Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation

What Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation does

Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation (HCUED) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit economic development organization founded in 1997 and headquartered at 8 West Market Street, Huntington, Indiana. It serves as the single point of coordination for businesses evaluating location, expansion, or relocation in Huntington County, providing site selection support, incentive negotiation, workforce development coordination, and concierge-level project management between corporate decision-makers and local government entities. Its primary clients are manufacturers across automotive supply chains, steel fabrication, food processing, composites, and industrial fabrication — including Teijin Automotive Technologies, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, Gerdau MacSteel, Onward Manufacturing, Continental Structural Plastics, Good Humor-Breyers, and Hanjung America.

The organization's underlying platform consists of a professional website (hcued.com), a digital Report Builder for custom demographic and site reports, a Map Room providing interactive mapping of industrial sites and buildings, and participation in the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership Site Certification Program for shovel-ready sites. HCUED operates 33 acres at the Markle Industrial Park (I-69 Exit 86) and 127 acres across Riverfork Industrial Park and Riverfork West Industrial Park, leveraging the county's intersection of the I-69 NAFTA Corridor, US Highway 24 Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor, and Norfolk-Southern Class 1 railroad.

HCUED is funded through annual service contracts with the City of Huntington, Huntington County Commissioners, and the Towns of Andrews, Markle, Mount Etna, Roanoke, and Warren, supplemented by private investment partner contributions and donations processed via Zeffy. It does not charge businesses for its services. Governance is provided by a 17-member Board of Directors representing municipal, county, educational, and at-large business stakeholders; operations are run by a two-person professional staff (Executive Director and Administrative Assistant). The organization was most recently led by Mark Wickersham, with Chris A. Martin (former Mayor of Logansport) named Executive Director in March 2026.

Name

Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation

Legal name

Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation

Website

https://hcued.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997 that provides site selection, incentive negotiation, and workforce development services to manufacturers evaluating Huntington County, Indiana, funded by municipal contracts and private investment partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Service contracts with City of Huntington, Huntington County Commissioners, and various towns (Andrews, Markle, Roanoke, Warren) for economic development services. Annual contracts approved by governmental bodies.
2. Investment Partners: Funding from private sector investment partners who contribute to economic development efforts in the county.
3. Donations: Accepts donations through Zeffy platform for building Huntington County together initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HCUED is a nonprofit economic development corporation that provides concierge-level site selection, business expansion and relocation support, incentives negotiation with state and local governments, workforce development coordination, and industrial park management for Huntington County, Indiana. Its core clients are manufacturers and industrial businesses evaluating new facilities, expansion projects, or relocations, supported by digital tools (Report Builder, Map Room) and certified shovel-ready industrial sites along the I-69 corridor.

Product overview

Huntington County United Economic Development Corporation is a nonprofit economic development organization — not a technology product company. Its offering consists of economic development advisory services for businesses, including site selection assistance, business expansion and relocation support, workforce development coordination, incentives procurement, and industrial site management for Huntington County, Indiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Selection Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• Huntington ranked 21st Best Micropolitan Community in 2011 by Site Selection Magazine
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Northeast Indiana Regional PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2010Regional economic development partnership with nine other Northeast Indiana counties (Adams, Allen, Huntington, Wells, Whitley). Collaborates on regional marketing, site certification programs, and business attraction efforts. HCUED participates in joint forums, workforce initiatives, and strategic planning with the regional partnership.
• Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2008State-level economic development agency offering performance-based tax credits, training grants, and incentive programs. IEDC works with HCUED to provide incentive packages for companies expanding or relocating to Huntington County. Provides up to $275,000 in tax credits and $200,000 in training grants for major projects.
• City of HuntingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipal partner providing property tax abatements, infrastructure support, and coordinated development efforts. Annual service contract with HCUED for economic development services.
• Huntington County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government providing CEDIT grants, infrastructure investments, and annual funding contract with HCUED. Supports industrial development through commissioner approvals and economic development board representation.
• Huntington UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal university partner hosting economic development events, workforce development programs, and educational initiatives. Provides facilities for business appreciation luncheons and regional forums.
• Huntington County Chamber of CommercesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal chamber of commerce providing board representation and coordinating on business retention and attraction initiatives with shared membership and event participation.
• Duke EnergysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUtility partner providing $5,000 grants to Huntington County EDC for economic development initiatives. Sponsors regional economic development forums.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Indy Partnership: Indianapolis-area regional economic development organization. Similar nonprofit structure focused on business attraction, retention, and incentive coordination for a different Indiana geography, competing for the same statewide corporate site-selection projects.
• Hamilton County Economic Development Corporation: Indiana county-level EDC serving Hamilton County (north of Indianapolis). Comparable nonprofit county economic development model focused on site selection, incentive negotiation, and workforce development for manufacturing and office prospects.
• Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC): State-level economic development agency that partners directly with HCUED to deliver performance-based tax credits, training grants, and incentive packages to companies expanding in Huntington County. Provides up to $275,000 in tax credits and $200,000 in training grants for major projects.
• Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership: Regional economic development organization covering 10 Northeast Indiana counties including Huntington. HCUED is an active partner within this framework, collaborating on site certification, regional marketing, and business attraction efforts.
• Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership: Indiana county-level EDC serving Hendricks County (west of Indianapolis). Comparable nonprofit EDC providing site selection, incentive navigation, and workforce development services to manufacturing and logistics prospects.
• Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Economic development organization serving Allen County/Fort Wayne, just 30 miles northeast of Huntington County. Serves the same regional manufacturing base and competes for many of the same corporate site-selection projects within the Northeast Indiana region.
• Greater Lafayette Commerce: Regional economic development organization serving Tippecanoe County / Greater Lafayette area in Indiana. Comparable nonprofit EDC/chamber hybrid focused on business attraction, retention, and incentive coordination for manufacturing and life sciences prospects.
• Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation: Indiana county-level EDC serving Kosciusko County in northern Indiana, also within the broader Northeast Indiana orbit. Similar nonprofit model focused on manufacturing attraction, workforce development, and incentive coordination.
• Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County: Indiana county-level EDC serving Elkhart County, a manufacturing-heavy economy (RVs, orthopedics). Similar nonprofit county EDC model focused on industrial attraction and business retention in northern Indiana.

Others

• Site Selectors Guild: Industry association of professional corporate site selection consultants. Functions as the demand-side ecosystem that HCUED sells into, providing the network through which member site selectors evaluate communities like Huntington County for client projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HCUED

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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