate?

Over the past 15 years, the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, Southwest Indiana Chamber and Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville have worked tirelessly – often arm-in-arm and shoulder-to-shoulder – to advance the interests of the region’s businesses and fuel economic and community growth. As leaders of these organizations came together, along with other area civic and business leaders, they established a bold vision for the future growth and prosperity of Southwest Indiana. They also arrived at an important consensus: We can be even stronger and more effective together.  From that realization, the idea of the new economic partnership was born.

Why is this new economic partnership better than what we had in place?

While each legacy organization that is joining the new economic partnership enjoyed a proud tradition of accomplishment, we know we can better serve our region by collaborating and unifying essential economic development functions into a single structure. In a very competitive environment for talent and opportunity, all of us who care about the Evansville region must be working together. We believe this new model will significantly advance our region’s capacity to promote the strengths of the region and will provide increased opportunities for measurable success.   

What happens to the former organizations?

The new economic partnership advances regional prosperity and global relevance by building on the trusted relationships and legacy of its predecessor organizations. Under this model, the merged organizations will carry forward important areas of impact including business attraction and retention, public policy, community development, entrepreneurship, talent attraction and regional planning strategy.

How is this new economic partnership funded?

The new economic partnership is a public-private partnership funded by contributions from investors in the public sector and private business as well as earned revenue from events and property management. We are working closely with those investors in the legacy organizations as we transition to the new structure. And, we are looking to increase opportunities for businesses of all sizes to play a role in helping to shape the economy of this region. We are fully committed to ensuring more opportunities for members and investors to engage in advancing inclusive growth in the Evansville region.

What is the geographic scope of the new economic partnership?

This merger will operate regionally to advance prosperity for the entire region including Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties.

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