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Stay current with local people, news and events Business California-based Premier BioSource, an agricultural biosciences company, plans to invest $7.5 million in Jasper County to build a new research facility. The company will construct and equip a 78,000-square-foot, 600-sow, farrow-to-finish farm operation in Rensselaer, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. reported. Premier BioSource’s pigs will be

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Past honorees of the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana discuss how the recognition has helped their professional lives

A spark for launching ideas

Society of Innovators has new purpose with Purdue University Northwest The spirit of innovation is not only flying high across Northwest Indiana, it’s now piloted by a new flight crew with broader horizons. In June 2018, the vaunted Society of Innovators of NWI entered a collaboration agreement to establish itself as the Society of Innovators

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Gary/Chicago International Airport U.S. Customs facility

Attracting foreign interests

Northwest Indiana emerging as a destination for global investments While interest and investment on the part of foreign companies in Northwest Indiana is not a novelty, recent wins suggest the trend may have staying power. For instance, Gary and Hammond put in bids for Amazon’s HQ2. Gary/Chicago International Airport has a full-fledged U.S. Customs facility.

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Kevin Trimble, vice president of Blue Dot Safes

Expanding to the Midwest

California safe maker sets up new location in Hammond Not only does Kevin Trimble own a trademarked “Second Amendment” residential gun safe in his home, but many of his house guests also end up owning one. “These gun safes are fairly new with our company, but already they’re very popular with our customers,” said Trimble,

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Franciscan ExpressCare Hobart Indiana

Franciscan opens new ExpressCare facility in Hobart

Franciscan ExpressCare has opened its newest location at 101 W. 61st Ave. in Hobart. Franciscan Health, which operates the facility, invested $1 million to acquire the property and rehabilitate the building, which also houses Franciscan WorkingWell occupational health services, providing businesses a range of healthcare services, from wellness and education to rehabilitation. Franciscan ExpressCare in

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Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana have solid showing in October

Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana in October were up 2.8 percent when compared to the same month a year ago.    The Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors, which represents Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke counties, reported 1,003 closed sales in October, up from 976 closed sales reported in

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