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Warsaw, IN (March 24, 2020) – Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) today announced updates to terms of early stage loans from the organization’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to meet the immediate needs of local businesses.

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KEDCo is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the weeks of March 16th and March 23rd. Read more here. 

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WARSAW, IN (February 13, 2020) – The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) announced today, the launch of the organization’s talent initiative, which will promote talent attraction and retention in this leading Micropolitan community.

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Warsaw, Ind. (February 4, 2020) – Nearly 40 students from area schools came together last Friday for the first-ever Ag + Innovate Youth Agbioscience Challenge , presented by Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo).

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WARSAW, IN (January 29, 2020) – The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) today announced the completion of a yearlong project to acquire and relaunch the Stonehenge Golf Course, which is regarded as one of the top golf courses in Indiana and is located in an area that is the focal point of growth plans for the Town of Winona Lake.

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Warsaw, Ind. (January 27, 2020) – Kosciusko Community Hospital, part of Lutheran Health Network, is expanding regional cardiology care and is adding a cardiac catheterization laboratory (Cath Lab) in Warsaw. Scheduled to open this summer, the system aids in the diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular conditions. The investment in this new technology is 3.6 million dollars.

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Indianapolis, Ind. (January 22, 2020) – Alan Tio, KEDCo CEO, spoke with Gerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business about the effort to improve Kosciusko County’s rural broadband and its evolution from being a luxury to a necessity.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (January 22, 2020) – Northeast Indiana has been designated a Talent Hub by Lumina Foundation in partnership with The Kresge Foundation and will receive a $125,000 grant to support local efforts to increase educational attainment.

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Indianapolis, Ind. (December 19, 2019) – Today, Elevate Ventures has announced the winners of the first Elevate Nexus Regional Pitch Competitions, held at Innovation Park at Notre Dame, the Lacy School of Business at Butler University and WestGate Academy at Odon. Applications were open to promising Indiana startups looking for a chance to secure capital to launch their businesses. Warsaw-based CoolCorp Inc. was one of the seed-level winners and earned $80,000 in seed investment.

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Fort Wayne, Ind. (November 15, 2019) – Today, the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership announced per capita personal income (PCPI) in Northeast Indiana’s 11 counties continues to grow at a faster rate over recent years, but growth in 2018 lags behind the nation. Kosciusko County’s PCPI increased by 4.53% in 2018.

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Fort Wayne, Ind. (November 7, 2019) – Today, the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership and statewide partners hosted the 2019 Indiana Early Learning Summit for Economic Development. The annual event brought together regional business leaders and members from community, higher-education and non-profit organizations in an effort to better understand the business case for investment in quality early childhood education and how to support Indiana’s workforce.

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Warsaw, IN (October 21, 2019) – The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) today announced the formal launch of the organization’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, which positions KEDCo as the lead Entrepreneur Support Organization (ESO) in Kosciusko County and draws on KEDCo’s new mission to convene, build, and show economic growth resources.

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Warsaw, IN (October 7, 2019) – Instrumental Machine & Development (IMD), a locally based supplier of specialized orthopedic instrumentation, sterilization trays and accessories, today announced plans to expand the company’s Warsaw facility, adding up to 34 net new jobs by 2022.

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Warsaw, IN (September 16, 2019) – Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) today announced a project involving the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Purdue Extension, and Grace College to launch an asset mapping project focused on the agricultural sector in Kosciusko County.

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Warsaw, IN (August 21, 2019) – Warsaw-based nonprofit OrthoWorx has launched a new talent development event to attract and retain workers to the self-described Orthopedic Capital of the World. RealME, short for Real Manufacturing Experiences, is a one-day program to expose students to possible careers and educational pathways.

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Fort Wayne, IN (August 13, 2019) – The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) announced that Craig Snow was elected to the new slate of officers. The KEDCo board member and Silveus Insurance Group Chairman of the Board was elected to the RDA board of directors this summer by regional Mayors and County Commissioners and will serve a four-year term.

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Warsaw, IN (August 12, 2019) – HopLore Brewing announced plans to open the company’s second location at a building along the Argonne Road corridor in Warsaw.

“This announcement represents more than a year of planning for this next step in the HopLore Brewing journey,” said co-founder Stefan King, “Our second location will greatly expand our brewing capacity so that we can meet growing demand.”

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Kalamazoo, MI (May 22, 2019) — Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, named Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation CEO, Alan Tio, to its 2019 list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers. The economic development professionals selected for this list were nominated by their colleagues in both the economic development industry and the site consultant community for excellent practices, innovation, and success in building the communities they serve.

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Warsaw, IN (April 29, 2019) — The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) recently shared the results of a six-month benchmarking project to learn from best-in-class Midwest communities.

“Our stakeholders believe Warsaw and Kosciusko County should be among the leading small Midwest communities,” said KEDCo CEO Alan Tio, “With that in mind, we convened the Small Cities, Big Futures project to learn from the ‘best of the best’ in our peer group.”

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Warsaw, IN (April 15, 2019) — The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) today announced the local economic development organization has executed a Letter of Intent to purchase Stonehenge Golf Course.

“Economic developers are described as ‘gap fillers,’ ‘matchmakers,’ and ‘dot connectors,’” said KEDCo CEO Alan Tio, “Relaunch of Stonehenge Golf Course provides a great opportunity for our team to play all three roles as we work to refocus our efforts to include quality of place amenities.”

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