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Gas City Performing Arts Center

Indiana’s READI Program Brings New Entertainment Center, Arts Education to East Central Indiana

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) joined local and regional leaders today in Gas City to celebrate the grand opening of the community’s new Gas City Performing Arts Center – one of the first Indiana…

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Knightstown uses READI funds to preserve a local institution

Knightstown owns a piece of the Historic National Road, which cuts through a host of East Central Indiana communities. The town’s stretch of the lauded highway is the core of the community’s commercial and social…

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East Central Indiana Is Alive — An Intern’s Perspective

Below is a personal account written by Adam Altobella, who served as a marketing intern for the East Central Indiana Regional Partnership (ECIRP). “I am the only member of my family born in Indiana.”  This…