$30M in READI funds give Greater Lafayette region plenty to ponder

Plus, catch up on the Wabash Township trustee trial, as it heads into its third and final day.

Dec 15, 2021

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READI FOR $30M: With about $119 million in potential funding spelled out in its 74-page ask for Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, the six-county Greater Lafayette region was going to have to pare things down, even if it won a full $50 million share initially touted in the state competition. Greater Lafayette came away with $30 million in economic development cash Wednesday, as the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced a range of $5 million to $50 million for 17 regions across the state. “We were prepared for all or nothing, right?” Erin Easter, West Lafayette’s development director, said Wednesday afternoon. “It takes some recalibration. But this is still huge. And everybody knew it was going to be a process.” Scott Walker, president and CEO of Greater Lafayette Progress, said: “The real work starts now.” More about that plan went to subscribers this morning.

WABASH TOWNSHIP TRIAL: Will Wabash Township Trustee Jennifer Teising take the stand as her trial heads a third and final day? In case you missed it in your inbox the past two nights, here are looks at the first two days of the trial. I’ll have more coverage as testimony wraps up Wednesday. Check my posts on Twitter for updates, too.

Based in Lafayette, Indiana

Wabash Twp. trustee’s trial: Phone records, receipts and plans to take off

Day One in what is expected to be a three-day felony theft trial for Wabash Township Trustee Jennifer Teising found prosecutors and witnesses painting a picture of Teising making plans to bail out on the elected office, find a replacement and head off for a new life in Florida…

3 years ago · 5 likes · Dave Bangert

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Teising’s attorney: Not sure trustee will testify, as felony trial heads into final day

One final witness remains, prosecutors said Tuesday, in a felony theft case that could cost embattled Wabash Township Trustee Jennifer Teising her job, as soon as Wednesday. The trial is scheduled to wrap up and go to Tippecanoe Superior 5 Judge Kristen McVey sometime Wednesday. Whether it will include direct testimony from Teising wasn’t clear, with her attorney, Karen Celestino-Horseman, still mulling her options at the end of a second day of the trial…

3 years ago · 3 likes · Dave Bangert

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