About the BEDC

The mission of the BEDC (est 1985) is to be the catalyst for retention, development, and attraction of quality jobs in Monroe County.

BEDC OfficersMark Figg ………..ChairSarah Rogers…….1st Vice ChairCindy Kinnarney....2nd Vice ChairDave Conner……..TreasurerTyce Carmichael....SecretaryReed Adams………Past Chair

Outgoing / Incoming Board Chair

Reed AdamsTechnology Service Corporation

THANK YOU!

Mark FiggFigg Investments LLC

BEDC Staff

IU SPEA Fellow (Graduate Student): Austin Roach

Lynn CoynePresident

Marilyn SkirvinVice President

Anne McCombeVice President

Alex Estabrook Project Assistant

BEDC Membership

56 Board Members 41 General Members6 Special Members

Welcome New Members

Community EngagementBoards and Commissions:

• Visit Bloomington Board• Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce Board• Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce

Board, Legislative Affairs & I-69 Committees• Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington

Board and Computing and Informatics Advisory Board

• Indiana Small Business Development Center Advisory Board

• Workforce Development Board• Monroe County Historical Society Advisory

Board• IU Health Bloomington Hospital Board

• Bloomington Housing Authority• Wage Growth Task Force• SCI REMC Operation Roundup• Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington Lemon

Council• Dimension Mill Inc Board• Region 8 Workforce Board• Velocities Partnership Board

Bloomington Technology Partnership

BTP Job Board: Over 75 Jobs Posted

BTP Company Expansions• LRAP added 8 new employees• Periodic added 8 new employees• Cornerstone Information Systems added 14 new employees• Envisage Technologies added 23 new employees• Hanapin Marketing added 6 new employees• MetroStar Systems chose Bloomington to expand their business

The Mill Opens!

Cook breaks ground on GE Project renamed Profile Park

Bloomington Life Sciences Partnership

B-Start• BEDC received a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award for it's B-Start program, in the category Entrepreneurship from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

• Since 2015: • 27 startups• 10 still working on their startup• 9 startups in the 2018-2019 cohort

Economic Development Projects• Dimension Mill Opened

• Regional Academic Health Center broke ground

• IU dedicates Luddy Hall

• Bloomington named Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) friendly

• Opportunity Zones were established

• South Central Opioid Summit

• Hoosier Hills Skill Up Grant

• Crane announced plans to hire

• Velocities regional effort announced

• IU creates IU Center for Rural Engagement

• BEDC partners with Duke Energy on Marketing efforts

• BEDC hosts meetings to address Affordable Workforce Housing needs

• City and County begin process of updating development ordinances

• BEDC, City, Chamber, and Cook collaborate to survey greater Bloomington business climate

• Best Places to Work Bloomington

• Regional Partnerships

• Regional Opportunity Initiatives

• SWITCH Network

• Economic Development Regional Partners

• Women in Economic Development

Attraction Projects in 2018

Responded to 18 out of 55 leads from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and other partners