FORT WAYNE –Fort Wayne-based Weigand Construction has been chosen as construction manager for a massive redevelopment in its home city. Development partners involved with the revitalization of the 32-acre former General Electric campus say Weigand’s track record and portfolio of recent projects including Parkview Field, Ash Skyline Plaza and Embassy Theatre factored into the selection. Total investment in the mixed-use redevelopment could be in the range of $280 million. Read more…
DURING THE SPRING OF 2016 , RILEY AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WORKED WITH ASA GAUEN OF YARDBOX FILMS TO CREATE A SHORT PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR THE MASS AVE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR. THIS FILM CAPTURES THE REDEVELOPMENT STORY AND THE MANY PEOPLE WORKING AND COMPANIES MAKING PRODUCTS IN THIS AREA. YOU CAN VIEW THE VIDEO HERE. THIS VIDEO WAS CREATED TO BE A TOOL FOR A VARIETY OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO USE WHEN PROMOTING OR SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREA. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO OPENED THEIR DOORS AND WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT INCLUDING LISC INDIANAPOLIS.
Tom Ewing, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q2-2016)
A few years back, Indiana’s Department of Transportation (INDOT) established a website for project information on I-69 and I-465, the outer-belt that encircles Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana’s biggest metro area and capital city. INDOT explained that Operation Indy Commute is an initiative “to strategically eliminate recurring commuting bottlenecks”. Operation Indy Commute costs $65 million for new interchange capacity and access lanes. Read more…
Projects in China, Singapore, and USA Celebrated for Providing Healthy, Vibrant Public Destinations
Aerial View of 2015 Urban Open Space Award finalist, Marina Bay. Photo courtesy of URA.
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced six finalist projects in its global Urban Open Space Award competition, an annual competition that recognizes outstanding examples of successful large- and small-scale public spaces that have socially enriched and revitalized the economy of their surrounding communities. Read more…
The former General Electric campus south of downtown Fort Wayne has a new name for its $300 million redevelopment: Electric Works.
