Purdue Center for
Regional Development
Indiana Business Research Center
at the Kelley School of
Business
Strategic Development Group
Indiana Department of
Workforce Development
Project Team
Purdue University's Center for Regional Development and Indiana University's Indiana Business Research Center received one of two grants from the U. S. Economic Development Administration to study growth business clusters in rural areas across the country. The universities, with the support of State government, are using their research findings to help identify growth areas in Economic Growth Region 8 (Brown, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, and Owen counties).
"We hope to create an innovative model for regional development in the U. S." said Sam Cordes, co-director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development. "The partnership among State Government (through the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's offices), Indiana University and Purdue University has brought significant resources to this project."
Strategic Development Group, Inc., an Indiana-based firm, facilitates the planning process. The regional advisory committee, which oversees the plan, is comprised of economic development professionals, extension educators, and other representatives from the eight counties.