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Economic Development in Indiana, 1996-1997

A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University Bloomington

Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002

Overview of the Collection

Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu

Creator
Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory

Title
Economic Development in Indiana, 1996-1997

Project No.
ohrc040

Interviews
29 interviews. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials.

Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
This collection of interviews gathers information about economic development from some key locations in southwestern Indiana, Indianapolis, and northwestern Indiana, among others. Topics include environmental issues, Brownfield redevelopment, tax incentives, and labor unions. Many issues are the same from one region to another, but some regions, such as northwestern Indiana, emphasize environmental or Brownfield redevelopment over unions or workforce training.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains twenty-nine interviews over the course of two years. Interviews range from 25 to 100 minutes. All interviews consist of audio tapes.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].

Interview List

Interviewee
Akers, Mark February 11, 1997 

Call Number
96-133

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 65 minutes

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Mark Akers speaks about his work as the executive director of the Boone County Economic Development Corporation. He discusses the creation of the Lebanon Business Park, the impact of low taxes on economic development in Indiana, and the interaction between state and local development offices.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Boone County Economic Development Corporation
    • Lebanon Business Park
    • Occupation Names
    • executive director
    • Place Names
    • Boone County, Indiana
    • Fort Wayne, Indiana
    • Lebanon, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • economic incentive programs
    • job training
    • industrial investments
    • professional goals
    • tax abatements
Interviewee
Anonymous October 11, 1996 

Call Number
96-117

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 80 minutes; Merrillville map, Report of Gary-Hammond PSA

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Restricted: tapes are closed.

Scope and Content Note

Anonymous speaks about the Merrillville Chamber of Commerce, his interest in the economic area, the history of Merrillville, and his education. He also discusses the importance of transportation and tourism in the area.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Gary Sanitation District
    • Indiana Department of Transportation
    • Merrillville Chamber of Commerce
    • U.S. Housing and Urban Development
    • Place Names
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Merrillville, Indiana
    • Whiting, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • drainage problems
    • community development
    • local history
    • road improvements
    • schooling
    • tourism
    • transportation
    • travel
Interviewee
Ashby, Steven October 16, 1996 

Call Number
96-112

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 85 minutes

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Steven Ashby speaks about the labor movement at Staley's in Decatur, Illinois, and his work with the Calumet Project.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company
    • American Maize
    • Calumet Project for Industrial Jobs
    • Place Names
    • Decatur, Illinois
    • Calumet, Indiana
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • A.E. Staley Lockout
    • labor movement
Interviewee
Bailey, Randall October 18, 1996 

Call Number
96-125

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 78/ ips, 90 minutes

Interviewer
Heathcott, Joseph

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Randall Bailey, a high school teacher, discusses economic development in Warrick County, Indiana. He describes the need for state and local funding to attract industry, and the state of the county. Bailey discusses his hopes for the industrial park in the county. He then describes how the loss of the mining industry and cutbacks at the Alcoa plant have affected the local economy. He also discusses his role as a teacher and his thoughts on the condition of education.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Alcoa, Incorporated
    • Warrick County Commission
    • Occupation Names
    • county commissioner
    • teacher
    • Personal Names
    • Iverson, Daryl
    • Long, Tony
    • Rice, David
    • Place Names
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Kentucky
    • Warrick County, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • community involvement
    • economic development
    • Economic Development Income Tax
    • EDGE tax credit program
    • highway development
    • industrial parks
    • industry
    • industry cutbacks
    • infrastructure
    • local tax
    • local utilities
    • mine closing
    • state funding
    • technology
    • unions
Interviewee
Blaylock, Tom September 17, 1996 

Call Number
96-121

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes

Interviewer
White, Samuel

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Tom Blaylock, international vice president of the Aluminum, Brick, and Glassworkers International Union, discusses his perspective on economic development in Indiana. He talks about his early interests in economic development in the labor movement, lobbying for fair wages and job security. He speaks of his current involvement in economic development in Indiana, specifically the Economic Development for a Growing Economy tax credit program, and how the EDGE laws have encouraged economic development in Indiana. He discusses the role that labor unions can play in economic development. Finally, he speculates on the future of economic development in Indiana and the success of the EDGE law.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Aluminum, Brick, and Glass Workers International Union
    • Place Names
    • Boonville, Indiana
    • Warrick County, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • community activism
    • Economic Development for a Growing Economy
    • EDGE tax credit program
    • job security
    • labor movement
    • lobby strategies
    • tax abatements
    • unions
    • wages
Interviewee
Carey, Doreen March 12, 1997 

Call Number
96-120

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 75 minutes; rainwater pamphlet

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Doreen Carey, executive director of the Grand Calumet Task Force, speaks about the history and work of the task force as well as environmental issues. She discusses the Three-City Empowerment Zone application, as well as her career as a laborer at U.S. Steel. Carey describes the environmental concerns of the area including industrial pollution of the air and the Grand Calumet River.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Grand Calumet River
    • Grand Calumet Task Force
    • U.S. Steel Corporation
    • Occupation Names
    • executive director
    • Place Names
    • East Chicago, Indiana
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Hammond, Indiana
    • Whiting, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • community concerns
    • community involvement
    • environmental issues
    • environmental public awareness
    • factory impact
    • pollution
    • public relations
    • race relations
    • task force funding
    • task force projects
    • unionization
    • women workers
Interviewee
Crowell, Lorenzo October 4, 1996 

Call Number
96-116

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 75 minutes

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Lorenzo Crowell speaks about labor unions, tax abatements in Gary, and job displacement.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Calumet Project for Industrial Jobs
    • Union of Hospital and Heath Care Employees, Local 1199
    • Place Names
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Lake County, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • tax abatements
    • unionization
    • unions
Interviewee
Dent, Bessie October 3, 1996 

Call Number
96-113

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; copies of Hammond ordinances

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Bessie Dent speaks about working at Inland Steel, going through retraining, and being laid off several times. Later, she discusses the Calumet Project, Hammond tax abatements, and Brownfield Redevelopment.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Calumet Project for Industrial Jobs
    • Inland Steel Company
    • Northwest Indiana Brownfield Redevelopment Project
    • Place Names
    • Calumet, Indiana
    • Hammond, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • layoffs
    • tax abatements
Interviewee
Gingerich, Larry March 18, 1997 

Call Number
96-138

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes; "Vision of Indy" plan

Interviewer
Lindstrom, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Larry Gingerich talks about his job as an economic development officer in Indianapolis and for the state of Indiana. He discusses successful projects in the past, like re-using the Fort Benjamin Harrison land, and developing Circle Center Mall in downtown Indianapolis. He talks about some of the difficulties facing economic development in Indianapolis, like aging city infrastructure and a poor educational system. He discusses the roles citizens and labor unions can play in economic development. Finally, he speculates on the future of economic development in Indianapolis and Indiana, and the kinds of jobs and businesses he would like to see take root.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Circle Center Mall
    • Fort Benjamin Harrison
    • Indiana Department of Commerce
    • Indianapolis Economic Development Commission
    • Indianapolis International Airport
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development officer
    • Place Names
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • economic recession
    • educational system
    • Indianapolis city infrastructure
    • sewer systems
    • unemployment rates
    • unions
    • welfare to work programs
    • workforce development
Interviewee
Hagen, John April 3, 1997 

Call Number
96-136

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

John Hagen has been the economic development officer for the Anderson Economic Development Corporation since 1986. He discusses the history of economic development in Anderson, Indiana, which relied heavily on the General Motors manufacturing plant located there, and recent attempts to diversify the kinds of businesses active in the community. He describes the advantages and disadvantages of being a nonprofit economic development corporation that does not accept government funding. He speaks of the ways the Anderson Economic Development Corporation has tried to promote the community, and their relationship to economic development in the state of Indiana. He talks about the roles citizens, education, and organized labor can play in economic development policy. Finally, he speculates on the future of economic development in Anderson, Indiana.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Anderson Economic Development Corporation
    • General Motors Corporation
    • United Auto Workers
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development officer
      • Place Names
      • Anderson, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • community activism
    • community marketing
    • fundraising
    • industrial parks
    • real estate business
    • unemployment
    • unions
Interviewee
Holderread, James October 18, 1996 

Call Number
96-124

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes

Interviewer
Heathcott, Joseph

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

James Holderread discusses economic development in Warrick County, Indiana. Holderread discusses his responsibilities as the director of the Warrick County Department of Economic Development and his experience in the field of economic development. He discusses his goals for increased employment, education, and technology in the county.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Alcoa, Incorporated
    • Warrick County Department of Economic Development
    • Place Names
    • Warrick County, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • 1989 Economic Development Act
    • coal mines
    • coal mining
    • community education
    • community involvement
    • corporate decision making
    • corporate real estate
    • economic goals
    • economic development
    • job loss
    • land use
    • layoffs
    • local businesses
    • local economy
    • local utilities
    • long-range economic plan
    • strip mines
    • technology
    • unions
Interviewee
Jenkins, Carl October 17, 1996 

Call Number
96-119

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes; newspaper clippings

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Carl Jenkins discusses his work with the Local Initiative Support Coalition (LISC) to improve the quality of housing in Chicago, Illinois and Gary, Indiana. He describes the mission of the LISC programs. Jenkins also discusses the importance of community development corporations and community involvement in improving the image and living conditions in the area.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Community Development Corporation
    • Local Initiative Support Coalition
    • National Equity Fund
    • Place Names
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • East Chicago, Indiana
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Hammond, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • coalition building
    • commercial projects
    • community development
    • community involvement
    • financing housing
    • home ownership projects
    • local employment
    • neighborhood associations
    • private funding
    • rental housing
Interviewee
Keillor, Mark S. February 6, 1997 

Call Number
96-132

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes; report

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Mark Keillor discusses his education and job experience. He discusses his job as the Indiana Gas Company economic development manager. He discusses the changes economic development undergoes in public interest and in relation to the changing trends of the market. He talks about the challenges in his work including competition, business deregulation, and lack of funds. Keillor discusses the ultimate goals of economic development and his objectives for the future.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Indiana Economic Development Association
    • Indiana Gas Company
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development manager
    • Place Names
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • community development
    • Economic Development Income Tax
    • job security
    • outreach programs
    • tax abatements
    • unions
    • utility deregulation
Interviewee
Kernan, Joseph February 14, 1997 

Call Number
96-134

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 40 minutes; clipping of Indianapolis-Star.

Interviewer
Lindstrom, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Lieutenant Governor Joseph Kernan speaks about his job duties, and how he became interested in economic development. He discusses business and tax incentives of other states compared with Indiana, relations between state and local development offices, job training, and education reform.

  • Keywords
    • Occupation Names
    • lieutenant governor
    • Place Names
    • South Bend, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • agriculture policy
    • business incentives
    • economic devlopment corporations
    • education reform
    • job growth
    • workforce training
Interviewee
Mabrey, Roy May 14, 1997 

Call Number
96-128

Physical Description

Not transcribed: 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 30 minutes

Interviewer
White, Samuel

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Roy Mabrey discusses being a laborer, and becoming involved in the labor movement and the politics behind it. He discusses his day-to-day responsibilities with the United Way, and the conflicts that occur between economic development agencies, government welfare programs, and the companies in the area. Mabrey speaks of the great need for creating educated, qualified workers through job training and good work ethics. He talks about some of the challenges Evansville faces and the lack of responsibility the community exhibits. He discusses his hopes for the future.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • AFL-CIO
    • Toyota Motor Corporation
    • United Way of America
    • Occupation Names
    • electrician
    • United Way representative
    • Place Names
    • Evansville, Indiana
    • southwestern Indiana
    • Subjects
    • educational system
    • job training
    • labor movement
    • layoffs
    • outreach programs
    • unions
Interviewee
McNeely, Jack October 19, 1996 

Call Number
96-126

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes

Interviewer
Heathcott, Joseph

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Jack McNeely, the business representative for the Sheetmetal Workers Union Local No. 20 in Evansville, Indiana, discusses the role organized labor can play in economic development. He talks about his duties as a union business representative and how they have changed over the years. He speaks of the importance of adequate education in economic development. He talks about the future for economic development in Indiana, and the stronger role he hopes unions will play in economic development in the future.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Evansville Chamber of Commerce
    • Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 20
    • Toyota Motor Corporation
    • Place Names
    • Evansville, Indiana
    • southwestern Indiana
    • Occupation Names
    • union representative
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • economic development opposition
    • labor-management relations
    • labor movement
    • unions
Interviewee
Mulligan, Mary October 4, 1996 

Call Number
96-115

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 80 minutes

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Mary Mulligan speaks about the role of the Brownfields Redevelopment Program, the Voluntary Remediation Program, and municipal coalition building.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Indiana Department of Environmental Management
    • Local Initiative Support Coalition
    • Northwest Indiana Brownfield Redevelopment Project
    • Place Names
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • municipal coalition building
    • Voluntary Remediation Program, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Interviewee
Nissen, Bruce October 17, 1996 

Call Number
96-118

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 100 minutes

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Bruce Nissen speaks about the economic conditions in the Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago area, and his ideal and expected projects for the future. He also discusses the problems of casinos, and the sixty day Plant Closure Notice Act to give warning to the workers and the community.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Calumet Project for Industrial Jobs
    • Indiana University Northwest
    • Northwest Indiana Brownfield Redevelopment Project
    • Place Names
    • East Chicago, Indiana
    • Gary, Indiana
    • Hammond, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • casinos
    • labor movement
    • Sixty Day Plant Closure Notice Act
    • tax abatements
Interviewee
Paul, Jerry November 1, 1996 

Call Number
96-127

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes

Interviewer
Heathcott, Joseph

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Jerry Paul is the field representative for the International Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers Union for the Evansville area. He describes his duties as a field representative, and his future in the union. He discusses the roles unions can play in economic development. He emphasizes the importance of good educational facilities to economic development. He describes his work in the Evansville Planning Commission and how it relates to economic development. He talk about city infrastructure, especially interstate highways, and their importance to economic development. Finally he talks about sustainable economic development and speculates on the future of economic development in the Evansville area.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Casino Aztar
    • Evansville Planning Commission
    • International Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers Union
    • Occupation Names
    • union representative
    • Place Names
    • Evansville, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • Evansville city planning
    • Interstate 69
    • job training
    • local government
    • union membership
    • unions
    • zoning
Interviewee
Perlini, David March 20, 1997 

Call Number
96-135

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 75 minutes

Interviewer
Lindstrom, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

David Perlini, executive director of the Indiana Department of Commerce, speaks about job creation, workforce training, and education reform throughout the state. He also discusses some of the reasons or benefits of using tax abatements to attract businesses.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • AK Steel Corporation
    • Indiana Department of Commerce
    • Qualitech Steel Corporation
    • Toyota Motor Corporation
    • Occupation Names
    • executive director
    • Subjects
    • education reform
    • federal programs
    • job creation
    • tax abatements
    • workforce training
Interviewee
Robinson, Kenneth October 17, 1996 

Call Number
96-123

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes

Interviewer
Heathcott, Joseph

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Kenneth Robinson, the executive director of Vision 2000 located in Evansville, Indiana, discusses economic development in the Evansville region. He talks about his early experiences in urban planning which led to his interests in economic development, and his time in Butler County, Ohio, where he held his first position in economic development. He speaks of the relationship to other economic development officers in the region and his relationship to Indiana’s economic development office. He talks about Vision 2000’s involvement in bringing a Toyota Motor Company Plant to Gibson County, Indiana. He speaks of the long term goals of Vision 200 and the future of economic development in the Evansville area.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Toyota Motor Corporation
    • Vision 2000
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development officer
    • executive director
    • Place Names
    • Butler County, Ohio
    • Gibson County, Indiana
    • southwestern Indiana
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • labor-management relations
    • long term business planning
    • unions
    • urban planning
Interviewee
Sanders, Joanne April 8, 1997 

Call Number
96-137

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Joanne Sanders is a representative of the Indiana AFL-CIO, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. She describes her duties as a union representative and her duties working with displaced workers throughout Indiana. She talks about corporate relocation and the effects it has had on economic development in Indiana. She speaks of wages, and the discrepancy between the average worker's salary and the highest paid people in a company. She discusses the role that labor unions can play in economic development and talks about the future of economic development in Indiana and the United States.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • AFL-CIO
    • Indiana University
    • Murat Theatre
    • Thompson Consumer Electronics
    • Occupation Names
    • union representative
    • Place Names
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • corporate relocation
    • grassroots activism
    • job training
    • labor movement
    • local government
    • nonprofit funding
    • outreach programs
    • prevailing wage
    • sexual discrimination
    • standard of living
    • tax abatements
    • unemployment
    • unions
    • wages
    • worker's rights
Interviewee
Sandrick, James October 3, 1996 

Call Number
96-111

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes

Interviewer
Borden, Timothy

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

James Sandrick, president of Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce, speaks about economic development and societal changes in northwestern Indiana. He discusses his early life, education, job experiences, and getting involved in the chamber of commerce. Being a lifelong resident, Sandrick speaks about Whiting, Indiana as a "company" town and discusses the local history. He also discusses plans for the future of the area.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • AMOCO
    • Standard Oil Company
    • Occupation Names
    • chamber of commerce president
    • Place Names
    • East Chicago, Indiana
    • Whiting, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • community development
    • economic changes
    • local history
    • recreational development
    • social issues
    • tourism
Interviewee
Swarbrick, Jack April 8, 1997 

Call Number
96-140

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 30 minutes

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Jack Swarbrick, an attorney specializing in legal issues related to sports, speaks about the amateur sports initiative that sprang from the Indianapolis community during the 1970s. The effects of the Amateur Sports Act, and an emphasis on sports within the community led to the city hosting several sports events over the past two decades. Swarbrick further discusses the impacts of those events on the city, and how they have been used to further economic development.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Baker and Daniels
    • Indianapolis Sports Corporation
    • JB Sports
    • Occupation Names
    • attorney
    • Place Names
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • 1978 Amateur Sports Act
    • amateur sports
    • sports development
Interviewee
Utter, Thomas September 17, 1996 

Call Number
96-122

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 75 minutes

Interviewer
White, Samuel

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Thomas Utter is the executive director of the Lincolnland Economic Development Corporation in Spencer County, Indiana. He talks about the goals and mission of the Lincoln Land Economic Development Corporation as a nonprofit entity dedicated to bringing business and employment opportunities to the Spencer County area. He discusses his role as the economic development officer for Spencer County and how economic development officers throughout the state of Indiana interact with each other. He talks about the differences between economic development in Kentucky, his home state, and Indiana. He talks about the future of economic development in Spencer County, and the challenges of finding the right industry to complement the conservative small town nature of the county.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Lincolnland Economic Development Corporation
    • Place Names
    • Kentucky, Indiana
    • Spencer County, Indiana
    • Rockport, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • grassroots activism
    • primary wage jobs
    • small business development
    • wages
Interviewee
Vercauteren, Patrick February 4, 1997 

Call Number
96-131

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Patrick Vercauteren, the economic development officer for the Johnson County Economic Development Corporation, discusses economic development in Johnson County and the state of Indiana. He outlines his educational and job history, first in urban planning and then in economic development. He talks about his duties as the economic development officer for the Johnson County Economic Development Corporation, and that institution's goals and mission statement. He discusses Johnson County's transportation infrastructure and sewer system, which he feels are hindering economic development opportunities in the area. He speaks of the importance of education and job training for economic development. Finally he speculates on the future of economic development in the Johnson County area.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Central Nine Career Center
    • Franklin College
    • Johnson County Economic Development Corporation
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development officer
    • Place Names
    • Johnson County, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • business incentives
    • career fairs
    • community development
    • Johnson County infrastructure
    • property taxes
    • sewer systems
    • tax abatements
    • transportation infrastructure
    • unions
    • urban planning
    • workforce development
Interviewee
Walters, Jay April 17, 1997 

Call Number
96-139

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 25 minutes

Interviewer
Kimball, Richard

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Jay Walters speaks about developing recreational paths that lead to downtown, the quality of Indiana public schools, and the transition from rural to urban areas through economic development.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Indianapolis Economic Development Commission
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development manager
    • Place Names
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • education reform
    • recreational development
    • skilled labor
    • unions
Interviewee
Winslow, Alan May 22, 1997 

Call Number
96-129

Physical Description

Not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes

Interviewer
White, Samuel

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Alan Winslow speaks about the National Economic Development Center and tying to ignite economic development through loans to small businesses.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Neighborhood Economic Development Center
    • Occupation Names
    • economic development officer
    • Subjects
    • CETA grant
    • HUD grants
    • small business loans
Interviewee
Wirth, Matt May 16, 1997 

Call Number
96-130

Physical Description

Not transcribed, 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 30 minutes

Interviewer
Heathcott, Joseph

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Matt Wirth speaks about economic diversification and building the infrastructure to entice small, feeder businesses to the Toyota plant in Pike County.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Pike County Economic Growth and Development Council, Incorporated
    • Southwest Economic Development Organizing Council
    • Occupation Names
    • executive director
    • Place Names
    • Pike County, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • Economic Development Income Tax
    • economic diversification
    • housing shortages
    • industrial parks
    • tax abatements
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