Wells County, Indiana, Economic Development
Resources

Community Links

Introduction to Tax Abatement

Understanding Tax Abatement

Tax Abatement Forms

Statement of Benefits – Personal Property (SB-1/PP)
Statement of Benefits – Real Property (SB-1/RP)
Statement of Benefits – Utility Distributable Property (SB-1/UD)
Compliance with Statement of Benefits – Personal Property (CF-1/PP)
Compliance with Statement of Benefits – Real Property (CF-1/RP)
Compliance with Statement of Benefits – Utility Distributable Property (CF-1/UD)

Documents, Forms and Maps

Indiana State Forms Online Catalog (All Agencies, All Formats)
Wells County Area Plan Commission Forms (Permits, Zoning, etc.)
Wells County GIS
Wells County Zoning Map

Industrial Parks

Ossian Industrial Park

Local Warehouses

Westland Warehouse – Bluffton

Community Organizations

Bi-County Services of Adams and Wells County
Bluffton Street Fair
City of Bluffton – Parks and Recreation
Creative Arts Center of Wells County
Family Centered Services, Inc. of Wells County
Ossian Days
Purdue Cooperative Extension Office – Wells County
Town of Ossian – Parks and Recreation
Wells County Council on Aging
Wells County, Indiana, Historical Society and Museum
United Way of Wells County, Indiana

Economic Development Partners

American Electric Power
Community Research Institute – IPFW
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Indiana Small Business Development Center
Ivy Tech Community College
Northeast Indiana Innovation Center
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership
United REMC
Wells County Area Plan Commission
Wells County Chamber of Commerce
WorkOne of Northeast Indiana

Education – Secondary

Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District
Northern Wells Community Schools
Southern Wells Community Schools

Education – Post Secondary

Ball State University
Brown Mackie College of Fort Wayne
Huntington University
Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne (IPFW)
Indiana Business College (Harrison College)
Indiana Tech
Indiana Wesleyan University
ITT Technical Institute
Ivy Tech Community College
Taylor University-Upland
University of Saint Francis

Foundations

The Wells County Foundation, Inc.

Health Care

Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Caylor-Nickel Clinic, PC
Markle Medical Center
Wells County Emergency Medical Services

News & Information

The Bluffton News-Banner
Wells County Fact Book
Wells County Public Library

Local Government

City of Bluffton
Town of Markle
Town of Ossian
Wells County Government
City of Bluffton Mayor Ted Ellis

State Government

Indiana Department of Agriculture
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
Indiana Department of Revenue
Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana General Assembly

State Elected Officials

State Representative Jeff Espich
State Senator Travis Holdman
Governor Mitch Daniels

Federal Government/Monetary Policy

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Small Business Administration

Federal Elected Officials

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence
U.S. Senator Dan Coats
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar