• READI 2.0 Project Inquiry Forms Live

    READI 2.0 Project Inquiry Forms Live

    Our region has been selected to receive $30 million more in READI funding from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

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  • Indiana Uplands awarded $30 million in READI 2.0 funding

    Indiana Uplands awarded $30 million in READI 2.0 funding

    Our region has been selected to receive $30 million more in READI funding from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

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  • Step by step: Monon South Trail on path to completion

    Step by step: Monon South Trail on path to completion

    Spring has arrived in the Indiana Uplands. Uplanders know springtime is one of the best seasons to stroll along a trail, enjoying all the natural beauty the region offers. Soon, Uplanders and visitors alike will have the opportunity to take extended walks through multiple communities without leaving a path along the Monon South Regional Trail.…

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  • Co-workers become neighbors in Spencer housing development

    Co-workers become neighbors in Spencer housing development

    Within a month, Donald Grocki graduated from college, landed a full-time job as a systems engineer with Cook Medical, and bought his first home in the Indiana Uplands.  Grocki is one of the newest residents in the Texas Pike Place neighborhood in Owen County, the latest workforce housing project developed by Cook Group. The 99…

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  • Play (pickle)ball!: New courts added in region as sport popularity soars

    Play (pickle)ball!: New courts added in region as sport popularity soars

    Indiana UPlands is home to a mixture of both indoor and outdoor courts, allowing players to serve up all year long. To date, the Indiana Uplands has a total of 70 pickleball courts, with 17 added just in the last year.

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  • Finding a home in the Uplands: New workforce housing development built in Jasper

    Finding a home in the Uplands: New workforce housing development built in Jasper

    The housing development is being built in two phases and is already home to a variety of tenants. Employees at local businesses, young professionals, college students, and retirees are some of the newest tenants leasing the first phase of University Heights apartments.

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  • Habitat for Humanity dedicates READI-funded home in Osage Place

    Habitat for Humanity dedicates READI-funded home in Osage Place

    Dustin’s home is the first of three Osage Place homes funded through a $315,000 Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) 1.0 grant awarded by the Indiana Uplands READI steering committee and ROI.

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  • READI Tour in the Indiana Uplands

    READI Tour in the Indiana Uplands

    We were on the road in the Indiana Uplands on January 9 with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation READI team to talk about READI 1.0 projects underway and what’s next with READI 2.0!

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  • New regional land bank forms to revitalize Indiana Uplands communities

    New regional land bank forms to revitalize Indiana Uplands communities

    The Indiana Uplands Regional Land Bank will acquire distressed properties in Crawford, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, and Orange Counties with the goal of converting them into productive uses and stimulating property values throughout the region.

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  • Getting ready for READI 2.0

    Getting ready for READI 2.0

    ROI has been on the road over the last few weeks meeting with 200 Uplanders to talk about READI 1.0 projects currently underway and gather input for our region’s READI 2.0 application. Uplanders are doing amazing things, and we’re grateful for everyone we’ve engaged with throughout this process. To learn more about READI in the…

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