Grow Wabash County (GWC) will once again be partnering with the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership and the Japanese American Society of Indiana (JASI) to host the 4th annual Japan-Northeast Indiana Summit.
This year’s summit will be hosted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Eagles Theatre, 106 W. Market St., said GWC project manager for marketing and events Chelsea Boulrisse.
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