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September 26, 2023

The city broke ground on the second phase of a multimillion-dollar sanitary sewer force main replacement project, Thursday morning. 

Once complete, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan says the sewer improvements will send a clear message: "Gary's open for business and open for residents." 


September 5, 2023

Federally-funded infrastructure projects are bringing jobs and opportunities to communities that had felt forgotten. That was the message U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg shared during a visit to Gary on Wednesday.


September 5, 2023

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined state and local officials at the Gary/Chicago International Airport on Wednesday, where he touted the billions of federal dollars invested in projects around the country through the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.


September 5, 2023

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted the Biden administration's infrastructure efforts during his visit to Gary on Wednesday.

The former South Bend mayor and one-time presidential candidate started a two-day tour of his former home state by meeting members of the United Steelworkers with U.S Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland.


September 5, 2023

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will visit Gary on Wednesday as part of a tour of industrial sites and infrastructure projects in the Hoosier State.


September 5, 2023

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission will receive $70,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to assist in developing strategies for its administration of the three-county Economic Development District created in 2019. 


September 5, 2023

On Monday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) under the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Development District Planning program.


September 5, 2023

A $70,000 federal grant, announced recently by U.S. Rep Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, will enable a four-year-old economic development program to continue its work in Northwest Indiana.


September 5, 2023

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission will receive a $70,000 federal grant to help develop and implement a comprehensive economic development strategy.

The Economic Development Administration's Economic Development District Planning program grant targets the counties of Lake, Porter and La Porte counties. NIRPC was designated an EDA in 2019.


September 5, 2023

The Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department will receive $247,200 from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the grant from a program intended to aid firefighting and emergency operations and safety.