PIKE COUNTY REGION ENGAGES WITH GINOVUS, SITE SELECTION FIRM

Southwest Development Council (SWIDC) is partnering a site selection firm, Ginovus, located in central Indiana. The partnership will include a deep dive into the regional marketing, learning and implementation of best practices when working with a site selector to locate a business attraction project, and perfecting the regional workforce story. 

The President of SWIDC, Ashley Willis stated, “Working with Ginovus on a project like this will be a great exercise to learn from Ginovus. Ginovus has fantastic experience with business attraction clients and can shine a light on our regional strengths and help us improve our messaging to encourage more private investment and job creation in our southwest region. SWIDC is very excited to be starting this project with a Hoosier company like Ginovus!” The SWIDC region has a lot to offer target industries including: manufacturing, defense, agribusiness, energy, mining, and warehouse/distribution. 

SWIDC is a ten-county region working collaboratively to attract new investment, jobs, and quality-of- place investments. The region is located in southwest Indiana including Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Harrison, Knox, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, and Spencer Counties.


Ginovus advises companies of all sizes from Fortune 100 corporations to start ups through the entire project life cycle. It begins when it’s time to identify and evaluate the best site to locate or expand a company’s business operations. It continues as we negotiate the incentives to ensure the project achieves the defined goals and mitigates risk. And finally, our partnership extends into the compliance management process over the life of the incentives to ensure the maximum benefits are realized. 


The Southwest Indiana Development Council was created as a gateway to economic development in Southwest Indiana. We are comprised of ten counties with miles of land available for development. Our location puts us within reach of 75% of the nation’s population as well as the ease of interconnecting transportation options. The I- 69 Corridor extension, as well as the existing I-64 corridor, has the SWIDC region ready for transformation. With two interstates, rail lines, airports, and an international port, your products and supplies can get where they need to go, quickly. Whatever industry you represent, we have the power, the logistics, and the location to meet your needs. https://swidc.org/