“It’s attracting a lot of attention,” local READI projects give progress update | News [Video]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Local READI-funded projects got a check-in on Tuesday at a meeting with the Wabash River Regional Development Authority.

Indiana’s READI Program awards grants for projects to improve the quality of life, place, and opportunity in Hoosier communities.

The Wabash River RDA is a group selected to help local leaders decide how to use that money; it oversees Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties.

“It’s [about asking] how can we help convene meetings and discussions about what the communities want?” Wabash River RDA Chairman Jon Ford told News 10.

At Tuesday’s meeting, representatives from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology gave presentations on the status of their respective READI round one projects.

You can learn more about Rose-Hulman’s project here, and SMWC’s project here. Each school has also attracted outside investments for these projects.

Ford …