About MAdjax

80,000 Square Feet of Possibility

MadJax isn’t here to just offer programs.​

And we aren’t here just to lease space.

We’re a community of makers who are driven to pour back into the Muncie economy. 

We exist to resource Makers, to empower Makers, to inspire Makers, and most importantly, to GROW makers into a thriving community.

Our Mission

Through a collaboration of makers, employers, and educators…

MadJax facilitates creative and entrepreneurial development…

by providing space, membership, and learning opportunities…

to meet the needs of the existing and emerging workforce.

Our Team

Carly Acree-King
Executive Director

Carly@madjax.org

Wyatt Vincent
Maker Space Manager

wyatt@madjax.org

Sandy Landfert
Building Operations Manager

sandy@madjax.org

ABOUT SUSTAINABLE MUNCIE

Sustainable Muncie, the parent corporation of MadJax Maker Force, is a public, non-profit 501(c)3 that aims to revitalize a low or moderate income community, provide small business training and promotion, business incubation space, lending of small or micro-business loans, and develop, own, and manage retail and commercial properties or industrial parks.

Sustainable Muncie Board of Directors

  • David Karnes

    President

  • Brad Daugherty

    Vice President

  • Allison Robbins

    Treasurer

  • Lindsay Hotmire

    Secretary

  • Peggy Cenova

    Member

  • Phil Tevis

    Member

WHY SUSTAINABLE MUNCIE?

Many cities across the country are in disrepair and well-intentioned community leaders are working hard to identify opportunities for revitalization. In 2015, Sustainable Muncie Corporation was established as a public, non-profit with 501(c)3 tax exempt status to provide leadership to community-driven efforts to unlock hidden community assets and re-introduce those assets into the public domain to boost growth and prosperity. The 2017 Smart Growth America[1] report, Made in Place: Small-scale manufacturing and neighborhood revitalization, provides insight into how “small-scale manufacturing can help downtown revitalization and in turn, small-scale manufacturing can benefit from and thrive in downtown locations.”

Key recommendations for action include:

  • Finding, connecting, and supporting small-scale manufacturers;

  • Identifying funding sources;

  • Encouraging small, light industrial space in local developments; and

  • Creating cross-sector partnerships. 

Additionally, Detter and Fölster[2] (2018) argue for “making the value of long-term investments more transparent and visible to the public, and making better use of professionals who make decision based on evidence while remaining at arm’s length from day-to-day politics.” Their strategy consists of (1) knowing your economic, human, and social assets; (2) using professional management practices; and (3) shifting resources from consumption to long-term investment.

Sources

[1] Smart Growth America (see https://smartgrowthamerica.org) is a national organization working to “help every town and city become a more economically prosperous, socially equitable, and environmentally sustainable place to live.”

[2] Detter and Fölster (2018). The Public Wealth of Cities. Brookings Institution Press (Washington, DC).