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work that really gives substance to this program.. Other communities look to us as a model. The <br />City also provided 45 matching grants totaling $140,000 through the Residential Enhancement <br />Program. Owners invested $150,000 for a total value of $290,000. The Near Northwest <br />Neighborhood, South Bend Heritage Foundation and the Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization <br />Organization are actively involved in residential rehab and infill housing efforts that strengthen <br />our neighborhoods. <br />Finally, our Community and Econoxruic Development staff is driving planning efforts all <br />around the city. From model blocks and targeted neighborhood plans, to downtown, the East <br />Bank and Commercial Corridors, we are setting goals and objectives far growth. City Plan will <br />knit these together and provide a blueprint for years to come. The critical component for <br />planning is community participation. We believe in getting input from businesses and residents. <br />Not only does it make a better plan, but it also engages the community in a positive way which <br />makes the plans more likely to succeed. Good planning makes for good development. We are <br />seeing the fruits ofthat all around South Bend. <br />Getting Things Done ...economic Development <br />Economic Development staffprovides business assistance and manages six development <br />areas. At Blackthorn, in the Airport Economic Development Area, years of planning and public <br />investment continue to generate new jobs and growth. USF Holland and the Woodwind & <br />Brasswind invested over $1 l million in new or expanded facilities. They show the continued <br />strength of our area for distribution and warehousing. Imagineering Finishing Technologies <br />broke ground for a new state-of the-art <br />facility for its corporate headquarters and <br />high-tech precision metal finishing <br />operations. This world class company is <br />among the top in its field. Soon it will <br />have a world class home, including aone- <br />acre EcoPark which will include trails, <br />recycled ponds and streams, benches and <br />look-out points among plantings and <br />materials that are indigenous to Indiana <br />A-25 <br />