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.
Community
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.
Essential adviser
Blessing Mene, enFocus’s director of entrepreneurship, draws on a career supporting 100-plus startups and $25M raised to coach South Bend-area founders.
Sustainable prospects
From a food-waste plant in LaPorte County to PFAS detection in South Bend, Northwest Indiana companies are building sustainability into core business operations.
2026 award winners
Northwest Indiana Business Magazine’s 2026 Best of Business winners, chosen by reader survey for the 21st year, share how hiring, technology upgrades, and new offices shaped their 2025.
Professional advancement
Northwest Indiana and Michiana professionals across banking, health care, education, law, and manufacturing announce hires, promotions, and board appointments.
Q&A: The Harvest Hangout Play Café, Goodland
Next in our Entrepreneurship Q&A series is The Harvest Hangout Play Café in Goodland, co-founded by Mirahida Kindig and Zahira Montoya.