Michael Galbraith, director of the Road to One Million for the Northeast Indiana Regional
Partnership, right, presents a check to Trine University President Earl D. Brooks
II, Ph.D., for the remainder of the $2.8 million in Regional Cities Initiative funding
from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation for the Thunder Ice Arena and MTI
Center. The university received the first installment last year.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation approved the funding following a recommendation
from the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority. The Northeast Indiana RDA
is responsible for distributing $42 million in funds granted to the 11-county region
through Indiana’s Regional Cities Initiative.
Photo by Dean Orewiler