Passion project
Goshen’s Janus Motorcycles raised $470,000 through equity crowdfunding to fund expansion, with customers among the first investors in the 25-employee, build-to-order shop.
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Bridge for skills gap
NWI Works is opening two workforce training hubs in Gary and Michigan City, combining job readiness, childcare, and support services under one roof.
Great ownership transfer
Indiana’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is piloting a business succession program in NW Indiana to help small business owners plan for retirement and find local buyers before closing.
Common sense beats process
Employers who overlook older workers forfeit a median job tenure of 10.4 years, institutional knowledge, and stability that younger hires typically can’t match.
Count way to success
Purdue University Northwest’s Don Babcock argues weak math preparation is closing career doors for students, pointing to the U.S. ranking 34th in math among 78 nations.
Big on housing
The Northwest Indiana Reinvestment Alliance runs HUD-certified counseling and financial literacy classes across Lake County as foreclosures and evictions rise statewide.
Nozzle worth noting
Elkhart Brass Manufacturing’s glow-in-the-dark firehose nozzle won the 2025 Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana contest, beating 48 products from 36 communities.
Answering the call
Crown Point’s Great Lakes Communications handles 24/7 calls for businesses, doctors, and crisis hotlines. Co-founders Langdeau and Alvarado launched the service in 2015.