05
Sep '19

NIBCC Luncheon with Greg Stube

Get your tickets for the Northeast Indiana Base Community Council Luncheon featuring Special Forces Warrior, Speaker, and Author of Conquer Anything – Greg Stube. The program will begin at 11:30am at the Parkview Mirro Center on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Click here to view the event flyer for additional information.

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23
Aug '19

August All-Member Meeting Recap

Thanks to everyone that attended our NIDIA All-Member meeting on August 20th in downtown Ft Wayne! Special thanks to our presenters: Bryce Carpenter from Conexus, Gene Jones from Purdue, and Nick Darrah from the Regional Partnership. It was a great opportunity to obtain information pertinent to our industry and region. NIDIA also made a donation of $2,500 to TechFest of Northeast Indiana. NIDIA STEM committee members Lynne Miller, Dave Jost, and Joe Predina presented the check to Kurt Whited and Noah Miller during our meeting (photo). The Hampton Inn’s new Rooftop Patio, overlooking Parkview Field was the perfect venue for...

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14
Aug '19

Indiana Governor Announces New Defense Sector Strategy

Indiana is combining its forces to grow the state’s defense industry and military assets, creating a collaborative approach to market the sector and bring new business to the state. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Monday a realignment of the Indiana Office of Defense Development, which will now fall under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. “With a strong military presence and network of defense assets, combined with the tactical advantage of our state’s pro-growth business climate, Indiana is perfectly positioned to be at the center of global advancements and growth in defense” said Holcomb. The governor also announced the...

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12
Aug '19

NIDIA Chairman Rick Howard Interviewed by Journal Gazette

NIDIA Chairman Rick Howard was recently interviewed by the Journal Gazette magazine regarding the State of Indiana’s attractiveness to the Aerospace and Defense industry. Read the article online here: http://www.journalgazette.net/business/20190811/for-aerospace-state-is-6th

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18
Jul '19

Reminder: NIDIA Summer Membership Meeting & Social Mixer

Please plan to attend the Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association All-Member Meeting Date: August 20, 2019 Location: Marriott Courtyard, downtown Ft Wayne (1150 S. Harrison Street) Reception afterwards at the Hampton Inn Rooftop, overlooking Parkview Field Time: 4pm– All-Member Meeting 6pm – Reception, Networking, Meet-n-Greet, Hampton Inn Rooftop patio 7pm – Stay and watch the Ft Wayne TinCaps from the Hampton Rooftop patio! Tentative Agenda: NIDIA Overview – presented by Rick Howard, NIDIA chaiir Conexus Overview – presented by Mark Howell, CEO & President of CONEXUS Cyber Update – presented by Gene Jones, Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Northeast Indiana Regional...

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22
Mar '19

Indiana Innovation Institute Member Showcase Event

Join IN3 as they host their March INCATT Member Showcase event at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday, March 28, 2019. The featured topic this month is trusted systems. Three of their INCATT member companies working in this area are Galois, Tangram Flex and Raytheon. You will also hear from several IU faculty doing work in the trusted systems area.  A featured speaker from Tangram Flex is Doug Ebersole, Director of Application Engineering and the retired Executive Director of Air Force Research Labs. GALOIS, Tangram Flex’s parent company, is a research and development lab that collaborates with commercial, defense, and intelligence...

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13
Mar '19

NIDIA Think-Spring Membership Meeting & Social Mixer

Join us for our Think Spring! NIDIA membership meeting at 3:00PM on Thursday, April 11th. Thank you to Raytheon for once again hosting our meeting. Following is the draft meeting agenda: Purdue Fort Wayne / Transition Update and Industry Engagement – Sean Ryan & Kim Wagner Using Other Transactions Authorities (OTA) for Defense Business – Aaron Springer Congressional Delegation Panel – Sen. Braun & Rep. Banks staffers Iraq Warfighter Experience – Torrey Cady, Raytheon Site Executive Raffle tickets to the Fort Wayne Airshow Our membership meeting will be followed by another NIDIA social “mixer” at Parkview SportOne Field House (Golf...

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07
Mar '19

FY20 Appropriations Request Form

Congressman Jim Banks Appropriations Request Form for FY2020 Submittals due no later than 20 March 2019 (for the Defense Subcommittee) Click Here for additional details and to download the request form.

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