WNIT's Economic Outlook

If its happening in Indiana, he knows about it. For the past twenty years he’s brought you business news stories from every corner of the Hoosier State. Indiana’s enjoyed some great success during that time, with the top business climate in the Midwest and one of the tops in the Country. We’re sitting down today with Gerry Dick, the host of Inside Indiana Business and the co-founder of Grow Indian...

Manufacturing remains a critical part of the US, State, and Regional economies. Our location in the heart of the crossroads of America makes our region prime for new manufacturing opportunities. Top of mind for existing companies and new prospects are workforce and whether they can attract the people they need. Efforts are underway to inform the next generation of workers about opportunities in th...

Tonight on Economic Outlook...

Today we take a look at Marshall County with our guest Jerry Chavez who is the President and CEO of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation. We’ll talk about new projects, updates on current things happening, and how this all effects the economic growth of Marshall County.

On tomorrow's episode, we talk with Jerry Chavez about Marshall County.

We sit down with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb for a closer look at the State of Indiana and a variety of topics ranging from the State’s response to COVID-19 to the Indiana Economy and the economic recovery that will follow.

A look ahead at our new episode airing tomorrow as we sit down with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. Tuesday at 7pm on WNIT and listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts. 

COVID-19 has taken a major toll on the US Economy, with far ranging implications including business closures and unemployment. The effects of COVID are being felt around the globe and it could be a little while before the economy recovers. The questions of when and what that recovery is going to look like is on everyone’s mind. We too are searching for that answer and will spend our show today loo...

COVID-19 has struck a major blow to the economy and interrupted some of the success our region, state, and country had been experiencing. The question on everyone’s mind is when will it recover and what will that recovery look like. We’ll take a closer look at those questions with nationally known economist, coming up on the next Economic Outlook.

They are Indiana’s only independent statewide source of continuing research into the impact of state taxing and spending policies. Their work may be more important than ever as State and local governments seek to navigate the troubled waters brought on by the global pandemic that is COVID-19. We’re taking a closer look at State and Local governments and what the future looks like from a revenue an...

The State of Indiana was in a strong financial position, and was the envy of most other states, prior to the pandemic. We’ll take a closer look at the fiscal condition of State and Local governments, and how they’ll have to adjust as the economy continues to recover, coming up on the next Economic Outlook.

We continue our conversation with Bethany Hartley, the Chief Strategy Officer of the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership; Arear Minor, the Owner of Blessed Images, a Hair Salon in Granger; and Crystal Lax, the owner of Crystal Clear Recruiting, a staffing agency from South Bend.

Hustle SBE is an effort of the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership aimed at helping grow the number of minority and women owned businesses in the region. They have recently graduated their second cohort of the business bootcamp aimed toward providing support and assistance to minority and women entrepreneurs across the five-county region. In this episode, we’re going to take a closer look at t...

We'll be talking Hustle SBE on the next Economic Outlook.

We’ll take a closer look at elections, but not politics or specific candidates on this week’s show! Indiana has been in the bottom 10 states for voter turnout in four of the last five elections and ranks in the bottom 10 states for civic literacy. Find out how the One More Voice campaign aims to change that, coming up on Economic Outlook.

A look ahead at next week's show.

We're back in the studio and ready to start an exciting new season of the show. On this episode, we'll invite co-host George Lepeniotis on the show to talk about where we've been and a look ahead of what to expect for this season. If you want to watch the show, catch each episode on our website at wnit.org.