The Porter County Council has filed suit as part of its effort to pull out of the Regional Development Authority.
Chesterton Utility Superintendent James Chris Shank has resigned after just nine days on the job.
LaPorte County will use older assessments to calculate property tax bills as struggles reconciling later reassessments continue.
Some Flying J Travel Plazas in the region are changing hands.
High student demand has prompted Purdue University Calumet to close fall semester admission for new undergraduate students today (8/28) at 4 p.m.
A higher than expected number of new student registrants has limited course availability. New, undergraduate students admitted to the university by 4 p.m., Friday the 28th may continue with their registration process subject to class availability. Purdue Calumet’s fall semester begins Monday (8/31).
University officials encourage students and prospective students to check course availability online.
“Many traditional, new student class sections are at or near capacity,” Purdue Calumet Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ralph Rogers said. “While we are trying to accommodate as many qualified, new undergraduate students as possible, the demand we have experienced throughout this week of Open Registration is fast approaching the limits of available class seats.”
Future updates in Purdue Calumet’s admission process will be announced on the university’s web site.
Local officials in Porter County are becoming increasingly vocal about the added costs they are incurring because the county can’t get its tax bills out on time.
More than $126,000 in education grants are flowing into North Newton County.
Both of LaPorte County’s major hospitals reported no medical errors in 2008.
South Shore train service between Gary and South Bend will be suspended this weekend for track repairs. A Gary bus company will operate a replacement service.
Tonn and Blank Construction Company, headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana, is pleased to announce that David E. Burke, Tonn and Blank Safety Director, has recently completed all requirements for certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
Burke met the Board of Certified Safety Professional’s (BCSP) academic standards, satisfied professional safety experience requirements, and passed two rigorous examinations. The examinations covered engineering and management aspects of safety, applied sciences, legal and regulatory matters, professional affairs, and other safety-related topics.
“Tonn and Blank is very proactive and takes a leadership role in safe work practices,” said Burke. “Working for a company that understands the need to budget for safety is imperative. The money spent on CSP certification, employee, and subcontractor safety training programs brings a return of immeasurable value.”
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On Thursday, September 17, 2009, the Mental Health Alliance of Porter County will meet to celebrate and recognize the efforts of several outstanding individuals. The Mental Health Alliance is made up of Porter-Starke Services, Inc., the Porter-Starke Services Foundation, and Mental Health America of Porter County.
Dr. John Johnson will receive the Aled P. Davies Award for Public Policy on Health; Attorney Donald Evans will be awarded the Patient Care and Advocacy Award; Dr. Timothy Ames of HealthLinc is set to receive the Porter-Starke Award on Community Mental Health; and Mr. Todd Willis will be recognized with the Robert A. Anderson Award for Community Education and Service.
Also receiving awards will be Ms. Jenni Schneider of Von Tobel Lumber and Hardware who will receive the Friends of Mental Health Award, Jennifer Cimbala and Mary Sexton will be recognized as a United Way Volunteer Award Winners; and Vicki Urbanik will receive the Distinguished Service Award. Bob Jacobs of North Coast Distributors will receive the Porter-Starke Services Foundation Impact Award.
The South Bend Women’s Care Center has won the annual Leighton Award for Nonprofit Excellence.
Burns Harbor has has reversed course and will allow ArcelorMittal to expand its onsite solid waste landfill.
The process of removing LaPorte County Assessor Carol McDaniel is moving along.
Hebron is looking forward to the end of a long construction project.
Winfield will not be the site of a garbage-to-ethanol plant.
A new Rensselaer city ordinance could help local businesses with utility deposits.
Indiana just met the deadline to apply for more than $71 million in stimulus funds for high-speed rail.
Porter Health Systems is seeking a 10-year tax abatement for the hospital it plans to build in Porter County.
La Porte City Council denied a request from embattled County Assessor Carol McDaniel for county money to pay her legal fees. The county is seeking to remove her from office.
A battle over tuition increases may delay a renovation project at IUSB.
Fifty-three percent of employers expect to hire full-time employees over the next 12 months while 40 percent will hire contract, temporary or project professionals and 39 percent will add part-time employees, according to the fifth annual “Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations” (EDGE) report from Robert Half International and CareerBuilder.
More than 500 hiring managers and 500 workers participated in the study, which was conducted by International Communications Research from April 30 to May 31, 2009.
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Porter County officials have traced the failure of sirens to sound before last week’s tornado hit Chesterton to a faulty 23-year-old control panel.
Schererville is mulling a skatepark.
Northside Business Park has opened in Portage.
Michigan is seeking $800 million in Federal stimulus funds for a high-speed rail line between Detroit and Chicago.
Local business leaders say that the recession is only slowly relinquishing its grip on the region.
Porter County is working to trim down the 2010 budget.
Lowell is seeking a buyer for the old water plant building.