WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission heard an update from Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation CEO Alan Tio and discussed a CR 1300N project during a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12. During his presentation at the meeting, Tio said KEDCo’s overall goal for 2020 is building infrastructure. “This year, we focused a lot of attention …read more.

WARSAW — Despite the brief loss of power in downtown Warsaw, the quarterly Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting went on as planned Thursday, June 13. Alan Tio, chief executive officer of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, was present to give an update on three projects his team is currently working on. The first project discussed was …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission spent over an hour discussing the Louis Dreyfus drainage project before tabling the issue during its meeting on Thursday, March 14. Kosciusko County Surveyor Mike Kissinger attended the meeting to request funding for the project. The commission approved the project in 2017, but at that point, the request was …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Business at the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission quarterly meeting held Thursday, Sept. 13, focused on TIF district updates and 2019 meeting dates. To start the meeting, Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation President George Robertson delivered remarks on housing, including how student loan debt greatly affects millennials who are looking for an affordable place to …read more.

WARSAW — The majority of the Redevelopment Commission meeting held on Monday, July 3, was spent approving proposed budgets for 2017 and 2018. City Planner Jeremy Skinner was present to explain the budgets. The first budget reviewed was for the Northern TIF District. The current balance stands at $6,038,691 and is expected to fall to …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission met for a lengthy meeting Thursday morning to discuss the possibility of changing the way riverfront and lakefront districts are zoned, and how liquor licenses are handled, to redevelop the area. Representative Curt Nisly was present to hear the pitch, the only representative to respond to the Commission’s …read more.

WARSAW — A recent study on Tax Increment Financing districts has the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission feeling optimistic about local economic opportunities. During the regular meeting, held Thursday, July 14, George Robertson presented a summary of a study by the University of Southern Indiana Center for Applied Research, which gathered data from TIF districts statewide. Robertson preceded his …read more.

WARSAW — Due to lack of business, the Thursday, March 10, meeting of the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, April 14.

WARSAW — Due to a lack of official business to be heard by the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission, the Jan. 14 meeting has been canceled.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission approved two tax increment financing funds at its Thursday, Oct. 8, meeting.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission is not sure it wants to start issuing bonds for the new Co-Op TIF district — yet. Chad Miner presented the resolution during the commission’s regular meeting Thursday, Aug. 13. The bonds would be for up to $900,000 at a rate of up to 6 percent for up to …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During yesterday’s Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting, Michelle Puckett, Kosciusko County Auditor, approached the board with updates on two tif districts. According to Puckett, excess funds have been amassed from both the Van Buren Tif, which is near Maple Leaf, as well as the Dreyfus Tif. Puckett explained these tifs have paid …read more.

At the May 14 meeting of the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission, Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation President George Robertson updated the commission on economic developments in the county. “We’re standing strong, we’re above our historic numbers for people employed, we have people moving into the county,” said Robertson. “It looks like 2015 will be a strong …read more.

At it’s March 12 meeting, the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission had two members take their oath of office, heard a report on the county’s TIF districts and were updated on the efforts of the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation. The commission did not meet last month. Taking care of a little general housekeeping, members Larry Teghtmeyer …read more.

The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission approved the formation of a TIF District in the Mentone/Burket area of Kosciusko County after a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 8. The new TIF District was brought before the commission at its November meeting as part of the North Central Co-Op’s plan to establish a crop service center in …read more.

At the July meeting of the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission, Dave Behr, the regional director of Indiana Economic Development Corporation, shared with the commission the tools that the state has for courting business, and Kosciusko County’s economic standing in Indiana. Behr’s primary objective is attracting new businesses, primarily manufacturing and distribution companies, to his region, …read more.

George Robertson, president of KEDCo, presented the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission with an update on his Kosciusko Kickstart program at the commission’s meeting on Thursday, May 8. The commission was shown a mockup of the Kosciusko Kickstart website. “We hope, in 2-3 weeks, we will be able to launch the website and begin aggressive recruitment of …read more.

“As I have chatted with you for the last year and a half, we need to address the skilled labor pool,” Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation President George Robertson said to the Kosciusko Redevelopment Commission on April 10. “Every prospect wants to know how much skilled labor you have and what’s your pipeline for creating skilled …read more.

President of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation George Robertson had a lot to tell the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission at the April 11 meeting. First, Robertson showed the commission how Kosciusko County staked up in the annual Combined Ratings Corporate Survey. Robertson said this was a corporate survey of CEOs and site selectors asking “What do …read more.

Discussion of the proposed dissolution of the business personal property tax came up several times at the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting Thursday. George Roberston, president of Kosciusko County Development Commission, mentioned it during his address to KCRC noting, “There’s yet to be an amendment written for revenue replacement.” He also mentioned a proposed legislation …read more.

Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission heard a legislative update Jan. 9 from George Robertson, president of Kosciusko County Economic Development Corp. Robertson gave an update on economic issues impacting the state and counties, like Kosciusko. He discussed tax increment financing legislation and the restriction of TIFs. “We don’t see a lot of changes to TIF laws,” …read more.

Just three months after it was announced that a gun manufacturer was looking to move to Kosciusko County, today there is disappointing news. George Robertson, president of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, said, “The gun manufacturer prospect is no longer an active prospect. We would have really liked to land that one.” Robertson told the county …read more.

A major positive announcement is expected soon for Kosciusko County. George Robertson of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, gave the good news at Thursday’s meeting of the county redevelopment commission. “There will be a significant increase in employment,” he told the board without giving any more information. Robertson said there have been challenges to economic development. …read more.

The adoption of a confirmatory resolution for a Tax Increment Finance district in Milford was made official at Thursday’s Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting. The TIF district is the site of TruPointe’s new development, which is a state-of-the-art graining processing facility. A public hearing was also held, with no remonstrators or members of the public …read more.

Good economic news was the positive message at Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting Thursday. George Robertson of KEDCo gave an overview of last year’s economic development news. “It was a very successful year,” he said. “Given the economy, it’s been a really good year.” President Henry DeJulia also gave an update on the industrial park …read more.

Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission discussed moving forward with plans for a piece of land in Milford, at Thursday’s meeting. The board discussed the progress of a 220-acre site in Milford being highly sought after for development. Dan Brown, KEDCo Infrastructure Committee chairman, and George Robertson, KEDC0 president, attended the meeting. Brown, who also serves on …read more.