Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan Steering Committee

Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan Steering Committee Kickoff November 16, 2017

The Opportunity The Process Next Steps

The Opportunity

The time is now for rail-linked logistics in St. Joseph County Photo: Russell Sekeet, Flickr/Creative Commons

The County possesses a robust mix of transportation assets Providing access throughout the Midwest

Numerous regional and local assets www. southbendtribune. com

The Process

Where are we?

Where are we? Where do we want to be?

Where are we? Where do we want to be? How do we get there?

Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan Objectives: • Develop northwest industrial area as an economic anchor • Create jobs and revenue • Leverage and enhance the County’s regional competitive advantages

Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan Timeline: October 2017 – May 2018

Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan Team Structure Executive Committee (EC)* Bill Schalliol, Executive Director, SJC Office of Economic Development Jessica Clark, County Engineer, St. Joseph County Andrew (Andy) Kostielney, President, SJC Board of Commissioners Dan Vermillion, Representative, New Carlisle Town Council Sue Moffit, Town of New Carlisle Jeff Rea, President & CEO, South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce Project Team Steering Committee (SC) American Electric Power (AEP) Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) City of South Bend, Department of Public Works CSX Corporation Drainage Board Fire Hamilton Grove Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Indiana Toll Road La. Porte County MADC *All EC members are also members of the SC Metro. Net Michigan Area Council of Governments (MACOG) New Prairie School System Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) Saugany Lake Shirley Heinze Land Trust South Bend International Airport Southwestern Michigan Economic Growth Alliance St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission St. Joseph County Parks Town of Hudson Others… Antero Group (Antero) Christopher B. Burke Engineering (CBBEL) DLZ Indiana, LLC (DLZ) Donohue & Associates, Inc. (Donohue) Lawson-Fisher Associates P. C. (LFA) Lehman & Lehman, Inc. (Lehman) Lochmueller Group

Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan The Steering Committee will meet periodically to provide input and strategic guidance in support of this planning effort.

Northwest Industrial Logistics Park Master Plan Discussion: • What development opportunities are you aware of? • Do you know about any existing plans or studies that might be relevant? • Besides strategic guidance, what resources can you bring to this process?

Next Steps

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