President of Northwest Indiana Forum named to business leaders list

Heather Ennis

IBJ media has named Heather Ennis, president and chief executive officer of the Northwest Indiana Forum, to the Indiana 2250, a list of the most influential business and community leaders in Indiana.

This is the second year in a row that Ennis has been named to the list.

Ennis was included in the Civic Leadership category for her work on Northwest Indiana’s IGNITE the Region plan, which helped win a $50 million state READI grant and is being used to increase the region’s population, per capita income and economic development.

Ennis is a membrer of the Indiana Economic Development Association Board, Metro Chambers Coalition, Indiana Vision 2025+ board, Indiana Defense Task Force, United Way of Northwest Indiana board and Porter County Community Foundation Grant Committee.