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Michigan City-La Porte ranked among best small cities in U.S. to start a business

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Several Indiana communities, including two in Northern Indiana, are among the 162 best small cities in the country to start a business.

State agbioscience group AgriNovus adds two new board members

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AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the agbioscience growth, has added two new members to its board of directors. Gene Miles, president and CEO, First Farmers Bank & Trust  Melissa Proffitt, partner-in-charge of client relations and chair of the food and agribusiness group and energy group, Ice Miller LLP  Other AgriNovus board members […]

Northwest Indiana high school students among state finalists in Innovate WithIN competition

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Eleven teams representing high schools around the state will meet in Indianapolis on April 4 for the finals of the 2019 Innovate WithIN pitch competition, a statewide initiative to encourage entrepreneurship hosted by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., Indiana Department of Education and Ball State University. “Innovate WithIN™ empowers Indiana’s young entrepreneurs to draw upon […]

Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs opening first Indiana location in July

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Cousins Subs, a Wisconsin-based sub shop established in 1972, will open its first Indiana location in Crown Point at 10533 Broadway St. in July. A company representative said Cousins Subs seeks to open at least five locations in the state. It also is expanding into the Chicago area, recently opening its first Chicago location in […]

Munster’s Community Cancer Research Foundation receives $10,000 donation from Laini Fluellen Charities

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Laini Fluellen Charities Inc. is keeping a promise to support new treatment options for triple negative breast cancer with a recent presentation of a $10,000 check to the Community Cancer Research Foundation in Munster. Laini Fluellen Charities is a volunteer organization founded in 2009 and named after former Calumet City resident, Laini Fluellen, a star […]

Corporate Wings lands South Bend International Airport’s Partner of the Year award

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Corporate Wings, an aircraft management business, was named Partner of the Year by the St. Joseph County Airport Authority Board. The board presented the award to company president Randall Jones during its March 28 meeting. The award is presented to a business at the South Bend airport, which shows significant business growth, operation investment, and […]