{"id":4512,"date":"2023-10-19T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodenforindiana.com\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2023-10-19T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:47:42","slug":"doden-indiana-cant-leave-main-street-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodenforindiana.com\/doden-indiana-cant-leave-main-street-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Doden: Indiana can&#8217;t leave Main Street behind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>by Eric Doden<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am running for governor because I believe Indiana must be a state where all 92 counties thrive. To achieve this vision, we need a new approach to growing our economy that doesn&#8217;t leave our smaller, rural counties behind. Indiana invests more than $1 billion annually in economic development programs. However, we are missing a strategy that ensures adequate investment reaches communities with populations under 30,000 residents &#8211; that is 2 million Hoosiers statewide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of focusing on investing across all communities, the state of Indiana is currently pursuing an &#8220;all-in&#8221; strategy on large projects aimed at attracting Fortune 500 corporations to our largest communities. The state has launched a multi-billion-dollar project known as the &#8220;LEAP District&#8221; in Boone County. To support the project, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has pursued a plan that requires piping millions of gallons of water a day to the Boone County LEAP Project from the greater Lafayette region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to divert natural resources from a smaller region to support a larger one demonstrates very little regard for, or belief in, our small counties and towns. This attitude is a continuation of a trend of moving resources away from our smallest communities and into larger, higher population regions. The approach to this project and the water &#8220;study&#8221; that IEDC released have lacked both independence and transparency. On a matter of such significance to the taxpayers of Indiana, I am deeply concerned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/opinion\/editorials\/2023\/10\/18\/eric-doden-indiana-cant-leave-main-street-behind\/71172972007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Eric Doden I am running for governor because I believe Indiana must be a state where all 92 counties thrive. To achieve this vision, we need a new approach to growing our economy that doesn&#8217;t leave our smaller, rural counties behind. Indiana invests more than $1 billion annually in economic development programs. 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