"A community where advanced manufacturing thrives, next generation science and technology lead to breakthrough advancements, education opens doors of opportunity, and the arts, recreation, after-hours life and affordable housing combine to assure a robust quality of life—that defines Greater Lafayette, Indiana.
At the core: a proactive, go-after it community committed to working together and sustaining economic health and growth.
Successes so far in 2013 include Subaru of Indiana’s announcement of a $450M expansion, launch of three co-workingfacilities, several new banks, dozens of new restaurants and retailers, and healthcare
expansions. Equally impressive are the collective efforts moving the community forward in areas from workforce development to Wabash River enhancement.
It all adds up to stellar rankings—Fortune’s No. 1 Best Place for Small Business in Indiana and No. 8 nationally—along with other enviable recognitions as Greater Lafayette claims the right to be called “The Place of Choice.”
...Greater Lafayette’s economic development, government, education, business and industry groups collaborate on a number of communitywide efforts.
Advancing Manufacturing: We Have Jobs Here, We Have Training Here, launched in 2012
by Greater Lafayette Commerce, Ivy Tech Corporate College, Region 4 Workforce Board and WorkOne, among other supporters, offers scholarship-funded training for job seekers to earn production certification, if needed. The program pairs applicants with employers. In 2012, 295 applicants were hired through the program; 91 completed training. www.advancingmanufacturing.com "
Other Recognition Received in 2013
Business
No. 17 of 200, New Geography, Best Cities
for Manufacturing.
Economic Front-Runner, Area Development
Magazine in Leading Locations List.
No. 21 of 25, Money Magazine, West
Lafayette, for cities with youngest
population; median age 23.5.
Read More and Download: Economic Development: Greater Lafayette, Indiana | Greater Lafayette Commerce Economic Trends Report - Septmber 2013 http://buff.ly/1atStvq
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