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
MUNSTER – Nurse clinician Mary Puntillo of Community Hospital, Munster, has been selected as a co-recipient of the 2018 Douglas J. Leonard Indiana Caregiver of the Year award. The Indiana Hospital Association award honors an individual whose performance in the delivery of care is considered exemplary by patients and peers. The award was presented to
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Randa Duvick, professor of foreign languages and literatures at Valparaiso University, has been named Officer in the Order of French Academic Palms. This award, created by Napoleon I in 1808 and presented by the French government, honors individuals in French education who actively help people around the world to better understand France and its heritage.
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Higher oil prices are to blame for rising gasoline costs, according to AAA. AAA said the national gas price average for the week of Oct. 8 was $2.91, up 3 cents from last week and six cents more per gallon than a month ago. “The September switch-over to winter-blend gasoline ushered in cheaper gas prices
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