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More than a decade ago, the $4.2 billion BP Whiting Refinery Modernization Project was a major shot in the arm for the Calumet Region economy, a boon that meant steady work for skilled tradesmen for years and a windfall that made local union coffers flush.

The African American musicians, performers and other artists who call Northwest Indiana home recently took center stage at the U.S. House as Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, celebrated their accomplishments as part of Black History Month.

On Wednesday, February 14, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan read his Black History Month statement into the Congressional Record on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. 

A video of the remarks is available at https://bit.ly/3SVlRdD, and the text of the remarks as prepared for delivery is below. 

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-1st, visited with representatives from Porter-Starke Services, a not-for-profit Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) in Northwest Indiana, on Feb. 2 to discuss the organization’s new Crisis Center located at 2301 Cumberland Drive, Valparaiso.

Valparaiso University hosted a presentation upon receiving $1 million in federal funding at LeBien Hall on Monday, February 12. The funding comes from federal appropriations secured by Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, United States Representative for the First Congressional District of Indiana.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, and Valparaiso University touted $1 million in federal funding secured for the university nursing program to go towards updating its simulation labs.

U.S. Representative Frank J. Mrvan held a press conference at Valparaiso University’s LeBien Hall on Monday, February 12, 2024 regarding $1 million in federal funding he helped secure for the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Rep. Frank Mrvan recently visited with Porter-Starke Services representatives to discuss the new crisis center in Valparaiso.

Porter-Starke Services is a Community Mental Health Center in Northwest Indiana. The nonprofit organized the crisis center.