10-01-2010 2 economic development efforts get international honors

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see the exciting changes coming to South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood near the University of Notre Dame campus. While brochures and other strategies to attract new development are less visible, this award recognizes that they are no less significant.” The brochure was produced by The Blue Waters Group, a communications firm hired by the City’s Redevelopment Commission to assist with marketing/communication efforts related to Ignition Park, and printed by Mossberg & Co. Inc. in South Bend. It can be viewed online at: http://www.ignitionpark.com/brochuresandinformation.asp The Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization is an effort by the City of South Bend, neighborhood residents and major institutions like the University of Notre Dame to redevelop the area near campus. The Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Organization, the primary driver of most of the efforts, also included the Northeast Neighborhood Council, Madison Center, Memorial Hospital and Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center with staff support provided by South Bend Heritage Foundation. Components include: ?Eddy Street Commons – A $215-million mixed-use development by Kite Realty Group, selected by the University as developer. ?A new neighborhood – The City acquired and re-platted land to build 60 new low-to- moderate-income and market-rate homes southeast of Eddy Street Commons. ?Infill Housing – University incentives for faculty and staff and neighborhood planning led to the building of 30 new homes and the rehabilitation of 60 others. ?Indiana University School of Medicine at South Bend – The University created a development site for a medical school that had been on Notre Dame’s campus since 1968. With Indiana University, Notre Dame built a new facility in 2005. Now, construction nears completion on a $20-million cancer research center. ?Innovation Park at Notre Dame – The City and University worked with Project Future to create Innovation Park, a state-certified technology park. The first of four buildings was completed in 2009 by Notre Dame and already has multiple tenants. ?Hospital site – The partners created a master plan to redevelop the former St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, now under consideration as the future home of a new Catholic high school. The “South Bend: Powering the New Economy” brochure represents one element of a multi-pronged marketing/communication strategy, which also includes a web site for Ignition Park (www.IgnitionPark.com) and a monthly e-mail newsletter of economic- development activity in South Bend (www.SouthBendON.com). The International Economic Development Council is the premier membership organization dedicated to helping economic development professionals create high quality jobs, develop vibrant communities and improve the quality of life in their regions. Serving more than 4,500 members, IEDC represents the largest network of economic development professionals in the world. IEDC provides a diverse range of services, including conferences, certification, professional development, publications, research, advisory services and legislative tracking. # # #