Gary Mayor Eddie Melton is one of 20 mayors—the rest from western Pennsylvania—that signed a letter of support for Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Keystone Group has been working on the 170-room hotel, a $101 million adaptive reuse of the historic Illinois Building at 17 W. Market St., since 2018.... Read More
Scarlet Lane Brewing Co., which operated five area locations until just over a year ago, plans to shut down its flagship brewpub in McCordsville at the end of the year, marking an end to the 10-year-old business.... Read More
Kent Hawryluk, president, CEO and co-founder of MBX Biosciences, wanted to offer scholarships to freshmen and sophomores pursuing undergraduate degrees in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math who have a financial need.... Read More
The companies each waived their right to terminate the deal if it hadn’t been completed within an agreed-upon time, according to a filing Friday. Those dates were either 10 days after a court ruling on a challenge to the deal, or the end of 2025.... Read More
The median admissions rate at four-year colleges and universities increased by more than 7 percentage points between 2012 and 2022, according to a new analysis from the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.... Read More
Warsaw-based Bowen Health, billed as Indiana's largest community mental health provider, has named two new regional executive directors and created a new executive director role for Allen County.... Read More
Ivy Tech students who transfer to Indiana Wesleyan after receiving their associate’s degrees can receive a 15% discount on all online bachelor’s and associate-to-master’s degrees. ... Read More
A child victim of a sexual assault by his physician could be eligible for excess compensation from the state’s patient’s compensation fund, after the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s denial of the fund’s summary judgment motion.... Read More
Artificial intelligence holds the promise of helping countless other students with a range of visual, speech, language and hearing impairments to execute tasks that come easily to others. Schools have been wrestling with how and where to incorporate AI.... Read More
This article first appeared on Lakeshore Public Media. Like many in Northwest Indiana, Josh Huddleston has childhood memories of visiting Southlake Mall — throwing coins in the fountains and visiting KB Toys. “The mall opens before the stores open, and I remember waiting out in line for the gates to open, to get the hot […]... Read More
Indianapolis-based process control and industrial combustion company Loy Instrument Inc. is under new ownership. The company has been acquired by Houston-based Relevant Industrial LLC, though financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
Noblesville-based developer and sports complex operator Card & Associates Athletic Facilities is planning the second phase of its 95-acre Hickory Junction development, south of the intersection of Interstate 65 and State Road 39 in Lebanon.... Read More
Damien Center has received an $800,000 grant from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to expand its mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for members of the LGBTQ+ community.... Read More
Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the 3.1% increase from a year earlier, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards. ... Read More
The county is launching a public awareness campaign called Stop the Spark to educate residents on the best practices of battery safety. The goal of the three-year effort is to reduce fire incidents caused by lithium-ion batteries.... Read More
The city of Valparaiso will be taking over management of the 131-year-old Memorial Opera House in the city's downtown. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Porter County is transferring the venue to Valpo Parks.... Read More
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress would create a new office within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address environmental needs of the Ohio River basin spanning 204,000 square miles.... Read More
An economic development consultant who once led redevelopment efforts for the city of Gary has been hired as the director of economic development for the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority. AJ Bytnar brings more than 15 years of experience in economic development, urban planning, zoning and redevelopment, the authority said. While serving as the executive […]... Read More
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is awarding $10 million to four projects around the state that will building rental housing for people struggling with addiction. ... Read More
