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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
durable growth, sustainable development, economic development ethics, IEDC, CEDS, IAP2
Durable Growth and Ethics: Equality of Opportunity, Transparency, and Community Benefits
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
durable growth, sustainable development, economic development ethics, IEDC, CEDS, IAP2

Growth that lasts isn't the growth that lands the biggest headline. It's the growth a community can still stand behind ten years later. In this entry of our Growing Grant County series, we lay out the ethical framework behind how we pursue investment: the professional standards we hold ourselves to, why durable outcomes beat quick wins, and how transparency keeps development accountable to the people who live here.

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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
durable growth, sustainable development, economic development ethics, IEDC, CEDS, IAP2
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101, Community & Place
main street, Downtown Revitalization, indiana main street, OCRA, Historic Preservation, placemaking, quality of place, CHARM grant, downtown affliate network, economic development
The Storefront Test: What Main Street Strategy Measures
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101, Community & Place
main street, Downtown Revitalization, indiana main street, OCRA, Historic Preservation, placemaking, quality of place, CHARM grant, downtown affliate network, economic development

Grant County has three Indiana Main Street organizations. Part of our Growing Grant County series on what the Main Street model measures, what those numbers conceal, and why Fairmount sits a full tier ahead of the the others.

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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101, Community & Place
main street, Downtown Revitalization, indiana main street, OCRA, Historic Preservation, placemaking, quality of place, CHARM grant, downtown affliate network, economic development
Manufacturing, Business & Economy, Grant County History Executive Director Manufacturing, Business & Economy, Grant County History Executive Director

A Century of Iron in Marion

In 1923, a Marion man ran 11 foundries across three states. Atlas Foundry Company is the only one still owned by the founding family and still pouring iron in the county where the enterprise was directed. Drawing on local archives and a conversation with Jim and Bill Gartland, we trace how steady reinvestment, deliberate specialization, and a diversified customer base kept it here, and what that means for manufacturing retention in Grant County.

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