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About the BEDC
The mission of the BEDC (est 1985) is to be the catalyst for retention, development, and attraction of quality jobs in Monroe County.
BEDC OfficersMark Figg ………..ChairSarah Rogers…….1st Vice ChairCindy Kinnarney....2nd Vice ChairDave Conner……..TreasurerTyce Carmichael....SecretaryReed Adams………Past Chair
Outgoing / Incoming Board Chair
Reed AdamsTechnology Service Corporation
THANK YOU!
Mark FiggFigg Investments LLC
BEDC Staff
IU SPEA Fellow (Graduate Student): Austin Roach
Lynn CoynePresident
Marilyn SkirvinVice President
Anne McCombeVice President
Alex Estabrook Project Assistant
BEDC Membership
56 Board Members 41 General Members6 Special Members
Welcome New Members
Community EngagementBoards and Commissions:
• Visit Bloomington Board• Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce Board• Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
Board, Legislative Affairs & I-69 Committees• Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington
Board and Computing and Informatics Advisory Board
• Indiana Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
• Workforce Development Board• Monroe County Historical Society Advisory
Board• IU Health Bloomington Hospital Board
• Bloomington Housing Authority• Wage Growth Task Force• SCI REMC Operation Roundup• Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington Lemon
Council• Dimension Mill Inc Board• Region 8 Workforce Board• Velocities Partnership Board
Bloomington Technology Partnership
BTP Job Board: Over 75 Jobs Posted
BTP Company Expansions• LRAP added 8 new employees• Periodic added 8 new employees• Cornerstone Information Systems added 14 new employees• Envisage Technologies added 23 new employees• Hanapin Marketing added 6 new employees• MetroStar Systems chose Bloomington to expand their business
The Mill Opens!
Cook breaks ground on GE Project renamed Profile Park
Bloomington Life Sciences Partnership
B-Start• BEDC received a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award for it's B-Start program, in the category Entrepreneurship from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
• Since 2015: • 27 startups• 10 still working on their startup• 9 startups in the 2018-2019 cohort
Economic Development Projects• Dimension Mill Opened
• Regional Academic Health Center broke ground
• IU dedicates Luddy Hall
• Bloomington named Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) friendly
• Opportunity Zones were established
• South Central Opioid Summit
• Hoosier Hills Skill Up Grant
• Crane announced plans to hire
• Velocities regional effort announced
• IU creates IU Center for Rural Engagement
• BEDC partners with Duke Energy on Marketing efforts
• BEDC hosts meetings to address Affordable Workforce Housing needs
• City and County begin process of updating development ordinances
• BEDC, City, Chamber, and Cook collaborate to survey greater Bloomington business climate
• Best Places to Work Bloomington
• Regional Partnerships
• Regional Opportunity Initiatives
• SWITCH Network
• Economic Development Regional Partners
• Women in Economic Development
Attraction Projects in 2018
Responded to 18 out of 55 leads from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and other partners