LaPorte County deploys new strategy for economic development
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LaPorte County is taking a new approach for economic development it hopes will lead to new business investments. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report LaPorte-based AME Consulting is in charge of what’s now called the Center for Economic Development, Planning and Government Affairs.
The LaPorte County Board of Commissioners says the engineering firm has the resources to perform the multiple tasks involved in attracting companies and helping established firms succeed and grow.
“LaPorte County has languished for too long. Now, for the first time in a long time, we’re finally opening the county up and making a much more conducive environment for business, growth and expansion,” said County Commission President Joe Haney.
AME Consulting will operate under a new structure, bringing county departments with various roles to play in economic development into the process.
Haney said people previously involved in areas like recruitment, infrastructure development and planning worked separately, which caused delays in getting projects started and completed.
“It’s time for LaPorte County government to start thinking more like a private company where we need to see results,” said Haney. “We need to see things more focused and not tolerate some of the stagnation and just poor performance.”
The contract with AME Consulting is for six months, which can be renewed based on performance.
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