THE SOUTH BEND - ELKHART REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOCUSES ON A LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO ADVANCE THE REGION'S ECONOMY BY ALIGNING THE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AROUND FIVE KEY AREAS: EDUCATING A WORLD-CLASS WORKFORCE, RECRUITING AND RETAINING GREAT TALENT, ATTRACTING AND GROWING NEW ECONOMY COMPANIES IN COMPLEMENT TO OUR REMARKABLY STRONG MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, PROMOTING INCLUSION AND SPARKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES AND HELPING ENTREPRENEURS THRIVE. THE SOUTH BEND ELKHART REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO UNIFY AND COLLABORATE SO THAT TOGETHER, THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE WHAT CANNOT BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY.