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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.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Indiana’s First Congressional District is currently accepting applications from high school and college students interested in attending a U.S. Military Service Academy.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that he has agreed to support and cosponsor the Pay our Troops Act of 2026.
This legislation would ensure that military personnel continue to be paid during a federal government shutdown. Specifically, the measure would provide pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during a lapse in federal government funding.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the statement below regarding the potential lapse in federal government funding.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).
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.