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Purdue University Northwest and the Lake County Prosecutor's office unveiled the new High Tech Crime Unit located at the university on Monday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony and press conference were held to mark the occasion with dozens of law enforcement and elected officials present.

The Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana will use a federal grant to help train companies on mental health initiatives.

Congressman Frank Mrvan announced the $135,565 Targeted Topic Training Grant under the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Susan Harwood Training Grant program. 

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." 

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.

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.