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State says 2018 was record year for small business growth in Indiana

Indiana officials say 2018 was a record year for small business growth in the state. The Indiana Small Business Development Center and Indiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center helped launch 318 small businesses and secure $86.3 million in government contracts for Indiana businesses, respectively, in 2018, according to the state. Together, the Indiana SBDC and Indiana […]

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Non-profit breakfast series ND 1.31.19

Marketing for nonprofits focus of Notre Dame educational breakfast series beginning Feb. 19

Nonprofits interested in learning more about how to better market their organizations may find help through a breakfast learning series presented by the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame’s Nonprofit Breakfast Series, an annual educational program for nonprofit professionals, kicks off Feb. 19 with this year’s series focusing on nonprofit marketing. Organized by the university’s

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AgriNovus Indiana adds members to board of directors

AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the growth of the agbiosciences sector, has added two new members to its board of directors. Alan Tio, CEO, Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., Warsaw and Chris Lowery, senior vice president, Workforce Alignment for Ivy Tech Community College, are the newest board members. As CEO of Kosciusko

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Times of Northwest Indiana parent Lee Enterprises buys two Wisconsin newspapers

Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, parent of The Times of Northwest Indiana, announced Jan. 28 it had purchased the print and digital assets of the Kenosha News and the Lake Geneva Regional News, from United Communications Corp. of Kenosha, Wis. “These two markets fit very nicely into our already strong footprint in Wisconsin,” Kevin Mowbray, president and

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NIPSCO announces plans to buy more green-generated electricity from new Indiana wind farms

NIPSCO is taking additional steps to move away from traditional power generation to more Earth-friendly green alternatives. Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co., announced Feb. 1 its first phase of plans to transition to renewable energy resources through buying power from three new Indiana wind farms. According to NIPSCO, power generated by these wind farms

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South Bend trucking terminal operator Halvor Lines named a 2019 Best Fleet to Drive For in latest survey

Halvor Lines Inc., which operates a terminal in South Bend, was named a 2019 Best Fleet to Drive For in the latest Best Fleets survey by the Truckload Carrier’s Association and CarriersEdge, a provider of driving training and retention services. A total of 20 of the thousands of trucking companies operating in the U.S. earn

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