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Entrepreneurship for tomorrow

June 1, 2022 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Lisa Dan

Educators from high school through college prepare tomorrow’s next generation of entrepreneurs for successful careers.

Filed Under: 2022-Jun-Jul, Current Issue, Education Tagged With: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Cynthia Roberts, Don Wettrick, Entrepreneurship, Foster Find, Heather Ennis, Hobart High School, Indiana University Northwest, Innovate WithIN, Iris Hammel, Ivy Tech Community College, Jake Miller, JEM Custom Shoes, Lisa Dan, Loopy, Lorri Feldt, Mary Perren, Northwest Indiana Forum, Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center, Purdue University Northwest, Rachel Clapp-Smith, READI, RISE, Ronda Taylor, Sirko Makerspace, Society of Innovators, Starke County Economic Development Foundation, Starke Tank, StartedUP Foundation, Valparaiso University College of Business

New venues take spotlight

April 1, 2022 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

The Pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park

Entrepreneurs find success creating interesting spaces that enhance event experiences like weddings, parties, live music and fundraisers

Filed Under: 2022-Apr-May, Tourism & Recreation Tagged With: Avenue 912, Bankquet, Breanne Stover, Design Barn, Emerson House, Juli Charlesworth, Michaline Tomich, Patrick Murdock, Pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park, Pennsy Depot Banquet Room, The Market, Todd Connor

Driver shortage long-haul issue

February 1, 2022 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Wind turbine blades

The trucking industry’s labor woes contribute to supply chain problems as few consider sector for work, but some employers are thinking of new ways to recruit.

Filed Under: 2022-Feb-Mar, Transportation & Logistics Tagged With: American Trucking Association, Charlie Gamblin, DriveCo, Karen Orosz, Kavin James, KLLM Transport Services, L&R Transportation and Logistics, Lynne Rehmel, ports of indiana, Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, Ryan McCoy, SAN Corp., Sandy Smith, supply chain, Teamsters Local 142, Vanta Coda II

Inspired to overcome

November 24, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Andrew Cleland

Society of Innovators honorees for 2021 have come up with some impressive ways to improve lives, protect market share, kill germs and allow virtual hands-on learning

Filed Under: 2021-Dec-Jan, Society of Innovators Tagged With: ALICE, Andrea Proulx Buinicki, Andrew Cleland, ArcelorMittal, Bishop Boxes, COVID-19, David Price, DexSpan, HD Industrial, Jessica Callard, Lake Area United Way, Level Up, McKenya Dilworth, Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, Opti-Air UV, Roger Winter, The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest, United Way of Northwest Indiana, Wintergreen Construction

All in on manufacturing

October 1, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Manufacturing

Indiana sets its sights on becoming the nation’s leading production center as manufacturing embraces Industry 4.0, the next stage of the industrial revolution that, among other advances, will marry robotics and the human workforce.

Filed Under: 2021-Oct-Nov, Manufacturing Tagged With: Chad McKeever, Conexus Indiana, Custom Cut Décor, iFlex Lab, Indiana Economic Development Corp, Ivy Tech, Jennifer Furmanek, Juan Lopez, Manufacturing Readiness Grants, Mitch Landess, Mont Handley, Next Level Manufacturing Institute, Purdue University Northwest, Sullair, Troy Bengford

Comfortable clients

July 29, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Samantha Vanosky

Regional bank leaders say the pandemic created challenges to communication, but relationships were still key to making clients comfortable.

Filed Under: 2021-Aug-Sep, Banking, Cover Story Tagged With: 1st Source Bank, Centier Bank, COVID-19, DataProt, Finward Bancorp, First Financial Bank, Matt Vessely, Michael Schneider, Payroll Protection Program, Peoples Bank, Pew Research Center, Samantha Vanosky, smartphone, Tom Wilk

Global possibilities

July 29, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Ryan McCoy

Region’s businesses seeking global marketplace can get plenty of help from Northwest Indiana resources.

Filed Under: 2021-Aug-Sep, International Business Tagged With: Andrew Reink, BNutty, Carol Podolak, Charles Sweet, Colleen Hickman, Duane Hayden, Export Indiana Accelerator Program, Gary/Chicago International Airport, Indiana University Northwest, Joy Thompkins, Lorri Feldt, Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center, Northwest Indiana World Trade Alliance, Port of Indianan-Burns Harbor, Purdue University Northwest, Ryan McCoy, Thomas Keon, Vanta Coda

New office guidelines

May 28, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Isaac Carr

Legal experts in Northwest Indiana say companies should take the time to review workforce policies now that they have adapted to employees working remotely during pandemic.

Filed Under: 2021-Jun-Jul, Business Law, Cover Story Tagged With: Barnes & Thornburg, Burke Costanza & Carberry, Carly Brandenburg, CCSK Law, Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, Isaac Carr, Janilyn Daub, Jim Jorgensen, Mike Palmer, Natalie Shrader, Newby Lewis Kaminski & Jones, Nicholas Otis, Society for Human Resource Management

Green job growth

April 2, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Michigan City Generating Station

Northwest Indiana is a major hub for clean-energy jobs, with 10,320 at the end of 2019. Growth in the industry is expected to continue as the shift from coal accelerates.

Filed Under: 2021-Apr-May, Environmental Responsibility Tagged With: Carl Lisek, Chenn Zhou, Chester Inc., Clean Jobs Midwest, Dunns Bridge Solar, Jefferson Electric, Jordan Creek Wind, Luke Venstrom, Michigan City Generating Station, Net Metering, NIPSCO, Purdue University’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Rich Shields, Rosewater wind farm, Schahfer Generating Station, South Shore Clean Cities, Tara McElmurry, Vale View, Zach Schalk, Zuhdi Aljobeh

Furniture made to last

April 2, 2021 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Circles in the Wind

Steve Beigle’s Chesterton store Circles in the Wind sells made-to-order furniture produced by Amish carpenters in northern Indiana.

Filed Under: 2021-Apr-May, Business Profile Tagged With: Amish furniture, Circles in the Wind, COVID-19, L.A.M.B. Woodworking, LaVern Beechy, Steve Beigle

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