How will the Indy Partnership continue to play a role in the area’s development?
One of our main functions is to constantly stay fresh and aggressive to meet companies’ needs and show the region’s value to folks who find us. One of the things we’ve undertaken in the last few months is extreme efforts in improving our research and data efforts and capabilities. We’ve improved our staffing levels. And we now have live on our Web site an information warehouse with detailed information accessible to everyone, a unique feature. Basically we have data for each of the nine counties and a 10th section that is the overall data. It is very detailed and will be updated live. What are the biggest challenges the organization faces in the next few years, and what are the plans to meet those challenges? Our biggest challenge is to continually show success. We also face the challenges of competition, staying fresh and relevant and providing value to the region and investors. It’s a changing world. I’ve always told my staff that we’re in the business of progress, and that means cha