Gary Mayor Appointed Vice Chair of Public Safety Committee

Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor, Gary, Ind. has been appointed vice chair of the National League of Cities (NLC) 2014 Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness and relief, homeland […]

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New International, Purdue Students MIX at Winter Welcome

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue is launching a pilot program this week to help acclimate new international undergraduate students and create more opportunities for Purdue students to develop individual friendships with students from different cultures. Winter Welcome, which ran Wednesday to Sunday (Jan. 8-12), was part of the new Multinational Integration Xchange (MIX) program offered by

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Indiana Chassis Manufacturer Secures Major Funds

KENDALLVILLE — Wolfpack Chassis, a manufacturer and developer of chassis and chassis related components for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing, and specialty chassis markets, has announced the completion of a $625,000 round of financing with participation by Elevate Ventures. The company has now raised over $1.4 million in capital since its inception, roughly $230,000 of

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Indiana Horticultural Congress Jan. 21-23

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Extension‘s annual Indiana Horticultural Congress will be Jan. 21-23 in Indianapolis with sessions designed to meet the needs of fruit, vegetable, wine, organics and specialty crop growers and marketers in Indiana and surrounding states. There also will be special daylong sessions Jan. 21 on agritourism, food safety, vegetable farming and apple

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Youth Unemployment at 15.9% in December

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for December 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds: The effective (U-6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 15.9 percent

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Memorial Opera House Kicks Off 2014

A grant for $5,600 from Porter County Community Foundation to the Memorial Opera House makes possible the “Theatre for a New Audience” project conceived by the historic venue’s Artistic Director, Scot MacDonald.  Thursday, February 20th, 2014 marks the launch of the program and Porter County Community Foundation will be on hand to present a check

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