Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. has named Peter D. Novak, Jr., as the city’s appointee to the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA).
Novak replaces Purdue University Calumet Chancellor Howard Cohen, who recently resigned from the board in order to concentrate on university affairs.
Novak joins six other appointees on the RDA board, the establishment of which [...]

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With the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Phoenix/Chandler Arizona, Merrillville-based White Lodging has surpassed the 20,000 managed guestrooms milestone.
Established in 1985, White Lodging has grown from four hotels in Indiana to a current managed portfolio of 144 hotels in eighteen states with over 6,000 employees. These hotels [...]

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Powers Energy will locate its new Lake County bioethanol plant in Schneider, the company announced today.
The $295 million facility will distill ethanol from the gas created by heating organic garbage.
Construction of the facility will employ between 300 and 400 workers, according to Powers Energy President Earl Powers. The facility itself will eventually employ 165 to [...]

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Powers Energy has chosen a site in Lake County for a $285 million bioethanol plant. Details are scheduled to be announced this week.
Porter County is exploring reimbursing cities and towns for borrowing expenses related to the county’s struggles to get tax bills out.
NWIBRT’s 2009 Reliability Seminar will be held on October 22.
One worker was injured [...]

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