Business and community leaders who have been working on various aspects of a strategy to ensure Northwest Indiana’s economic future will provide an update on their efforts Aug. 22.
Gourmet peanut butter maker BNutty opens $1.9 million production facility in Portage
BNutty is leasing, renovating and equipping a 16,000-square-foot food production center at 6370 AmeriPlex Drive in the AmeriPlex at the Port business park in Portage.
Holladay Properties, Town of Burns Harbor collaborate to redevelop 32-acre Westport site
Holladay Properties and the Town of Burns Harbor are working together to redevelop a 32-acre site.
Michigan City Paper Box Co. investing nearly $500,000 to upgrade operations
A nearly $500,000 investment will help Michigan City Paper Box remain competitive and retain eight jobs.
Region’s small business development center helps launch 54 new businesses in 2018
The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center knows what it takes to help entrepreneurs make their dreams of running their own companies a reality. In 2018, the regional ISBDC, assisted clients start 54 businesses and in total served 504 clients, according to information from the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center. “We are honored to […]
Franciscan Health prepares for move to new Michigan City hospital
A focus on safety was the underlying message as officials at Franciscan Health Michigan City prepare to move to its new $243 million hospital at I-94 and U.S. 421. On Dec. 14 dozens of staff members and outside contractors took part in a “Mock Move Day,” meant to replicate what will happen when patients are […]
Holcomb: Indiana experiences another solid year for job growth, new businesses
Commitments from businesses made throughout 2018 will represent more than $7.38 billion in new investments and creation of 31,112 new jobs in the coming years, according to state officials. Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Dec. 17 that 2018 represented the second consecutive year for positive economic development with the Indiana Economic Development Corp., which secured 320 […]
Making the world take notice
Farming methods raising Indiana’s profile in global marketplace Agriculture is big business in the Hoosier state. When it comes to production of corn, soybeans, peppermint, spearmint, watermelon, tomatoes, cantaloupe and pumpkins, Indiana ranked in the top 10 nationally in 2017 for those crops. On the livestock side, Indiana is in the top 10 in hogs, […]
La Porte among nine Indiana communities selected for pilot IMPACT Main Street program
La Porte is among nine Indiana communities that will be among the first in the state to be part of a new downtown revitalization initiative. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) and the Indiana U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Nov. 19 OCRA was awarded a $100,000 […]
Holcomb says pursuit of Amazon HQ2 shows Indiana a global destination for business
Indiana may have missed out on landing the coveted second headquarters of internet giant Amazon but Gov. Eric Holcomb believes pursuit of the company positioned the state as a global business destination. “I am proud of Indiana’s efforts to pursue Amazon’s second headquarters,” Holcomb said in a Nov. 13 statement, issued the same day Seattle-based […]