The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership applauds the awarding of the sixth round of the Manufacturing Readiness Grants to 13 businesses located in Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties. The Manufacturing Readiness Grants are awarded in partnership between the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Conexus Indiana, with the aim to support technology-enabled capital investment in Indiana. Across the State, grants have awarded $17.4 million in funding to 212 companies, of which $2.8 million across 36 companies has come to the South Bend – Elkhart region since the 2020 launch. “Manufacturing is one of the backbone industries in the South Bend – Elkhart region and with the funds received through the sixth round of Manufacturing Readiness Grants, we are further catalyzing our region with equipment investments to advance Industry 4.0 best practices,” said Bethany Hartley, CEO of the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership. “This round brings $1.2 million of investments to our region, meaning 30 percent of this round’s statewide $4 million in grants is dedicated to building on our strong foundation. We look forward to seeing the impact these funds have on the 13 companies – and our region – in the future.” South Bend – Elkhart region recipients include:

For more information on the Manufacturing Readiness Grants, click here.  About South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership is a collaboration of the economic development partners from 47 smart connected communities in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership focuses on a long-term systemic approach to advance the region’s economy by aligning the efforts of various stakeholders around five key areas: educating a world-class workforce, recruiting and retaining great talent, attracting and growing new economy companies in complement to our remarkably strong manufacturing industries, promoting inclusion and sparking opportunities for minorities and helping entrepreneurs thrive. The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership seeks to unify and collaborate so that together, the communities across the region to work together to achieve what cannot be done individually. For more information about the Regional Partnership, visit SouthBendElkhart.org.