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U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, called the expansion of Daifuku Intralogistics America Corp. “a proud day” for the area given the work and wealth the business will continue to create.
“If you look at the big picture of what this does for Hobart and Northwest Indiana, it’s a proud day,” Mrvan said.
Daifuku poured more than $35 million into expanding its Hobart factory, doubling its production capacity.
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission’s comprehensive economic development strategy has been given a $70,000 boost from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
The plan, posted at nirpc.org, was adopted in May following public input sessions late last year.
According to the EDA, the funding will promote the strategy for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties by bringing the public and private sectors together to strengthen the regional economy and create more job opportunities.
Following a tour of Carmeuse’s Buffington campus in Gary, Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, expressed his gratitude for local steelworkers.
As vice-chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, Mrvan said he’s dedicated to keeping the steel industry alive in Northwest Indiana.
Carmeuse, a major supplier to the steel mills along the lakefront, is investing $1 million in its Buffington Harbor plant.
United States Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, toured the plant Wednesday, touting how steel tariffs have protected jobs and encouraged investment there. Gary Mayor Eddie Melton, American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Kevin Dempsey and union leaders visited the facility on the Lake Michigan lakeshore that provides lime and limestone, key ingredients in steelmaking, to local steel mills.
Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, said economic opportunities and future sustainability for Northwest Indiana shouldn’t be “sacrificed for shortsighted political purposes.”
Mrvan wrote in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that he’s concerned about the rescission of federal funding for a Citgo terminal in East Chicago, according to a Friday news release.
Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan sent a letter to Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation Sean Duffy regarding the recently announced rescission of federal funding for a CITGO terminal located in East Chicago, Indiana.
Democratic Congressman Frank Mrvan said he’ll continue to work with his Republican counterparts even as that party considers whether to potentially draw him into a heavily Republican district.
Lake County Parks and Recreation is receiving more than $700,000 in grants for Gibson Woods Nature Preserve in Hammond, Rep. Frank Mrvan announced.
“I grew up playing in Gibson Woods and am proud that Northwest Indiana is home to such incredible environmental wonders for residents and visitors to enjoy,” Mrvan said in his Monday news release. “I applaud all of the leaders with Lake County Parks and Recreation for this initiative to enhance and improve access to the natural treasures of Gibson Woods in Hammond.”
Northwest Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is celebrating the award of a federal grant to improve public access to the Gibson Woods Nature Preserve on Hammond's northeast side.
Mrvan recently confirmed Lake County Parks and Recreation will receive $712,412 for the project through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program.
"I grew up playing in Gibson Woods, and am proud that Northwest Indiana is home to such incredible environmental wonders for residents and visitors to enjoy," Mrvan said.