WASHINGTON — Building on a commitment to help local communities redevelop distressed public or assisted housing and transform neighborhoods, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro announced seven new Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards, including $500,000 to the City of Gary, Indiana. These awards will help grantees craft comprehensive, locally driven plans to …
Indispensable, Irreplaceable You 6 Tips to Creating Peerless Value at Work By: DeEtta Jones Given the rapid pace of change in most organizations, it is likely that you have—at least on occasion—considered the value you add (and what you have invested in it). Value is the return on investment benefit that your company enjoys because …
Despite frigid winter temperatures, contractors working on the rail relocation and runway expansion project at the Gary/Chicago International Airport are 90% done removing the old railroad tracks and earthen berm that have blocked the runway expansion for more than a decade. “With completion of the runway and relocation of the railroad tracks, the Gary/Chicago International …
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LA PORTE, STARKE COUNTIES — IU Health La Porte and Starke hospitals’ certified Health Exchange navigators have added convenient evening and afternoon sessions for those who would like help signing up for insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace. One-on-one appointments also are available by calling 855.400.2045. Open enrollment for the marketplace ends Feb. 15, 2015. …
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Extension is helping to provide training in January so that Indiana communities can organize to better prepare for and recover from disasters. The free, one-day training is designed to encourage communities to form a COAD, an acronym for community organization active in disaster. The training will be conducted by leaders of …
It’s not good business to cause financial hardship for schools. If economic development is in any way related to the quality of public education, then business leaders must demand a shift in public education policy that places public schools as the top priority. The ability of any community to attract new economic development is dependent …
The key to success in the legal sector is striking the right balance between keeping existing clients happy and winning new business. This is, of course, easier said than done. A report by InsightBee collated information from over 100 senior executives in mid-to-large UK law firms. It found that the main barriers to this successful …
BURNS HARBOR – The Town of Burns Harbor Redevelopment Commission (RDC) continues to make progress towards establishing a long-term plan of action for a sustainable economic environment and town identity. At its monthly meeting held Tuesday evening, the RDC announced the following firms as top contenders to facilitate development of the town starting this year: …
Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central began a planning process to unify into a single university of two distinct campuses. Plans call for the new name of the unified institution—Purdue University Northwest—to be adopted in time for the start of the 2016-17 academic year, pending accreditation approval by the Higher Learning Commission. The unification is …
VALPARAISO — A new team member has joined Success Trek, increasing the firm’s emphasis on helping businesses and organizations sustain growth and profitability through Industrial and Organizational Development approaches. Kara Fasone came to Success Trek through a client where she was completing a college internship. She will be working as an intern for Success Trek …
