Bill Konyha President & CEO

Economic Development Group of Wabash County, Inc.

Ron KerbyExecutive Vice President & COO Crossroads

Bank

Wabash 2006 - 2007 THE ECONOMY – CIRCA 1970

GOVERNMENT: CITY VS COUNTY WITH ROUTE 16 BARRIER

CHAMBER –CVB – EDG – WMI – OTHERS NO COMMUNICATION

STATUS OF DOWNTOWN WABASH

(THE CORE CITY OF THE COUNTY)

OCRA Advisory Council

BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OCRA STRATEGIC PLAN FOR RURAL INDIANA

PILLARS

REGIONAL FRAMEWORKS CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RURAL INNOVATION CULTURE THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIVERSITY, ACCESS AND INCLUSIVENESS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT WEALTH CREATION AND RETENTION

OCRA’s Priorities ATTRACT AND EXPAND PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL

ATTRACT AND RETAIN ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT

GENERATE CREATIVE PARACTICES/PROGRAMS FOR RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATIONS IN RURAL BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

EXPAND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO REACH MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS

RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANT

IDENTIFY – RECRUIT – ENTREPRENEURS (CHAMBER, CVB, EDG)

BUSINESS PLAN TRAINING (SBDC) BUSINESS PLAN APPROVAL (CHAMBER, CVB,

EDG) LOAN GUARANTY (EDG) LOAN (LENDING PARTNERS) ART ENTREPRENUERSHIP (SCHOOL CORPS)

Regional Framework and Civic Leadership and Engagement

EDG – CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU – CHARLEY CREEK FOUNDATION – HONEYWELL FOUNDATION – FRANCES SLOCUM BANK (NOW FIRST MERCHANTS) – SMALL BUSINESS CENTER – WABASH CITY SCHOOL CORP – MSD WABASH – NORTH MANCHESTER SCHOOL CORP

PARTNERS ADDED AFTER AWARD – NORTHEAST INDIANA FOUNDATION – WABASH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION – CROSSROADS BANK – FIRST FARMERS BANK AND TRUST – BEACON CREDIT UNION – MUTUAL FEDERAL BANK (FOUNDATION)

Asset Based Community Development

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

HONEYWELL CENTER

CHARLEY CREEK

Rural Innovation Culture Through Public Private Entrepneurship

TAX INCREMENT FINANCING

LOAN GUARANTY

Youth Engagement

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

ACTIVE ATTRACTION OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

WMI LEADERSHIP – TRANSITION – RESULTS

BEST OF THE BEST

Rural Innovation Culture Through Public Private Entreneurship

TAX INCREMENT FINANCING

LOAN GUARANTY

Results CAPITAL INVESTMENT LEVERAGED = $257,321,286 JOBS CREATED BY PRIVATE SECTOR = 906 NEW PAYROLL - $27,388,910 NEW LOCAL INCOME TAXES = $807,641 NEW PARTNERSHIPS: CITY – COUNTY – NORTH

MANCHESTER REGIONAL INVESTMENTS: IOTRON IN COLUMBIA CITY –

THE ANDERSONS IN LOGANSPORT WABASH MARKETPLACE INC AND N MANCHESTER

MAINSTREET LOCAL UNITS INVESTING IN ONE ANOTHER COOPERATION – SUPPORT – GROWTH – TRANSITION IN A

REALLY BAD ECONOMY EDG RECOGNITION OF LOCAL UNITS AS CUSTOMERS COUNTY CEDIT = 100% FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT

PROJECTS