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Work begins next week on an $8 million modernization project at Portage’s wastewater treatment plant following Tuesday’s ceremonial groundbreaking.
The project includes replacing four 43-year-old clarifiers and adding a solar field to reduce the plant’s NIPSCO bills by 30%.
The plant could become a model for other communities, Councilman Collin Czilli, D-5, said.
It may have been raining, but John McClure found a ray of sunshine in a municipal groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.
A 21-year employee of the city’s Utilities Department, McClure watched as government and business officials broke ground on a $12 million wastewater solar screen and clarifier improvement project.
“We need the improvements,” McClure said. “The city has taken on a lot with new homes and industries. We’re running out of capacity. This project updates some old equipment and can save us money.”
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Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the details of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for high school students from Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Each year, the Congressional Institute and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor the Congressional Art Competition as an opportunity to promote the artistic talent in each Congressional District.
Another piece of Michigan City’s “Renaissance” is on the horizon as ground was broken on The Franklin at 11th Street Station.
On Thursday morning, at 11th and Franklin streets, local dignitaries along with developer Flaherty & Collins broke ground on what will become The Franklin at 11th Street Station, a luxury transit-oriented development being built in conjunction with the South Shore Line’s Double Track project.
Towers will soon rise over downtown Michigan City, bringing hundreds of new residents to the heart of a community that's often relied heavily on seasonal beach traffic.
A 12-story tower with views of Lake Michigan and a rooftop sky lounge will soon rise over downtown in one of the lakefront city's biggest housing projects in decades and one of the few high-rise housing projects to be built anywhere in Indiana.
President Joe Biden has spoken out against Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billon acquisition of U.S. Steel, saying he would prefer the iconic American steel company to remain American-owned.
“It is important that we maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steelworkers," Biden said in a statement. I told our steelworkers I have their backs, and I meant it. U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated.”
United States Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, is looking to restore tariffs on steel imports from Mexico.
Mrvan proposed the Stop Mexico’s Steel Surge Act in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The legislation would reinstate Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports from Mexico for at least a year. The administration would be able to lift the tariff if the secretary of commerce and U.S. trade representative determined Mexico was in compliance with the requirements of the 2019 Joint Agreement on Steel and Aluminum.