STATEHOUSE - Rep. Bill Friend (R-Macy) was among those who attended Thursday's Coffee, Community and Climate Change Green Summit at the Electric Motors Corp. headquarters in Wakarusa.
Scholars and entrepreneurs from across the U.S. attended this conference.
Nappanee is one of the subjects of a new Ball State University program that studies communities with struggling economies. The program's goal is to investigate the communities' background and current situation and look for ways to revive the economy with new modern industries. The students will interact with Nappanee residents and study their daily lives.
"Ball State University has gone into Nappanee to research what can revitalize the local economy," Rep. Friend said. "The county has a plethora of resources for a successful business, and I am hoping Ball State University, with the help of other scholars and entrepreneurs, will have a solution that will create jobs and put Hoosiers back to work."
Those attending the conference included Wil Cashen, CEO of Electric Motors Corp.; Jesse Kharbanda, executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council; Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora; Diane Meyer Simon, president emeritus of Global Green USA; Matt Peterson, CEO of Global Green USA; William Brown, director of sustainability at Indiana University; Gordon Moore, McCormick Motors; and Dwayne Borkholder, Borkholder Building.
"I believe this study will lead to more insight on how to best turn the local economy around and create good jobs for the residents of Nappanee and Elkhart County," Rep. Friend said. |
