MIBOR Hosts 10th Annual Housing Summit During Centennial Year

Hundreds gathered yesterday for MIBOR’s 10th Annual Central Indiana Housing Summit titled “The Region is Our Product”. The event included a panel of MIBOR Past Presidents – including a surprise visit from the association’s first president James S. Cruse. 

Cruse, expertly portrayed by 2001 President John Creamer, joined 1999 President Pat Williams and 2009 President Larry Mitchell in honor of MIBOR’s Centennial. Todd Sears revisited research first presented during November’s webinar and the majority of the meeting focused on a discussion about regional assets and challenges that included Mark Miles, Aaron Renn and Summit regular Drew Klacik. The Summit was moderated by John Ketzenberger, President of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and panelist for WFYI’s Indiana Week in Review. 

The materials presented and audio files from the event can be downloaded here. 

What's Love Got To Do With It?
The Summit concluded with a presentation of the three finalist videos from MIBOR’s Hoosier Love video contest. The $5,000 winner is (drum role please)…Jonathan Frey. You can see Jonathan’s video and the other finalist videos at www.hoosierlove.com. 


Several media outlets covered the Summit, click on the links below for the individual news stories.


WIBC 
WISH-TV’s Indy Style 
WRTV-6  


Thank you for making the Centennial Summit a memorable moment. 

How 'Hoosier Love' becomes a gift to the region...

We've been talking about it a lot...the "Hoosier Love Video Contest" at www.hoosierlove.com. You've heard about it through e-mail, tweets, Facebook posts, this blog, and even on TV.


So, what are we doing?


We're asking citizens to tell us why they love central Indiana, and offering a grand prize of $5,000. We've received great responses so far, so we're boosting the competition by extending the deadline to Feb 27! The grand prize winner will be announced at the Central Indiana Housing Summit on March 13. (Register today!)


Why are we doing this? What does the Hoosier Love video contest have to do with the Central Indiana Housing Summit, and how does 'Hoosier Love' become a gift to the region?

Here's the plan:

After we announce the grand prize winner at the Housing Summit on March 13, we will start production on a 30-second professionally-produced video, based on the winner's concept, that our economic development partners and community groups can use to promote the region. The finished product will be a creative gift to those who better our communities, bring more jobs, employees and economic vitality to our region, thus strengthening our housing market.


The finished product is our gift to the region, in celebration of MIBOR's centennial. It's a gift that can be used in a variety of ways, all focused on continuing to move central Indiana forward.


That is why we're asking members to refer clients to submit videos. We want to hear from the people you've helped establish roots in our region; the individuals and families who have chosen to live here. So be sure to tell you family, friends and clients about this opportunity! (Your referrals qualify you for a drawing for Indianapolis 500 Race Day Tickets!)


And that's not all that will happen at the summit this year.

The Central Indiana Housing Summit, on March 13, is also second-half of 'The Region is Our Product' discussion that began this past November through MIBOR's first webinar.


We'll focus on how central Indiana is positioned to compete in the arenas of community development, economic development and homeownership. We'll hear from a panel of regional experts including Todd Sears, Chief Financial Officer at Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc.; Drew Klacik, Policy Analyst with IUPUI's Center for Urban Policy and the Environment and Mark Miles, President and Chief Executive Officer with the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership.


Then we'll hear from two MIBOR Past-Presidents, Larry Mitchell and Pat Williams, who will highlight how this information is relevant to you.


You definitely don't want to miss out - register for the summit today, and keep spreading the word about "Hoosier Love"!

This week's Hoosier Love contest winner is...

Tannika’s “Why I love central Indiana”!

Congratulations to Tannika for the being our first week’s Hoosier Love video contest winner! Tannika will receive a $500 cash prize for her “Why I love central Indiana” entry, and a chance at winning $5,000 announced at the Central Indiana Housing Summit on March 13, 2012 at the Indiana Convention Center. 

We are looking forward to next week and expect the competition to become much more artistic, inspiring and innovative. So, what should you do? Continue to encourage your clients and friends to enter at www.hoosierlove.com! Closing on a deal? Encourage your client to make a video and submit it - they could win some extra cash to buy that great new TV for the new place! 

Plus, we want to reward you too! Your referral makes you eligible for entry into a drawing for Indy 500 Race Day tickets! Members are also welcomed and encouraged to submit a video. You definitely know what makes central Indiana shine, so tell us! Please note, members are not eligible for the weekly or grand prizes. 

Take a look at www.hoosierlove.com to see the contest submissions (including this week's winner!). We also have a playlist of "Hoosier Love at the NFL Experience" submissions - definitely watch those, they're great!

Tell us what you think about Hoosier Love on Twitter and Facebook. Help us push out the details to keep the momentum going!

By the way, save the date for the Central Indiana Housing Summit on March 13 from 9 - 11 a.m. Registration opens next week!

Now go out and show some Hoosier Love!