INNOVATE INDIANA

CURRENT STATE OF THE REGION
& QUALITY OF PLACE
● Other University investments
include: environmental research
at St. Patrick’s County Park
through the ND-LEEF program,
a new boathouse along the
St. Joseph River and the Notre Dame
Center for Arts and Culture in the
downtown museum district.
● Additional off-campus projects
under development include the
St. Joseph River Hydropower project,
the Embassy Suites Hotel (which
will complete phase one of Eddy
Street Commons), phase two of
Eddy Street Commons, expansion
of Innovation Park, and phase two
of the Overlook apartments.
● Downtown South Bend’s Innovation District, which encompasses Ignition Park, the
Renaissance District/Union Station Technology Center, Ivy Tech Community College, the
transportation depot and Four Winds Field for minor league baseball.
● Downtown Goshen, which encompasses co-working spaces, downtown retail and office
space, Millrace mixed-use urban housing development and proximity to Goshen College.
● Downtown Mishawaka, which encompasses riverfront enhancements and IronWorks
mixed-use redevelopment activities.
● City of Elkhart, which encompasses strengths in robotics and STREAM
(Science • Technology • Research • Engineering • Arts/Architecture • Mathematics)
education through the Ethos Science Academy and programming enabled by the Horizon
Educational Alliance.
Notre Dame has spent
an average of $95 million
a year on construction
for the past six years and
will spend an average
of $237 million a year
for the next three, an
increase of 249%, for
a total investment of
$1.281 billion in less
than a decade
● Expansion of Metronet dark fiber to Plymouth in Marshall County and implementation of
Project Lead the Way to enhance STREAM education in the K-12 school systems across
the region. Each of these key assets and developments have helped inform the overall
vision and project alignment for the RCNI plan and investment application.
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STATE OF THE REGION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE REGION ENGAGED CURRENT TRENDS VISION & STRATEGY PROJECTS
& QUALITY OF PLACE
STAKEHOLDERS, EXECUTION
& STRUCTURAL CHANGES
BENCHMARKING
& MEASUREMENT
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT