Despite strong enrollment, Purdue University is facing a budget shortfall that could impact local campuses.
Michigan City’s government and local access channels are set to go off the air Jan. 1 due to a lack of funding.
Berglund Construction has begun work on Munster’s Ridge/Manor Park.
The Jasper County Economic Development Organization has has named its officers for [...]

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Fifteen physician-owned hospitals across the state of Indiana, including the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital (IOH), could be eliminated causing a ripple effect resulting in thousands of job losses if the healthcare reform bill ready for debate in the U.S. Senate becomes law.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590) before Congress contains specific language that [...]

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Purdue University North Central and the PNC Center for Economic Development and Research (CEDaR) will present an economic development workshop on Dec. 1 in the Library-Student-Faculty building Assembly Hall, Room 02. This workshop will be of interest to all individuals interested in economic development.
The event is free and open to the public. The evening will [...]

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Changes in the unemployment rate in October in northern Indiana varied by town and county. Unemployment was up in Gary, Hammond, Michigan City, Valparaiso and LaPorte, and down in Porter County, Chesterton and East Chicago.
The City of La Porte has reached a settlement with an Illinois-based contractor whose work at the La Porte Water Works [...]

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NICTD has announced new weekend and holiday schedules for the South Shore railroad for the first time in 18 years. Adult fares on weekends and holidays are also going up to match regular weekday rates.
Some Porter residents want to know how the search for a location for a new fire station led to the Porter [...]

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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has expanded its free TrafficWise traveler information service to include updated reports for all State Roads, U.S. Highways and Interstates around Indiana. Starting today, motorists now have a new tool to plan their travels by visiting TrafficWise.IN.gov or dialing 800-261-ROAD (7623).
“The new INDOT TrafficWise service is our first advanced [...]

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Bo Jackson Elite Sports has chosen the Town of Crown Point for its $16 million Bo Jackson Legacy Athletic Center sportsplex. It is scheduled to open in 2011.
The South Bend Airport Authority has approved a $12 million construction project which will consolidate the airport’s two concourses into one and expand the terminal by 30,000 square [...]

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The Regional Development Authority approved $1.8 million in funding for the town of Porter’s lakeshore gateway project, despite Porter County’s attempts to withdraw from the RDA.
The Indiana Legislature kicked off its 2010 session yesterday.
Heartland Recreational Vehicle in Elkhart announced plans to hire 400 workers thanks to increased RV sales.
NIPSCO Director of Communications and Public Affairs [...]

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Eight workers were injured by an explosion at the Beta Steel plant in Portage over the weekend.
The Cline Avenue bridge between Hammond and East Chicago, which was closed abruptly on Friday, will remain shut for at least six weeks while INDOT conducts detailed inspections of the span.
Embezzlement is a growing problem for La Porte area [...]

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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has closed State Road 912 (Cline Avenue) to all traffic, effective immediately, between U.S. 41 (Calumet Avenue) in Hammond and Michigan Avenue in East Chicago.
INDOT made the decision to close the road in the interest of public safety after receiving the results of a detailed bridge inspection [...]

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