Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana and Boys & Girls Club of Michigan City are among three clubs around the state that will receive grant funding to create programming that promotes the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition. The two Region clubs, and the Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne, each […]
Greg Chidester of South Bend was among five heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) trade professionals nationally named winners of the annual Trade-Pro of the Year Program presented by Malco Products of Minnesota. Joining Chidester, a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 and Schuster Sheet Metal in Elkhart, were Bob Hennen, self-employed HVAC technician,
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Indiana continued to outperform much of the U.S. in October in several key areas of employment and job growth, the state’s Department of Workforce Development said. The state’s unemployment rate in October was 3.5 percent, which is where it has been for three straight months. Indiana’s October jobless rate also was lower than the national
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Gas prices across Indiana and most parts of the U.S. are continuing to fall thanks mostly to plentiful supplies and low demand, according to AAA. “Trends are indicating that the month of December may bring some of the cheapest gas prices of the year,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. “Currently, 19 states already have gas
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La Porte is among nine Indiana communities that will be among the first in the state to be part of a new downtown revitalization initiative. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) and the Indiana U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Nov. 19 OCRA was awarded a $100,000
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Applications for the 2019 Innovate WithIN pitch competition, which targets Hoosier high school students with business ideas and entrepreneurial aspirations, are being accepted through Feb. 6, 2019. The competition, presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., Indiana Department of Education and Ball State University, seeks student teams from around the state to submit video pitches
Lily Jimenez recently joined the staff of Merrillville-based VIA Marketing as bookkeeper. Jimenez is a Hammond resident and graduate of Montay College. In her spare time, Jimenez volunteers with the Hammond Lions Club and has served as the club’s president for four years. VIA Marketing, founded more than 30 years ago, provides strategic and inspired
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Some families in Kouts enjoyed a Thanksgiving Day meal thanks to Meijer in Valparaiso, the Kouts Police Department and United Way of Porter County. Meijer awarded the Kouts Police Department $1,500, which went toward purchases of food to assist families in need in Kouts. United Way of Porter County facilitated the partnership between the Kouts
Ivy Tech Community College says a $10,000 AT&T Aspire grant will help its efforts to recruit 100 early college and dual credit high school students from Northwest Indiana for its technology program each semester. The Ivy Tech foundation will use the grant funds to purchase routers, allowing the community college to fully implement a state-of-the-art
More than 75 tons, or 150,000 pounds, of poultry products were donated to families in need ahead of the holiday season, the Indiana State Poultry Association announced Nov. 19. Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Bruce Kettler, Indiana State Department of Agriculture director Bruce Kettler, thanked the state’s producers during the association’s 71st annual poultry donation
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