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Northwest Indiana Times - Planning commission to receive $166,884 from feds

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Date: Feb. 8, 2011
Issues: Finance and Banking

The Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission received $166,884 to establish an economic development plan. The award from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce was announced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind.

"As Northwest Indiana works to recover from our nation's economic collapse, we have a need for smart federal investments that can help preserve and create jobs and revitalize our region's economy," Visclosky said.

The grant is designed to support development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy, which will combine the public and private sectors.

The commission is a voluntary public partnership that supports community and economic development in Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, Starke, Warren and White counties.


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