Northwest Initiative:
A Regional Economic Prospectus

Powerpoint Presentations
An Economic Update
Manufacturing in the Midwest
Economic Development Inventory Report

Sponsored by
Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, Northwest Indiana Forum, Hammond Urban Enterprise Association, City of East Chicago, City of Gary and Lake County Integrated Service Delivery Board

Featuring:

WELCOMING Remarks: Congressman Pete Visclosky

Mayor Duane Dedelow: About the Northwest Initiative

• An Economic Update, Morton Marcus, Economist and former Director, Indiana Business Research Center
• Manufacturing in the Midwest, William A. Testa, Vice President and Director Regional Programs Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Economic Development Inventory Report, Tracey Foreman, NWI Director and Chris Linn, Associate Director of Economic Education, Indiana Business Research Center
• Regional Economic Development Panel: Senator Earline Rogers, Michigan City Mayor, Chuck Oberlie, Harold Foster, Tugtel Communications, Mary and Jim Wellnitz, Figment Solutions of LaPorte County Moderator, Venus Cobb, Executive Director, GECH Empowerment Zone