The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board and the Center of Workforce Innovations have been awarded funding from the Department of Labor’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) towards Workforce Investment Act Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker activities, entitled Workforce Acceleration Grants (WAG).
“These funds will enable learners to afford their workforce education without accruing high levels [...]

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Existing home sales in the Chicago region, which includes northern Illinois as well as northwest Indiana and parts of Wisconsin, increased for the first time in two years in July.
Attendance at this year’s LaPorte County Fair rose 10 to 12 percent over 2008.
Valparaiso is studying downtown drainage options.
St. Joseph County has received a $1 million [...]

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