An aerial view of John Street in Loogootee A house with a unique history is getting a revitalization thanks to the Uplands Regional Land Bank's purchase of 102 John Street in Loogootee, Indiana. The Land Bank is a nonprofit organization started in 2023 that covers 6 of Southern Indiana's counties, and acquires vacant, dilapidated, and neglected properties with the goal of revitalizing them for new housing opportunities. When the Land Bank posted a photo of the house for the u

Great news coming your way on this Monday morning! The Uplands Regional Land Bank and the Martin County Redevelopment Commission celebrated a ribbon cutting at the Maple Street property in Shoals! As you can see in the photo, construction has officially begun, bringing new life and new opportunity to the community. A brand-new home is coming soon to the Town of Shoals, and we couldn’t be more excited to see this project take shape! #CommunityGrowth #Revitalization #ShoalsIndi

🎉 Another Completed Facade Grant Applicant! 🎉 Check out this beautiful awning installed for Healing Hands! We're thrilled to share this new improvement with the community. 🏡 We truly appreciate the dedication and time taken to invest into our downtown businesses and building facades! 🙂 Here's to continued growth and small business appreciation! ☀ #Facadegrant #LoogooteeIN #HealingHands #supportlocal #revitalization #downtownrevitalization #shopsmallsupportlocal

We're thrilled to celebrate New Beginnings Community Church on the completion of their improvements! Check out this sweet before and after! The new sconces and painted ledge made an incredible difference to an already beautiful building. We truly appreciate the dedication and vision you’ve already invested in breathing new life into this historic space. We’re excited to see how this incredible project will continue to shape our community! Here’s to preserving the past while

The Uplands Regional Land Bank has officially purchased 102 John St. in Loogootee. The purpose of the landbank is to take underutilized, vacant, or blighted properties and return them to productive use—helping strengthen neighborhoods, support local investment, and create new opportunities for growth. This particular property has sat empty for quite some time and is in need of significant work. However, with its size and character, it holds incredible potential. This will de

The 2026 Alliance Annual Dinner was a huge success and a full house! We were so fortunate to have Shellie Phelps as our keynote speaker, delivering such a powerful message to Martin County! There has been a lot of positive feedback from last night. 🏡 Thank you so much to our sponsors and all those that came to our Annual Dinner, donated items, and even bid on items! We can’t do what we do without the support of all of you! 💚👏 Congratulations to Harvest Health & Rehab for b

Did you know you can find our Comprehensive Plan on our Website? This comprehensive plan lays out a shared vision for the future of Martin County and its communities. It builds on what residents value most, small-town character, open landscapes, and strong community ties, while preparing for new opportunities in housing, jobs, and infrastructure. The plan aims to balance growth with preservation, ensuring Martin County remains a welcoming place to live, work, and visit for ge

The Martin County Alliance is working with community members to create an Arts Organization for Martin County. If you're a local artist, photographer, woodworker, or creative interested in being involved, please complete the survey below! Link to survey: https://sidc.formstack.com/forms/martin_county_art_council_interest?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ4-r9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVQjBLRHc0bDZna212ZDJBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjOH8o-x0_ubEes9lA8exrsjY8a3NWXLMCbRjC5q_UVuGJYqWcfi

Local businesses, entrepreneurs, and community... we want to hear from you! 📣 As we brainstorm the rest of our monthly Lunch & Learn topics, we would love to implement feedback and things that are working into our future luncheons that will benefit Martin County. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey below if you have attended a Lunch & Learn. 💼 Survey expires May 1st. Link to survey: https://forms.office.com/r/guY21yuEnY

On Friday April 3rd, the Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth, Inc. attended the ribbon cutting for Harvest Health & Rehab’s new office in downtown Loogootee on the square! Congratulations to Harvest Health & Rehab along with family and friends with this amazing addition to serving the community in their new hub office. 👏

The Alliance has partnered with ROI in 2025 to introduce a roadmap plan for workforce attraction and strengthening quality of place. The plan began in November and recently concluded in January. You can now find this plan on our website! Read more here: https://www.martinalliance.org/terms-and-conditions

What an awesome turn out for our March Lunch & Learn today! We had 38 attendants representing local employers and businesses interested in strengthening school-employer partnerships. Thank you to everyone who showed up and for Shoals and Loogootee Community Schools, ROI, and SEIC for being featured presenters! ⭐

Another Main Street business opening in Shoals, Be Sweet LLC! Congratulations to the Hert family! Shoals and Martin County is so excited to welcome this new business. ✨💛

As to date- 11 of the 41 lots have sold with construction for new homes estimated to begin in June! How beautiful are these homes that came together!

On Friday, March 20th Historic Shoals River District and the Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth, Inc. had the pleasure of attending the ribbon cutting & grand opening of: Small Town Roots Salon & Spa! Ikia is a licensed cosmetologist, and Kori is a licensed esthetician. Haircuts, coloring, facials, waxing. Stop in and see them! Congratulations on your new business, Shoals and Martin County is excited to have you here. Business located on 314 Main St. Shoals, IN

We had a great time with presenter Sara Marshall from the Department of Transformation to speak about storytelling to help nonprofit organizations! Thank you to everyone for coming to listen and share ideas and stories!

Wow! What an amazing turnout for the Loogootee Senior Center Open House! Thank you so much to everyone who attended the ribbon cutting and helped celebrate this wonderful community space. The room was filled with positivity and excitement for all the great things to come! As the Alliance wraps up this project, we are incredibly grateful to have been a part of it. A special thank you to all the volunteers, the City of Loogootee, all the Community Partners, the Martin County Co

On Friday, March 13th- the Legacy- Martin County’s Adult Leadership class met in the Martin County Courthouse in the Commissioner’s room. Today was Non-Profit Day and Community Service Day. The group was fortunate to have Kenny Lannan, the Vice-President of the Martin County Council on Aging come in and share with the group the services that the Council on Aging offers for Senior Citizens in the Community. Next up on the agenda, Curt Johnson and Megan Hawkins shared with the

Save the Date! The Alliance is excited to host an Open House in collaboration with the City of Loogootee and the Martin County Council on Aging on St. Patrick’s Day! Tuesday, March 17th 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Stop by to tour the newly revitalized Senior Center, see the improvements firsthand, and celebrate this exciting investment in our County. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Martin County Alliance's Executive Director Jessica Potts attended the ribbon cutting for Shoals High School's newest addition: A FEMA rated Tornado Shelter. Shoals is the 2nd school in the State to have a FEMA tornado shelter. This addition adds two new classrooms for the school and is not only a win for the school system- but for the community also! February 24th, 2026 Congratulations Shoals Community School Corporation on this incredible addition!