CONTACT US:

Center City Development Corp.The Innovation Center814 East Main StreetRichmond, Indiana 47374

Phone: 765.962.8151E-mail: info@mycentercity.comWeb: www.mycentercity.com

calendarat a glance

may 3, 2012IU East “Attracting and Retaining Talent in Small Markets” @ The Community Room, Whitewater Hall: 11:30A-1:00P

may 4, 2012Barnes & Thornburg’s Tech Point Event @ The Innovation Center: 8:30A-9:30A

may 15, 2012Center City MeetUP @ The Innovation Center: 8:00A-9:00A

may 15, 2012Barnes & Thornburg & the Indiana Health Industry Forum Educational Series @ The Innovation Center: Noon-1:00P

may 19, 2012“Taste of Italy” Richmond Italian-American Festival: 10:00A-6:00P, Wayne Street & E. Street

may 30, 2012“Marketing Towards a Demographic & Target Audience” - Center City Educational Series @ The Innovation Center: 11:00A-12:00P

Auburn, Crawfordsville, Delphi, Petersburg, Princeton, and Whitestown.The state’s Stellar Communities program is a partnership between three state agencies: The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and The Indiana Department of Transportation.

The two selected communities will be eligible for up to $20 million in grants to complete the projects in their comprehensive plan over the next three years.

Positively Stellar, Positively Richmond projects include: Upper Story Living, Gateway Improvements, Civic Parks, Homeowner Rehabilitation and Improvements, Infrastructure Improvements, Streetscape Improvements, 10th Street Park, 10th Street Corridor, and Facade Improvements.

Richmond’s site visit was conducted on Friday, April 13, 2012. The two communities will be selected by the end of May. Thanks to everyone who helped out in this team effort to improve Richmond! •

On February 27, 2012, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman announced Richmond was one of seven communities in Indiana to be selected as a Stellar Communities finalist. The Stellar Communities program was launched last year to fund comprehensive community development projects in Indiana’s smaller cities and towns.

“Each of the finalists demonstrated a comprehensive plan with the potential to transform their community. Only two will be our next Stellar Communities,” stated Lt. Governor Skillman.

The finalists besides Richmond are:

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Tony Foster, Executive Director for the Department of Metropolitan Development explains Richmond’s plans

Positively Stellar, Positively Richmond planning & architectural drawings by Rundell Ernstberger Associates

The IU East Center for Leadership Development is hosting a Facilitated Management Forum on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The forum will be:

“Attracting and Retaining Talent in Small Markets”Thursday, May 3

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Community Room, Whitewater Hall

Box Lunch Provided Despite mixed signals in the market, leading organizations have an eye on getting and keeping the best talent. Employers recruiting in remote areas considered less desirable face unique challenges. Job Embeddedness provides a game-changing model for identifying retention risk.

Participants will hear compelling stories and examples of how Job Embeddedness is a better indicator of retention than current traditional measures.

The current Institute for Creative Leadership Workshop Series will wrap up at the end of May.

The Institute for Creative Leadership Workshop Series is for those who want to make Wayne County a better place, improve their leadership skills and learn more about creating effective teams; and those who are interested in building consensus and collaborations, making organizations work and making a difference.

A community full of leaders is essential to Wayne County. This intensive workshop helps interested persons understand what makes an effective community, discover their gifts and talents, and learn to create & work in performing teams, transforming challenges into

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Find out what really matters to candidates, learn why compensation is a small part of the hiring equation, evaluate your organization’s on-boarding practices, and learn how to maximize new hire productivity in the first 90 days.

Carla Messer has 20 years experience coaching, mentoring and training top performers and has presented performance improvement techniques to Fortune 500 and 1000 companies throughout the US and Latin America.

There is no charge for this session; it is being underwritten by the IU East School of Business and Economics. A box lunch will be served.

Please confirm your attendance by registering online at iue.edu/leadership or call (765) 973-8366.

For more information, please contact Darla Randall at randalld@iue.edu.

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The first annual “Taste of Italy” Richmond Italian-American Festival will be held in Richmond’s Historic Depot District (Ft. Wayne Street & E. Street) on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

The Italian Festival will have food, wine, beer, and several music groups. There will be Italian and International foods, booths and vendors, music and more fun events including a beer garden, cooking classes for Italian Food demonstrations, and a Grape Stomping Event: Tub & grapes (designed primarily for kids to do).

If you have any questions or would like to help out please contact The “Taste of Italy” Committee at 765-966-3614.

You can also contact Center City at the Innovation Center at (765) 962-8151 or by e-mail at info@mycentercity.com.

First Fridays will kick off again on Friday, June 1, 2012 and continue on the first Friday of each month. J&J Winery will be having a beer garden and food, there will be live entertainment, and there will also be art displays. G101.3 will also be doing live remotes as well.First Fridays will start at 5:00

For more information, please contact Amanda VanAusdal at the Lamplight Inn at the Leland at (765) 939-6500. You can also contact Center City at the Innovation Center at (765) 962-8151 or by e-mail at info@mycentercity.com.com.

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possibilities. There are four sessions including:

Session 1: You and the CommunitySession 2: Working with a TeamSession 3: From Vision to ActionSession 4: You as a Leader

If you are interested in learning more about this workshop or are interested in attending the next one, please visit:

http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/icl/default.htm or contact:

Carol McKey, Co-chair(765) 969-9857carolmckey@gmail.com

Mary Jo Clark, Co-Chair(765) 935-4802mjclark100@comcast.net