Roughly 426 acres of land in northwestern La Porte County now is a part of Michigan City and available for development. The parcels of property within the newly-annexed area – between Menke Road, I-94 and U.S. 20 are owned by Oehmstead Co., Green Acres, Pioneer Lumber, MHP 1, LLC, Illinois Indiana Development Co. and Cemetery […]
Region a hub of opportunity
Investments of time, dollars starting to yield dividends both foreign and domestic When it comes to opportunities, Northwest Indiana’s entrepreneurs have shown there’s no shortage of good ideas. In fact, some concepts developed in the Region have evolved into successful business ventures and mechanisms that could help other organizations prosper in the future. Region residents […]
A spark for launching ideas
Society of Innovators has new purpose with Purdue University Northwest The spirit of innovation is not only flying high across Northwest Indiana, it’s now piloted by a new flight crew with broader horizons. In June 2018, the vaunted Society of Innovators of NWI entered a collaboration agreement to establish itself as the Society of Innovators […]
Valparaiso-based Sage-Popovich signs 10-year hangar lease at Gary/Chicago International Airport
Sage-Popovich, a specialist in recovery of aviation related equipment, signed a 10-year lease to occupy the Gary/Chicago International Airport‘s new East Corporate Hangar. The airport authority board approved the lease with the Valparaiso-based firm Nov. 13. Construction of the nearly 25,000-square-foot hangar was approved in March. “Sage-Popovich has operated out of the airport for more […]
Michigan City hosts site selectors conference Aug. 1-3
MICHIGAN CITY – An opportunity to better understand what businesses seek when looking for a location to set up shop is coming to Northwest Indiana. The Economic Development Corp. Michigan City is partnering with Webster Global Site Selectors to present the SiteLink conference Aug. 1-3 at the Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa. Registration for […]