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13 July 2026 — November 2026, open
The award: On 13 July 2026 the state's READI 2.0 program announced a four-million-dollar award for the "Historic State Theater South Bend Transformation," made to the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County; the state's project description carries the work as five screens and theaters. This pass re-verified the matter to November 2026: the negotiation is still open. The fullest account reached is the Tribune's of 5 August 2026 — the Foundation sharing its plans, negotiations agreed between the parties, and any agreement to return to the Commission at a future public meeting; the city's Deputy Director of Community Investment, Joseph Molnar, is quoted in it: "It's certainly going to take more than $4 million." No final agreement, no closing, and no construction step appears in the record reached through November 2026. The theatre's next chapter is therefore printed as what it is: funded in part, agreed in principle, and unsigned.
Sources:
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation, READI 2.0 award release, 13 July 2026 — the $4 million "Historic State Theater South Bend Transformation" award to the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County; Building Indiana's account of 19 July 2026 — the five screens/theaters of the state's project description.
- South Bend Tribune, 5 August 2026 — the Foundation's plans, the agreement to negotiate, any agreement to return to the Commission at a future public meeting, and Deputy Director Joseph Molnar's statement.