Guadalupe (Lupita) Alvarez
Guadalupe (Lupita) Alvarez Assistant Planner / Redevelopment Lupita is an Assistant Planner with Vandewalle Redevelopment team. Lupita has been working extensively with project planning and implementation of multiple projects within the central city of Muncie. She has been part of the team working on the Alliant Energy Center Campus and Area planning effort, the Oscar Mayer plant reuse and area planning effort in Madison, and many other projects. “I am thrilled to be here,” she says, “because with V&A’s 30+ years of redevelopment experience, I know I am...
Read MoreEast Central Indiana targets quality of life initiatives to reposition for new manufacturing jobs
East Central Indiana targets quality of life initiatives to reposition for new manufacturing jobs
Read MoreEast Central Indiana cities collaborate to create Economic Vision and Manufacturing Strategic Plan
In 20134, the East Central Indiana Cities of Anderson, Muncie and New Castle came together to form a strategic regional coalition to position themselves for a federally funded Investment in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) grant. ECIRPD contracted with Vandewalle & Associates to begin work on a regional strategic plan that would attract jobs back to the region.
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Rebuilding and Retooling for a New Economy Our nationally recognized team is based out of Madison, and focused on helping Midwest communities and businesses reposition economically to build place-based, sustainable pathways to a vibrant future. Applying a range of visionary economic repositioning strategies, our work is making a world of difference to clients across the heartland. Many parts of the Midwest grew up on agriculture and manufacturing–and today must find a new place in a wider world economy. We employ everything from public-private partnerships, innovation...
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