Who We Are
Northeast Indiana is more than just a place on the map; it’s a community committed to growth, innovation, and success. We represent a regional partnership dedicated to driving economic development, fostering collaboration, and creating opportunities for businesses and residents alike. Our mission is to build a thriving ecosystem where businesses can flourish and where our people can enjoy a high quality of life.
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Our Regional Profile
Learn more about how Northeast Indiana can work for you in our Regional Profile.
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Our Industries
Northeast Indiana is home to many thriving industry clusters, each backed by a skilled workforce, strong infrastructure, and a track record of growth. Explore the sector that fits your business.
Defense & Aerospace
Distribution & E-Commerce
Food & Agriculture
Medical Devices
Specialty Insurance
Vehicles
Regional Initiatives
Our regional initiative teams focuses its efforts on providing the opportunities and connections to help our region become the best possible place for new businesses and individuals to relocate. From our work with the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority and Strategic Development Commission focusing on unique investments within our region to our stakeholder relations team running our regional opportunities council and convening leaders in our region to sit at the same table to solve the problems impacting our region. Our regional initiatives team is ready to help make our 11-counties ready for tomorrow's problems, today.
Business Development
Our business development team supports business attraction and relocation to the 11-county Northeast Indiana region. Our region boasts access to a precision-skilled workforce, optimized cost to operate, and unmatched connectivity to major metro areas via road, rail and air.
We look forward to hearing from you about how we can support your business expansion or relocation project!
Our Investors
Our work is made possible by the businesses and organizations who invest in
Northeast Indiana's future and believe in the power of regionalism.
Have questions? We're here to help.
Interested in expanding or relocating in Northeast Indiana? Our experienced business development team will walk you through the process and support you every step of the way.
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Recent Blogs
NEI Soft Launches Pioneer: Precision Motion
September 17, 2026
During Thursday’s Regional Opportunities Council (ROC) Meeting, NEI soft-launched Pioneer: Precision Motion, a new economic development strategy under the Pioneer Starts Here platform. This announcement was featured in the Journal Gazette. The strategy brings together several of Northeast Indiana’s strongest [...]
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1897 BBQ: Where History Meets Flavor
September 17, 2026
Pioneer Eats Here hit a new milestone with our latest stop in the series! Whitley County was the last county on the list to hit, and it did not disappoint. The winner for the Best Restaurant in Whitley County was [...]
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Celebrate National Pinball Day at Wizard’s World
July 31, 2026
Walk into Wizard’s World in Fort Wayne and let all the lights and sounds wash over you. If you’re a first-timer, it can be overwhelming. But if you walk around long enough, you’ll find a pinball machine that has an [...]