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Chicago's Northwest Indiana Advantage

• By Peter Skosey and Aaron Renn
• Nov 12, 2012

The Metropolitan Planning Council has long believed that Chicagoland includes Northwest Indiana as well as Southeast Wisconsin. Collectively, this tri-state region is the third largest metropolitan area in the Country where over nine million people live. Increasingly, MPC is looking at policy…

Mayors Barrett of Milwaukee, Freeman-Wilson of Gary, Emanuel of Chicago scheduled to discuss mega-regional priorities at MPC Annual Luncheon

• Jul 25, 2012

Metropolitan Planning Council recognizes Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s GO TO 2040 with Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning, and retired ComEd CEO Frank Clark with Jean Allard Regional Trailblazer Award CHICAGO— The mayors of Chicago, Milwaukee, Wis., and Gary, Ind.…

Gary and Region Investment Project to host first Urban Exchange event April 27 in Gary

• Apr 19, 2011

Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown, Ohio, is guest of honor at first event in the Urban Exchange series (Gary)…The Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP), a multi-year effort to advance key transformative investments in Northwest Indiana’s urban core, will host its first GRIP Urban…

Hundreds take survey to help shape Gary and Region Investment Project

• Dec 15, 2010

More than 800 residents of Northwest Indiana took the Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP) survey between Oct. 27 and Dec. 5, 2010, providing critical feedback to help the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and The Times Media Company further sharpen the focus of GRIP, a regional initiative…

Collaboration in Chicago’s Southern Suburbs

• Presentation
• Nov 15, 2010

Presented by Ed Paesel, Executive Director, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation explains the parallels between the south suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana; and…

GRIP the Future

• Presentation
• Nov 15, 2010

Presented by MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council, on Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation introduced the Metropolitan Planning Council to Gary and Region Investment Project participants.

Creating Today Tomorrow

• Presentation
• Nov 12, 2010

Presented by Steve Strains, deputy director, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), on Oct. 27, 2010, at the "GRIP the Future" launch of the Gary and Region Investment Project in Gary, Ind. The presentation provides an overview of NIRPC's comprehensive plan for Northwest Indiana…

GRIP Participant's Guide

• Publication
• (9 MB)
• Posted by Chantal Hayes
• Nov 5, 2010

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, MPC and The Times Media Company launched the Gary Region and Investment Project (GRIP), in Gary, Ind. This guide provided participants at the event with information about GRIP, including major a detailed list of projects in progress that can revitalize Gary and…

Gary and Region Investment Project promises ‘laser-like focus’ on revitalizing Northwest Indiana’s urban core

• Oct 27, 2010

Some 200 regional, national leaders gather at Gary’s Genesis Center to develop strategy for economic recovery (Gary, Ind.) … To kick off a multiyear initiative to reinvest in Gary and Northwest Indiana’s urban communities, more than 200 community leaders, local elected…

Gary and Region Investment Project fact sheet

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• Sep 17, 2010

Northwest Indiana's urban cities, including Gary, have weathered decades of disinvestment. Yet they possess significant — if underused — assets, including national parks, miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, transit hubs, historic landmarks, and a strong workforce. Now, MPC and The Times…

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