[IndianaTrails] Evansville Greenway Project Gets Financial Boost

[Robert J. Matter]

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=13252

Evansville Greenway Project Gets Financial Boost

3/17/2005 11:58:50 AM

Evansville-based Mead Johnson Nutritionals today marked its 100th 
anniversary by donating $250,000 to the City of Evansville for its 
greenway project.

Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel says the donation will generate 
$2.2 million in matching funds from the Indiana Department of 
Transportation.

Source: Inside INdiana Business

City of Evansville, Mead Johnson Nutritionals Press Release

EVANSVILLE, IN (March 17, 2005) - Mead Johnson Nutritionals, a world 
leader in infant and children’s nutrition, is commemorating its 100th 
anniversary by donating $250,000 to the City of Evansville Parks 
Foundation to help complete the next phase of the Pigeon Creek Greenway 
Passage. Begun in the mid-1990s, the Greenway project will eventually 
encircle the city, forming a bicycle/pedestrian path with links to 
neighborhoods and parks. The gift, from Mead Johnson and the 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, was presented during a ceremony held 
March 17, 2005, in Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel’s office.

The company’s donation will make possible the kickoff of construction 
for the next leg of the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage - the Industrial 
Corridor. The Industrial Corridor will extend the Greenway Passage for 
3.2 miles from the end of the Riverfront Corridor at Casino Aztar to the 
end of the Middle Levee Corridor at the mouth of Pigeon Creek at the 
Ohio River. The Industrial Corridor is the linking stretch of trail 
between the two existing sections of the Greenway Passage. Once the 
Industrial Corridor is complete, the Greenway will span from Sunrise 
Park to the Heidelbach Canoe Launch for a continuous six and a half-mile 
span.

“We are immensely proud of our 100-year heritage, and we want to 
commemorate it with a meaningful and lasting gift that will benefit the 
entire community for generations to come,” said Mead Johnson President 
Stephen W. Golsby. “Supporting the Greenway Passage is an opportunity 
for Mead Johnson to thank the Evansville community for their support 
over the years.”

The $250,000 donation from Mead Johnson will generate $2.2 million in 
matching funds from the Indiana Department of Transportation, according 
to Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel.

“Mead Johnson has helped shape our community for the past 90 years, and 
this donation to the Greenway, the largest corporate gift ever to the 
Greenway, is yet another example of the important role Mead Johnson 
plays in the city of Evansville,” said Mayor Weinzapfel. “Mead Johnson’s 
generosity will allow us to complete another portion of the Greenway and 
get us closer to our goal of connecting the two existing sections of trail.

“I am glad that Mead Johnson has chosen to invest in the community 
through this worthy project,” continued Mayor Weinzapfel. “The Greenway 
offers a transportation alternative that promotes healthy living, and 
reduces traffic congestion and pollution.”

Founded in New Jersey in 1905, Mead Johnson & Company moved to 
Evansville in 1915. Evansville remains the company’s worldwide 
headquarters. With over 4,500 employees around the world, the company 
markets over 70 products in more than 60 countries in North America, 
South America, Europe and Asia.

Mead Johnson Nutritionals is a world leader in nutrition, dedicated to 
giving infants and children their best possible start in life. Mead 
Johnson & Company is a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Company.

Source: City of Evansville