Links

Starke County Economic Development has compiled a list of helpful links to local resources. Feel free to browse through the links below and offer a suggestion if you feel we've missed something. Also, be sure to check out our list of local industries.

Local Government

City of Knox

101 West Washington Street
Knox, Indiana 45534

Mayor Dennis Estok
Clerk-Treasurer Cyndi Mann Kidder

Phone: 574-772-4553
Water/Sewer : 574-772-4461
Zoning/Planning:  574-772-5445

Town of Hamlet

10 South Starke Street
Post Office Box 181
Hamlet, Indiana 46532

Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts

Phone: 574-867-3541

Town of North Judson

310 Lane Street
North Judson, Indiana 46366

Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe

Phone: 574-896-3340
Utilities:  574-896-3304

Starke County

53 East Mound Street
Knox, Indiana 46534

Charles Chesak, Commission President
Rachel Oesterreich, Auditor

Phone: 574-772-9901
Zoning/Planning:  574-772-9133

Gas, Electric, and Telephone

All three major utility companies serving the Starke County area have a representative member on the governing body of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.  This ensures cooperation and direct access to each utility's decision makers regarding new service and any issue that may develop with existing services.

• GAS AND ELECTRIC - Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
  • Cindy Admave, Economic Development Department.  Telephone 219-647-5134  Email: [email protected]
• ELECTRIC - Kankakee Valley REMC
  • Scott Sears, CEO  Telephone:  219-733-2511  Email:  [email protected]
• TELEPHONE - CenturyLink
  • Pat Welch Telephone:  574-372-2729  Email:  [email protected]

Broadband Providers

• Fiber Optics, T-1 Capacity Lines, and DSL
  • CenturyLink has installed nearly 100 miles of fiber optics cable throughout Starke County with many available pairs for use by third parties.  CenturyLink can provide a complete portfolio of voice and data services including ethernet, MPLS VPN, and dedicated internet access and more from this network.  T-1 Capacity lines are available throughout all of Starke County.  DSL is available to 80% of Starke County with speeds ranging between 5.0 MB and 10 MB.
• Internet
  • CenturyLink  Telephone New Customers-877-743-2907  Existing Customers-800-366-801
  • HughesNet  Telephone 855-663-0185
  • Fourway - Telephone: 574-277-7720
  • Frontier Telephone:  844-322-4405
• Other
  • In addition to the above, high speed internet providers may include Verizon, Sprint and AT&T as well as local CATV provider Mediacom.  Service may also be provided by satellite internet providers, DISH Network, and DirecTV.

Community Organizations

Several community organizations provide our residents with the resources needed to live at the highest quality of life. From exceptional healthcare to quality education to arts and culture and workforce development, the Foundation covers all bases of life.

• Center of Workforce Innovations – Northwest Indiana WorkOne Provider
• Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Plan Commission – provides assistance on grants to 8-county area
• Regional Development Company – Regional economic development organization that is licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration to make Section 504 Loans
• Conexus Indiana - Conexus Indiana is focused on issues like workforce development, exploring new market opportunities and building research and supplier networks to help Indiana manufacturing and logistics firms succeed.
• Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning (SCILL) – affiliate of SCEDF that assists in training the County workforce
• Starke County Community Foundation – Starke County affiliate of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation
• The Starke County Youth Club – after-school and summer programs for children at three different sites throughout the county
• Starke County Public Library – local public library branches in Knox, Hamlet, Koontz Lake, and San Pierre
• North Judson-Wayne Township Public Library  – local public library serving North Judson and Wayne Township
• Starke County Chamber of Commerce
• Community Services of Starke County

Media

• The Leader
• Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly
• Building Indiana News
• Radio Station WKVI
• South Bend Tribune
• La Porte County Herald Argus
• Northwest Indiana Times
• Post Tribune
• The Pilot News
• The Market

Tourism

• Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
• Starke County Chamber of Commerce
• Starke County Historical Society
• Starke County Convention and Visitors Commission

Recreation

• Chesapeake Run Golf Club
• Hamlet Golf Course