How to Grow a Region: Ron Turpin on Strategic Investment, Workforce and Collaboration | EP. 6
What does it really take to drive long-term growth in a community? In this episode of The Midwest Flourish Podcast, Ron Turpin—Chairman of the Northeast Indiana Strategic Development Commission and Allen County Commissioner—joins host Rick Farrant to discuss the three key drivers of regional prosperity: population growth, wage growth, and credential attainment. Ron shares how Indiana’s only legislatively-backed regional strategic plan came together, and why collaboration will shape the region’s future. Highlighted Topics: Where $30 million in state investment is going—and why How housing, infrastructure, and education fuel growth Why degree and credential attainment is the “missing link” in workforce development How community-wide engagement (not just the usual voices) can turn vision into action If you're involved in regional development, economic strategy, or just care about where Northeast Indiana is headed, this conversation offers both context and a call to coordinated action. Learn more or connect with us at: https://marketingthemidwest.com Chapters: 00:00 (Intro) 00:58 (Genesis and function of the Strategic Development Commission) 06:45 (Where does funding go?) 08:10 (What's to be accomplished with a SWOT analysis?) 14:50 (Credential Attainment Difficulty) 16:11 (Quality of Place) 19:00 (Population Growth in Region) 22:10 (Lagging wages) 24:09 (Cultural Shift in the Workforce) 25:32 (Grow Allen) 27:21 (How does an organization galvanize a community at large?) 30:25 (Outro) #StrategicGrowth #WorkforceDevelopment #NortheastIndiana #RonTurpin #MidwestFlourish #RegionalPlanning #EconomicDevelopment #populationgrowth #swot #strategicplanning
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