GECH Empowerment Zone

Office Rentals

$350.00/mo or $8.00/sq ft
Rates include utilities, telephone, internet, housekeeping/maintenance, security, parking
Call (219) 886-9047 for more information

Products & Services

Business Development Classes
Computer Lab
Classroom Rentals
Business Plan Review
Contract Lending up to $50,000
Micro Lending up to $35,000
Call (219) 886-9047 for details or to request a loan application

Steel City Buffet

Located directly across from US Steel Yard, these are actually two restaurants in one. Steel City Buffet & Grill offers an all-you-can-eat soul food buffet with banquet and catering services. The Que Spot offers ribs, chicken and other menu items fresh off the grill.
Address: 411 East 5th Avenue, Gary, Indiana 46402
Telephone: (219) 886-2677

Film Office

The Gary Office of Film & Television provides support services for film, television, and video productions. From location scouting to film permitting, the mission of the film office is to make the production experience as successful and user friendly as possible.
To apply for a film permit please submit a letter of intent (include film location, dates and times of production, crew size), proof of insurance, hold harmless agreement, permit fees. Please contact Ben Clement, Executive Director for rates and other details.
Telephone: (219) 886-9047

Check out this video on Gary, Indiana's film industry from

WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DIANE SAWYER

All this month, Changing Gears has been taking a look at Empty Places. I talked with Ben Clement from the GECH Empowerment Zone (Gary, East Chicago and Hammond, Indiana) about making movies in abandoned buildings and some of the challenges of putting these buildings back on the tax rolls...

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