South Bend Regional Chamber

The beautiful Springs at Mishawaka celebrated their official opening with a ribbon cutting and tours of the premium, resort-style apartment community located at 2110 Beacon Parkway in Granger. The community features townhome-style living, with 280 modern units with private ground-level entrances, attached garage options, and high-end community amenities.

LAST CALL! Support your colleagues, friends and partners being honored as part of the 2026 Michiana Forty under 40 Class at our May 29 Recognition Luncheon at The Lerner Theatre in Elkhart. Deadline to register is this Friday by noon. Get all the details here: https://lnkd.in/g_izH4Rg Thank you to our program partners Community Foundation of Elkhart County, First State Bank and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business, and lunch sponsor Beacon Health System

Kate O'Connor's Irish Pub owners Amanda and Mike welcomed Amazon Web Services (AWS) to the community and are reaping the rewards! Keep up with the AWS project at sbrchamber.com/pages/aws  Michelle Hurdle Sam Markman

Indiana University South Bend Chancellor Brian Pappas joins the conversation on the latest episode to discuss the university’s role in preparing students for today’s workforce needs. With some 80% of their graduates staying in the region, he describes what’s next for the university and the impact. Along the way, get to know Brian better. It’s an engaging conversation! Listen: https://lnkd.in/gbayCuu6 or wherever you listen to podcasts. View: https://lnkd.in/g8QKtASR Sponsored by Hayes Design Co

Congratulations to the architecture and engineering consulting firm Shive-Hattery on their new office inside the Momentum Entrepreneurship Hub in downtown South Bend!

A special thank you to Four Winds Casinos South Bend for hosting our May Business After Hours, providing our guests with a tremendous look at their event space! Thanks to everyone who came out and made great connections #ConveneConectGrow 

Community officials broke ground on South Bend International Airport (SBN) UpFront, a nearly $20M project that will positively impact the passenger experience at the airport, focusing on passenger safety, improving traffic flow on the front drive, and increasing efficiency as historic levels of passenger growth continue to take place. Improvements include a commercial lane, raised crosswalks and new canopies for shelter.

Mike Leep, Jr. provides the Networking at Lunch crowd of 140 with a fantastic update on the proposed Gurley Leep Automotive Family Auto Campus coming to Cleveland and Capital in Mishawaka. The $100M plus project will feature a café, dog park, walking paths, putting green, public car wash and other transformative amenities to bolster the customer experience! Thank you to everyone who came out and to Indiana Trust Wealth Management for sponsoring the event.

We talk with Bethel University President Dee McDonald PhD about the evolving role of higher education in regional growth, how Bethel is preparing students for today’s workforce, and why collaboration between education, business and community leaders matters more than ever. Now view the podcast on WSJV TV (Sundays at 6am), YouTube, or continue to listen on your favorite streaming platform or at https://lnkd.in/gbayCuu6. #ConveneConnectGrow YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ghG8PevP

Quality, service and dependability — that’s the foundation Apollo Printing and Graphics Center has built its reputation on since 1982. Their team continues to put customers first, providing everything from offset and digital printing to variable data, bindery, mailing and fulfillment services. During #SmallBusinessMonth, we’re proud to spotlight local businesses like Apollo Printing that help keep our community and economy moving forward. We see you!