Northwest Indiana business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about the Office of Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship, a new division of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development during two sessions on Oct. 17. The first session is 9:30 a.m. at the Center of Workforce Innovations, 2804 Boilermaker Court, Valparaiso. Another session is set […]
MISHAWAKA — Lighthouse Autism Center, a provider of center-based, applied behavioral analysis therapy, announced Oct. 11 that Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made an equity investment in the company. The investment, which gives Abry Partners an equity stake in the company, allows Lighthouse to accelerate its expansion plans and bring additional services
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Indiana’s Next Level Jobs initiative has gained more partners and resources to connect people to the skills they need to land better-paying jobs. Skillful Indiana, which will work to assist people—particularly individuals without a four-year college degree—to land a good job in a changing economy. The launch of Skillful Indiana brings together the Markle Foundation,
MERRILLVILLE – NIPSCO customers can expect higher heating bills this winter. NIPSCO projects, assuming normal winter weather, natural gas residential customers can expect their overall bills during the coming winter heating season to be about $7.50 more each month. The company said the recently approved natural gas rate increase, which took effect Oct. 1, is
Tax collections for the state of Indiana are running ahead of projections. The Indiana State Budget Agency said Oct. 10 that year-to-date general fund tax collections totaled $3.84 billion through September, which is $126.8 million or 3.4 percent above the December 2017 revised revenue forecast and $249.7 million or 7 percent more than collections through
Marian University will partner with Saint Joseph’s College of Rensselaer when it opens its new two-year college in Indianapolis in July 2019. The colleges announced Oct. 10 that the boards of trustees at both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing the arrangement. The new two-year college, which will be adjacent to the Marian University
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Indiana’s manufacturing sector is experiencing an expansion boom. During National Manufacturing Day Oct. 5, 22 companies—including several from Northwest Indiana— either announced plans to locate in the state or expand in Indiana. The combined announcements represent an investment of more than $154 million in Indiana and creation of 1,090 new jobs over the next several
Developers of the future Digital Crossroads of America Data Center in Hammond are taking an inventory of the Region’s public wireless and optical communications systems to find the gaps in coverage, which could lead to laying the groundwork for a strategy to improve service. “Every community’s economic future requires reliable and uniform mobile and broadband
