Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP) in partnership with the Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (SWIRDA) officially submitted its regional development plan on September 23rd, vying for a cut of the state’s $500 million Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) program. The Evansville Region has a transformational vision to become the talent and economic region […]
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Evansville Regional Economic Partnership Hosted Inaugural Annual Meeting & Dinner Announcing Award Winners
The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP), a unified organization advancing the interests of businesses while fueling economic and community growth, announced business and community award winners at their inaugural Annual Meeting & Dinner at the Ford Center on Wednesday, September 22. The Annual Meeting & Dinner celebrated regional victories, solidified nominations in board leadership and […]
Tara Barney named CEO of Evansville Region’s newly merged chamber and economic development organization
The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP), a unified organization advancing the interests of businesses while fueling economic and community growth, announced Tara Barney as CEO effective Oct. 1 and Greg Wathen as its president. Merged April 1st of this year, E-REP formed by building on the trusted relationships and legacy of its predecessor organizations: the […]
OCRA awards seven communities with planning grants
E-REP Helps Secure $50,000 Planning Grant for Oakland City The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced it is awarding planning grants totaling more than $438,000 to seven Indiana communities. The grants will be used to develop a specific plan to implement community and economic development projects. The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership’s Community […]
Lt. Gov. Crouch, OCRA announce 25 communities to receive $12.8 million in federal grants
E-REP Helps Secure Funding for 3 Towns in Southwest Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced 25 rural Indiana communities will receive more than $12.8 million in federal grant funding to improve water infrastructure and to address blighted properties. The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership’s Community Development team helped secure Blight Clearance funding for two towns in […]
Small Business Week Declared in Indiana
State applauds contributions of entrepreneurs, and recognizes Evansville-based, MidAmerica Safety Solutions as Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 13 – 17 as Small Business Week in Indiana, celebrating the more than 529,000 small businesses in Indiana and the more than 1.2 million hardworking Hoosiers they employ. “This week, we […]