READI

The Northwest Indiana Forum is preparing the list of projects to get funding from the second phase of the state's READI program. READI 2.0 is set to bring in $45 million to the Region and attract about $2 billion in investment.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport kicked off another new investment Tuesday.

With the Valpo Sports & Recreation Campus on hold, funding is being freed up for improvements downtown.

Governor Eric Holcomb is confident transit-oriented development will pay off for Northwest Indiana in the long-run. "If I were to envision or imagine what it would be like in 10 years, the sky really is the limit," Holcomb said during Monday's Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame luncheon hosted by the Times and In Business.

Plans are moving forward for a downtown Hammond commuter rail station. The city council Monday agreed to appropriate grant funding from Indiana's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) program for a future West Lake Corridor station.

No region of the state is more poised for accelerated growth than Northwest Indiana, according to Governor Eric Holcomb.

Three Northwest Indiana READI projects are ready to move forward. The Northwest Indiana Forum secured $50 million for 34 projects through the state's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. Now, the forum says the first three have met all the necessary requirements and are ready to receive the funding.

Valparaiso is moving ahead with efforts to get READI funds for its new 248-acre park. The board of works last week agreed to let city development director George Douglas submit the necessary grant paperwork to the Northwest Indiana Forum.

Indiana officials are making a second go of investing in capital projects around the state with the newly launched Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration…