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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A new two-year college launched through a partnership between Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer and Marian University in Indianapolis has named new leaders. Jeffrey Jourdan was hired as executive director and Michael Nichols was hired as associate director and dean. Jourdan and Nichols began their roles Nov. 16. Marian University in October announced the creation
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Unemployment rates in many of the state’s metropolitan areas showed an increase in October. The jobless rate for the Gary metro area was 4.6 percent, up from 4.1 percent in September and up from 4.2 percent in October 2017, according to the latest figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The state
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VALPARAISO — Amy Davis Navardauskas has been named new executive director of The Art Barn School of Art in Valparaiso. Navardauskas is an established artist in Northwest Indiana and previously served on the leadership team of Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, where she served as the marketing director for 10 years. Navardauskas
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The state’s jobless rate is holding steady at 3.5 percent, where it has been since August. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Nov. 16 said the state’s October jobless rate of 3.5 percent was below the national October unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. The state said Indiana’s jobless rate has run below the national
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James Brodzinski, dean of the college of business at Valparaiso University, was selected for a three-year term on the AACSB Continuous Improvement Review Committee. The committee oversees processes for continuation of business accreditation to ensure consistency of standards application and equity of recommendations across teams and across programs reviewed. Brodzinski joined Valparaiso University as dean
