Southern Indiana Business Report
ODON — A new group dedicated to expanding community support and advocating for Crane will be in the spotlight during a free luncheon event on Thursday, Aug. 12. Crane Regional Defense Group was formed in 2020, and the upcoming gathering will be the first installment in its Key Leader Series of community meetings.
The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Westgate Academy, 13598 East WestGate Drive, in Odon. Speaker for the event will be Dr. Angie Lewis, technical director at NSWC Crane.
Pre-registration is required and can be completed online by clicking here. More information is available by calling 812-278-9778 or emailing [email protected].
The Crane Regional Defense Group is a citizen-led committee established through partnerships with chambers of commerce, county councils, financial institutions and local business leaders. Founding members are the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, Jasper Chamber of Commerce, Crane Federal Credit Union, First Savings Bank and TRISTAR.
The group’s mission is to preserve the strategic value of Crane by supporting local outreach and legislative initiatives that protect military installations in the region and state, and to leverage the installation’s potential to bring economic growth to Southern Indiana. In a non-pandemic year, Crane Regional Defense Group plans to host four to six such gatherings annually.