INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Budget Agency reported Aug. 10 that the state’s general fund revenues totaled $1.17 billion for July, which was $11.5 million or 1 percent above a revised revenue forecast from December. July’s total also was $19.6 million greater than the total recorded in July 2017, the state said. Sales tax collections […]
Indiana’s award-winning Jobs for America’s Graduates program, which helps high school students achieve success through graduation, will be adding four more sites around the state including two in Northwest Indiana. Two of four new programs will be established in what the state defines as its region one service area, which includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton,
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A new survey has found 85 percent of recent graduates from 12 Indiana public and private colleges say they were either satisfied or extremely satisfied with they education they received. The result from the second Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey was released Aug. 9 by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. With funding support from Strada
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MERRILLVILLE — The annual ‘Heels for Meals’ fundraising benefit for Meals on Wheels Northwest Indiana is Sept. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Villa Cesare in Schererville. This year’s event theme is “Brazilian Carnival.” The cocktail party event features party games and a “Swanky Soles” shoe and sock competition. All proceeds benefit
State and federal officials formally opened the new U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at the Gary/Chicago International Airport.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College awarded 25,803 certificates, technical certificates and associate degrees to more than 18,000 students during the 2017-18 academic year, representing a 22 percent overachievement from its 2018 strategic plan goal. The college awarded more than 4,500 certificates and associate degrees in 2017-18 when compared to the previous academic year.
Indiana is among the leading Midwest states for clean energy jobs. This is according to a new report from the Clean Energy Trust and E2, a business group of environmental entrepreneurs. More than 714,000 Midwesterners work in clean energy, according to the report’s analysis of Department of Labor Employment statistics. There were 83,752 people working
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MUNSTER – Community Hospital recently welcomed new physicians to the Community Care Network Inc. team of physicians. The CCNI physicians of Community Healthcare System are affiliated with Community Hospital in Munster, St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. New physicians include: Dr. Omar Husseini who is board certified in
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INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College and Autodesk, a developer of computer-aided design software, are collaborating to develop the first-ever Fusion 360 certification. Ivy Tech’s design technology program was chosen as the only college in the world to help Autodesk update, change, and develop its certification for the Fusion 360 software. “Having the opportunity for
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The NWI Food Council will present its second annual FarmHop series on Saturday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will feature five tours of multiple farms throughout Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke and Jasper counties. “Our tours are designed to connect consumers with the amazing work taking place
