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Hoosier state well represented in latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list

September 10, 2018

U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of best colleges in America features 43 schools from the Hoosier state. In the Regional Universities Midwest list, Butler University and Taylor University in Upland, tied for first. Valparaiso University was ranked fifth on Regional Universities Midwest list. Purdue University Northwest’s engineering program was ranked 35th among Regional …

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South Shore rail expansion project supporters make formal request for federal funds

September 10, 2018

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, operator of the South Shore Line railroad, has requested the West Lake Corridor Project be included in the New Starts Engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant. NICTD said its request was made in partnership with the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and the Indiana Finance …

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State’s August revenues fall short of projections

September 7, 2018

The Indiana State Budget Agency reported Sept. 7 that the state’s general fund revenues totaled $1.06 billion for August, down $19.6 million or 1.8 percent below estimates from a revised revenue forecast in December, but $39 million or 3.8 percent more than revenues collected in August 2017. Sales tax collections totaled $661.2 million for August, …

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Michigan City’s Blue Chip Casino kicks off facility expansion Sept. 20

September 7, 2018

Michigan City officials and representatives with Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa will kick off construction of its latest expansion project on Sept. 20 The Michigan City casino is expanding its meeting and event space by nearly 15,000 square feet, which will expand its available space to rent to more than 45,000 square feet. The …

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Insurance brokerage firm Gibson announces staff promotions

September 6, 2018

Gibson, an insurance brokerage firm with locations in South Bend, Plymouth, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Elkhart, and Kalamazoo, Mich., recently announced the following staff promotions: Jill Hardesty was promoted to payroll and HR operations director in Select Business Solutions at Gibson. She will manage a team of human resources, benefits administration, and accounting services professionals …

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Online used vehicle seller Carvana expands in Midwest

September 6, 2018

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying used cars, is expanding its Midwest presence. The Phoenix-based company, which launched in 2012, now serves Ft. Wayne and three additional Michigan cities, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Flint. The company’s free, as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery service now is available in 77 markets across the U.S. Carvana customers can shop for …

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Ivy Tech earns high marks from graduates in education satisfaction

September 5, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS – A majority of Ivy Tech graduates give their school high marks when it comes to the education they received. In the 2018 Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey recently released by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 83 percent of Ivy Tech Community College alumni said they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the education …

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U.S. Department of Energy recognizes ArcelorMittal for energy management efforts

September 5, 2018

Steel maker ArcelorMittal received two honors from the U.S. Department of Energy at the annual Better Buildings Summit held Aug. 21-23 in Cleveland and co-hosted by the Advanced Manufacturing Office’s Better Plants Program. ArcelorMittal Cleveland was recognized for attaining DOE’s 50001 Ready designation for the facility’s energy management system. ArcelorMittal Cleveland is the first integrated …

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Gov. Eric Holcomb details $1 billion infrastructure improvement plan

September 4, 2018

Indiana’s governor has outlined a $1 billion plan, which will expand broadband services to the state’s rural areas, create more nonstop international flights from Indianapolis and complete major highway projects. Gov. Eric J. Holcomb said Sept. 4 his 2019 Next Level Connections infrastructure agenda also calls for growing the state’s systems of trails as well …

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California-based agricultural biosciences company plans facility in Jasper County

September 4, 2018

RENSSELAER – A California-based agricultural biosciences company plans to invest $7.5 million in Jasper County to build a new research facility. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Jasper County officials on Aug. 30 were joined by executives from Premier BioSource of Ramona, Calif., an agriculture biosciences company specializing in the production of research-purposed swine, to break …

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