Amount Requested:  $1,176,000
The funds will be used by the City of Valparaiso, through its partnership with the Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation, to make a significant investment in the Entech Innovation Center.  The Center, which was established in 2008, is a business incubation and acceleration program dedicated to recruiting and attracting new technology-related business ventures to the region.  Specifically, the funds will be used to expand the existing program and facility.  This expansion will be used to provide the infrastructure for additional wet labs, information-technology labs, assembly areas, and professional offices.  The investment will allow the Center to provide top quality facilities and business services in an expanding industry, bringing much-needed high tech jobs to Northwest Indiana.    
Recipient Address:  City of Valparaiso, 166 West Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383