North Central Indiana RDA Approves Regional Cities Projects
The funding includes $5 million for the South Bend Blue Ways projec.
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Regional Development Authority for North Central Indiana has approved several projects for Regional Cities Initiative funding. The proposals include $5 million for a mixed-use development in Mishawaka and $9 million for the planned Elkhart Health Fitness Aquatics and Community Center.
The RDA is responsible for disbursing the $42 million in Regional Cities Initiative money awarded by the state. That funding can be used for up to 20 percent of a project’s total projected cost. The recommendations now go to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. for review and final approval.
The RDA Board voted to award funding for the following projects:
–$3.5 million for the reuse of the Studebaker Factory Phase 3 in South Bend’s Renaissance District, aiming to accelerate redevelopment efforts at the facility
–$399,000 for the IU South Bend/Elkhart Center Rehabilitation Sciences & Health Education Active Learning Lab, offering "direly needed" rehabilitation science graduate degrees through a partnership with IUPUI
–$5 million for the South Bend Blue Ways project, which is a series of public space improvements along the St. Joseph River in South Bend’s East Bank Village
–$5.2 million for The Mill at Ironworks Plaza in Mishawaka, which will include hundreds of luxury residential units as well as retail, restaurant and parking space
–$4.9 million for the Commerce Center Mixed-Use Development in South Bend, which will include a full-service grocery, pharmacy and residential and office space
–$800,000 for the South Shore Double-Tracking Project, aiming to improve connectivity with Chicago
–$532,000 for the ETHOS Science Innovation Center in Elkhart
–$2.7 million for the Market District SE: Retail and Multifamily project in Elkhart
–$1.9 million for The Goshen Theater restoration project in downtown Goshen
–$9 million for the Elkhart Health Fitness Aquatics and Community Center
–$1.7 million for the Housing Resurgence project in Marshall County
–$2 million for the Marshall County Wellness & Life Enhancement enrichment center
–$800,000 for the Marshall County Shell Buildings project
–$200,000 for the Lake Maxinkuckee Trail in Culver