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Gary: ‘The next comeback story of the Rust Belt’
Gary, Ind., Mayor-elect Karen Freeman-Wilson thinks her city is ready to tell a different story – and she’s not alone: Some 500 people from Gary, Northwest Indiana and greater metropolitan Chicago filled the Genesis Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13, for “Gary: City of Promise,” a…
Gary and Region Investment Project to host first Urban Exchange event April 27 in Gary
  • Apr 19, 2011
Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown, Ohio, is guest of honor at first event in the Urban Exchange series (Gary)…The Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP), a multi-year effort to advance key transformative investments in Northwest Indiana’s urban core, will host its first GRIP Urban…
Hundreds take survey to help shape Gary and Region Investment Project
  • Dec 15, 2010
More than 800 residents of Northwest Indiana took the Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP) survey between Oct. 27 and Dec. 5, 2010, providing critical feedback to help the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and The Times Media Company further sharpen the focus of GRIP, a regional initiative…
Restoring Prosperity: Revitalizing America's Communities in Transition
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  • Nov 19, 2010
Presented by Kim Burnett, Senior Fellow & Consultant, The Brookings Institution, Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation explains innovation, human capital, infrastructure, and quality places are key elements in…
Sen. Richard Lugar addresses Gary and Region Investment Project stakeholders
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  • Nov 17, 2010
The Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP) -- a regional initiative to reinvest in Northwest Indiana's urban core, led by the Metropolitan Planning Counci...
Collaboration in Chicago’s Southern Suburbs
  • Presentation
  • Nov 15, 2010
Presented by Ed Paesel, Executive Director, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation explains the parallels between the south suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana; and…
GRIP the Future
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  • Nov 15, 2010
Presented by MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council, on Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation introduced the Metropolitan Planning Council to Gary and Region Investment Project participants.
Creating Today Tomorrow
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  • Nov 12, 2010
Presented by Steve Strains, deputy director, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), on Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation provides an overview of NIRPC's comprehensive plan for Northwest Indiana…
GRIP Participant's Guide
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, MPC and The Times Media Company launched the Gary Region and Investment Project (GRIP), in Gary, Ind. This guide provided participants at the event with information about GRIP, including major a detailed list of projects in progress that can revitalize Gary and…
Gary and Region Investment Project promises ‘laser-like focus’ on revitalizing Northwest Indiana’s urban core
  • Oct 27, 2010
Some 200 regional, national leaders gather at Gary’s Genesis Center to develop strategy for economic recovery (Gary, Ind.) … To kick off a multiyear initiative to reinvest in Gary and Northwest Indiana’s urban communities, more than 200 community leaders, local elected…

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