Empowering the Region! – Exploring the Central Indiana Regional Development Authority (CIRDA)
Join ICR on June 13 for the first event to be hosted at the new Fishers City Hall & Art Center featuring visionary leaders representing the Central Indiana Regional Development Authority (CIRDA). Comprised of municipal executives from our Central Indiana communities, CIRDA was established as an integrative regional entity, aimed at aligning the public sector on key initiatives in Central Indiana, to drive economic development. CIRDA’s efforts to attract investment in the region are focused on talent, quality of place, societal risk factors, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure.
Topics include:
- What is CIRDA?
- How does CIRDA establish top priorities?
- What are the current initiatives?
- What entities does CIRDA regularly engage with?
- Where is CIRDA currently focusing efforts?
- What are the short and long-term goals?
Attendees will be invited to attend a tour of the new facility following the presentation.
Panelists Include:
- Mayor Scott Fadness, Fishers
- Mayor John Stehr, Zionsville
- More panelists to be announced
This event will be held Thursday, June 13 at the Fishers City Hall & Art Center, 3 Municipal Dr., Fishers, IN 46038. Registration and networking opens at 7:30 a.m. The program will run from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET and include time for Q & A. Don’t miss this informative session. Register Today!
PANELISTS
Mayor Scott Fadness, Fishers
Fishers was named “Best Place to Live in America” by Money Magazine in 2017 and “Community of the Year” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in 2016.
Under Scott’s leadership, Fishers has transformed into a lively, successful city that large corporate headquarters, small businesses, families, and people of all ages are proud to call home. His efforts in revitalizing Fishers’ downtown have been especially important in attracting and retaining professional talent from across the country.
Scott’s focus on making Fishers inviting to employers large and small has resulted in new economic development records being set each year since he took office. In the last four years, there have been more than 4,900 new jobs created and $500 million in new private investment. From attracting corporate headquarters to fostering the development of homegrown companies started by entrepreneurs at Launch Fishers, the growth of good-paying jobs in Fishers is significant.
Mayor John Stehr, Zionsville
John Stehr was sworn in as Zionsville’s 4th Mayor on January 1, 2024, but he has been well-known to people in Central Indiana for more than three decades. Before entering politics, John was the lead news anchor for Indianapolis NBC affiliate station WTHR for nearly a quarter-century. He retired from a 42-year broadcast career in 2019 and was inducted into the Indiana Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2022.
Along with Deputy Mayor Kate Swanson, Mayor Stehr’s administration is focused on keeping our town safe, diversifying our tax base, and on economic development, with an eye toward maintaining our quality of life and preserving our historic areas – from our iconic brick Main Street business district to the proud rural heritage of our friends and neighbors in both Union and Perry Townships.