CROWN POINT – Interest is already running high for the 2016 Business Outlook and Overview – a free informative event brought to life by the Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable’s (NWIBRT) and the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) where local business leaders gather with experts to learn more about approaching trends that could impact their industries. With just a few weeks of open registration left, attendance figures are already higher than previous years.

Seats are still available for people hoping to attend, but guests are advised to register soon to ensure their spot. Registration info can be found by visiting NWIBRT.org, and clicking the link to the 2016 Business Outlook and Overview.

The Outlook will be held on October 21st (8:00AM to Noon) at the Ivy Tech location in Valparaiso (3100 Ivy Tech Drive) and registration is completely free. Last year, more than 150 leaders from several of the region’s largest companies gathered for the event.

Don Bull, NWIBRT Executive Committee Chairman and NIPSCO Director of Outage Management, said, “We really want to study what’s driving our industries, what factors will be influencing them, and what we can do as a community to change those factors.”

Other entities that are partnering together to bring the Outlook to life include the Lake County Indiana Economic Alliance (LCEA), the Northwest Indiana Forum, the Center of Workforce Innovations, and the Greater La Porte Economic Development Corporation (GLEDC).