Well-known local artist and business owner
Thaddeus Cutler is taking on a new role: that of downtown LaPorte coordinator.
Cutler’s new position was announced by the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce, LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau, LaPorte Urban Enterprise Association, Greater LaPorte Economic Development Corporation and the City of LaPorte.
Cutler, owner with his wife Laura of Thaddeus C. Gallery on Lincolnway, graduated from IUSB in 1999 and furthered his education at the New York Academy of Art. The Thaddeus C. Gallery opened in 2004.
“As 2013 came to an end, Tiffany Bley, who served as downtown coordinator for the last two years, informed us of her intention to leave the position for a new role in northwest Indiana,” Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce President Mike Seitz said in a press release. “At that point it became essential for us to identify a new candidate to continue the forward momentum created in our downtown. We had a wealth of qualified candidates apply for the job, but it was clear to us early on that Thaddeus possessed the ideal qualities to step into this role.”
Cutler began in his new role March 3. “Given the opportunity to be the newly appointed downtown coordinator, I am motivated and enthusiastic about the forward momentum that we have all started. As a business owner and resident of LaPorte, I envision an even greater future for the diverse and amazing businesses that are here,” Cutler said.
The downtown coordinator position is housed within the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce and represents a partnership of the chamber, City of LaPorte, Urban Enterprise Association, Convention and Visitors Bureau and GLEDC. These entities all contribute to the funding of the position. For more information, contact Mike Seitz at (219) 362-3178.