SEYMOUR, Ind. — The Brookings Institution has chosen Seymour and two other Indiana towns for a project focused on expanding equitable economic opportunity in small cities.
Aimed at closing geographic and racial gaps in economic opportunity, the Brookings Institution’s Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) will together work with three Indiana towns—Seymour, Michigan City, and Warsaw—over the next year to co-create “community-centered economic inclusion” (CCEI) programs.
The effort is supported by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and is focused on small cities located in the state of Indiana’s READI program regions.
“We are extremely excited to be selected as a part of this program,” said Jim Plump, Executive Director of Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation. “The value that this study can have on our future efforts is tremendous, and we can’t wait to get into the actual process in the coming months.”
