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   Manufacturing Readiness Grants Spur $47.5M Investment in South Bend - Elkhart Region in 2022

   February 10, 2023

   SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Feb. 9, 2023) — South Bend – Elkhart region manufacturers received $5.3 million in Manufacturing Readiness Grant funding in 2022, leading to investments totaling ...
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   Notre Dame partners with 11 universities to address national semiconductor shortage

   August 04, 2022

   The University of Notre Dame has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Midwest Regional Network to Address National Needs in Semiconductor and Microelectronics.
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   Rick Johnson, BS, MLIS appointed Managing Director of the Applied Analytics & Emerging Technology Lab (AETL)

   April 22, 2022

   Rick Johnson, BS, MLIS appointed Managing Director of the  Applied Analytics & Emerging Technology Lab (AETL) The Lucy Family Institute For Data & Society is pleased to announce the a...
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   Viewpoint: Collaboration and networking equip South Bend-Elkhart region for success

   January 08, 2022

   As a company CEO, if you notice that 5% of your sales team is bringing in 16% of your business, you no doubt would want to share your top sellers’ best practices with the rest of your team. I...
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   South Bend-Elkhart regional leaders win $50 million in state economic development READI grants

   December 15, 2021

   The regional proposal aims to boost innovation, attract new talent and improve quality of life.
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   LIFT Network Launches Apprenticeship Program

   December 05, 2021

   The South Bend- Elkhart Regional Partnership's Leighton Johnson Appeared on Inside Indiana Business to discuss the LIFT Network and its Apprenticeship program. 
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   South Bend-Elkhart to Kick Off Apprenticeship Program

   November 08, 2021

   Operated by the South Bend - Elkhart Regional Partnership and the Northern Indiana Workforce Board, the two-year program is designed to connect manufacturing and advanced industry companies with re...
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   Northern Indiana Internship Program Sees Success

   November 03, 2021

   The LIFT Network distributed more than $70,000 in funding to subsidize 34 internships at more than 20 companies in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties in 2021. 
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   South Bend – Elkhart Region Manufacturing Days Continue to Highlight High-Growth Industries to K-12 Students

   October 12, 2021

   SOUTH BEND - ELKHART REGION (Oct. 12, 2021) -- Businesses, schools, and other organizations across the South Bend – Elkhart region are preparing for thousands of K-12 students to visit m...
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    iNDustry Labs Appoints Two New Engineers-in-Residence

    September 20, 2021

    The University of Notre Dame’s iNDustry Labs has appointed seasoned engineers Natalie Medich and Jim Wittendorf to the Engineer-in-Residence (ENIR) role. 
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    Notre Dame to lead $25 million SpectrumX project; first NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center

    September 16, 2021

    The University of Notre Dame-led SpectrumX project is bringing together experts from 29 organizations to transform the landscape of spectrum research, education, collaboration and management.
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    Engineering Innovation Hub opens at Notre Dame

    August 31, 2021

    The new 10,000-square-foot facility offers a state-of-the-art experiential learning and advanced manufacturing environment with first-rate resources for collaboration, fabrication, automation, robo...
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    LIFT Network Awards Nearly $2.5M to Regional Colleges and Universities via its Digital Skills Accelerator Fund

    June 02, 2021

    Grants will catalyze the development and expansion of non-degree and academic degree credentialing programs to support the future of manufacturing and advanced industry in the South Bend - Elkhart ...
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    Daryl L. Peterson Appointed Managing Director of Notre Dame’s Engineering Innovation Hub

    February 08, 2021

    Daryl L. Peterson, an engineer with more than two decades of experience in manufacturing at Deere & Company, has been appointed the first managing director of Notre Dame's new Engineering I...
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    iNDustry Labs helps regional manufacturers operate ‘smarter’

    January 25, 2021

    iNDustry Labs serves as the University’s front door to regional manufacturers.
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    The South Bend – Elkhart Region’s Manufacturing Day Pivots to Virtual for Fall 2020 K-12 Student Engagement and Industry Tours

    October 02, 2020

    The Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation (LIFT) Network is sponsoring the South Bend - Elkhart region's Virtual Manufacturing Days for 2020.
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    Innovation Lab, engineers collaborate on intubation boxes for local health care providers

    May 19, 2020

    The University of Notre Dame is continuing to respond to demand for protective equipment amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this time with the design and fabrication of intubation boxes for loc...
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    Notre Dame awarded transformational Lilly Endowment grant to accelerate regional innovation and workforce and economic development

    August 26, 2019

    The University of Notre Dame announced Friday (April 26) a $42.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to form the Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation (LIFT) Network, which will enhance ...