The Martin County Alliance's Third Quarter Issue for 2026 is now available on our website sharing Facade Grant Updates, Manufacturing Day success, winners of our annual golf scramble, and more information on our upcoming Destination Identity Workshop with Shellie Phelps on October 8th! We are pleased to announce over 70 people have signed up to attend next Thursday's Destination Identity Workshop at Lark Ranch from 11am-1pm! We will be having lunch from Wittmer's Catering and

We are excited to share two more completed facade projects as our September 30th deadline approaches! Check out the before and after photos on these buildings. Congrats to Mark and Mary Fields and Cornett Properties on investing into their buildings and bringing new life to these spaces! Follow us on our social media pages to stay up to date on our last facade projects being wrapped up this month! Facebook: (2) Facebook Instagram: (3) Instagram

Yesterday on September 21st, The Martin County Alliance collaborated with both Loogootee Community Schools and Shoals Community School Corporation and got the 8th graders in Martin County out to manufacturing businesses in Martin County. 💼 🛠️ 🚌 Manufacturing Day is a national event that highlights the reality of modern-day manufacturing careers by encouraging companies and educational institutions to engage in one another during a planned event. Students divided into grou

Alliance Annual Golf Scramble 2026 First place team: Strawn Agency Second place team: Wittmer's Inflatables What a wonderful day on the Lakeview Golf Course this past Friday, September 11th! We were thrilled to host 6 teams this year. Congratulations to our two winning teams and four hole prize winners! 1st Place: Strawn Agency 2nd Place: Wittmer's Inflatables Thank you to our participating teams for this year: The City of Loogootee Strawn Agency CHA Solutions (Midwestern En

What a great way to start a Monday morning with some of our businesses for one of our first Connect Over Coffee Events for our communities! ☕✨ This morning the Martin County Alliance met with Shoals business members at Bauer Family Coffee Shop to have conversations about business and community needs, local workforce, training programs, and ways our local businesses are scaling and being involved in our community. 💛 Loogootee businesses you're up next! Join the Martin County

Our local businesses now have access to personalized, on-site QuickBooks training and troubleshooting. See the details below and contact kari@mypennytracker.com to schedule your appointment.

We had a great turnout for this month’s Lunch & Learn with featured presenter Bridget Anderson with Patronicity! Lots of great conversation and tips were shared regarding Grant Writing for organizations.

Sharing an extra SWEET facade transformation this Tuesday morning! 😁🧁 Check out be Be Sweet, LLC's finished exterior to their shop ✨ This iconic building on Shoals Main Street is now shining even brighter! Stay tuned to see even more updated facade recipients as our projects begin to be turned in. Before After!

Before Current Sharing great news this Monday afternoon with another completed Facade Grant recipient! The Bodyshop Gym had an incredible transformation complete with an expanding half to their gym. We are so happy for them! Go show them some love today! #FacadeGrant #welovethisplace #CommunityRevitalization #CommunityGrowth

Before After! Kicking off Wednesday with another finished facade grant! We love this new awning on the Larkin Apartments in downtown Loogootee. The black fabric compliments the iconic top of this downtown building! Stay tuned to see more Facade Grant complete projects as they are submitted!

We are kicking off Thursday with another completed facade project! ✨ Check out this inspiring transformation with West Side Auto in Shoals! 👏 Let's continue to uplift our community businesses and send some love their way! We are excited to also announce that 10 of 20 applicants have finished their projects with more finishing up within the month of July! This year's applicants have shown up for their communities! #FacadeGrant #MartinCounty #Supportlocal #CommunityRevitalizat

Another Façade Grant Project is Complete! One more downtown improvement is shining bright! Thanks to help from the Façade Grant Program, Bo-Mac's Drive In has restored its famous neon sign, preserving a beloved local landmark for generations to come. Projects like this help celebrate our community's history, support local businesses, and enhance the character of Martin County. Be sure to stop by Bo-Mac's Drive In, check out the newly restored sign, and support a local favorit

We had an amazing morning on Thursday, July 2nd with our Coffee and Headshot Workshop with WorkOne. We had wonderful baked goods for breakfast from Bauer Family Coffee Shop and Warship Cafe outside with delicious coffee and drinks. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit and purchase portraits! Stay tuned to hear about our second round of the workshop this fall!

Progress is happening on Maple Street! Here’s a quick update on the new home being built through the partnership between the Martin County Redevelopment Commission and the Uplands Regional Land Bank. The windows and doors are now installed, and it’s exciting to see this project continue to take shape. Every step brings us closer to creating another quality home in our community. Stay tuned for more updates as construction continues!

Check out these beautiful new windows at The Star Mill Gathering Place! Before photograph of the mill. We are excited to share this Monday on the updates made on The Star Mill Gathering Place! Up next is the iconic logo on the grain bin being finished this next week!

Great news for our community! Oak Street Village Apartment Complex is coming along beautifully. The childcare facility is now framed, and we recently had the opportunity to tour inside the buildings. One thing is for certain… these apartments are going to be SO nice! Oak Street Village will offer 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units designed to provide quality housing right here in our community. And here’s even more exciting news for your Friday… we learned the apartments are currentl

A close up of the new railing and cedar posts installed. After Before Big changes are happening in downtown Shoals! The Main Street Apartments facade project is officially complete, and what a transformation! The new cedar posts and updated railing have completely refreshed the look of the building while adding even more charm to Main Street. Projects like this help strengthen the appearance and vibrancy of our downtown and show the pride being invested back into our communit

Friday, May 1st, the Alliance along with the Town of Shoals, attended the ribbon cutting and grand opening of River Side Auto & Tire, located at 217 Water St. in Shoals! It’s always exciting to see new businesses open their doors and invest in Shoals! River Side Auto & Tire is a wonderful addition, and we can’t wait to see all the success that lies ahead. Congratulations to Josh and Kelly on this big milestone, we’re proud to celebrate alongside you and support your journey!

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