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Gary is a long way from being one of those charming Midwest burbs social media gushes about — but supporters can’t help imagining it will be someday.
“I believe in the Gary of the future,” said Vanessa Allen-McCloud, president of the Urban League of Northwest Indiana and a longtime city resident.
“It will have nice beaches, a marina full of boats, an airport with lots of passenger and cargo air traffic, new apartments for young professionals and crowds arriving for a local festival, as well as downtown shops and restaurants,” she said.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the statement below after voting against H.Res. 918, a resolution directing specified congressional committees to initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Tyrell Frieson is described by Hammond Central's football coach Adam Hudak as a quiet leader who is a role model on and off the field.
"His leadership skills are symbolic of the person he is," Hudak said. "I'm very proud to have been his coach."
Although Frieson was the Wolves' best offensive and defensive lineman in his coach's eyes this past season, he personally prides himself for his success in the classroom. Frieson ranks in the top three of his class and proudly represents Hammond Central through the state and national program: Jobs for America's Graduates Indiana.
Indiana University Northwest celebrated its latest campus addition with a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 29.
The university’s new STEM Center, in Anderson library, serves IU Northwest and Ivy Tech students. It’s a hub designed to connect students to internships, peer mentoring and leadership roles. The center’s role is to help equip students for success in STEM fields.
The center was made possible by a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Hispanic Serving Institution Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and Articulation Program.
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) along with industrial, education, federal, and elected leaders gathered to recognize a significant grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to support decarbonization research, development, and demonstration in the steel industry.
Northern Indiana business leaders have been working hard over the past several years to attract new, 21st century businesses and industries to our region in order to create local jobs and strengthen local economies — and with great success. Our high-quality workforce, proximity to Chicago, business-friendly tax environment, and robust existing infrastructure have all helped make this vision of economic and environmental revitalization a reality.
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been awarded to the Northwest Indiana Community Action Agency (NWICA).
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced on Friday that a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been awarded to the Northwest Indiana Community Action Agency (NWICA).
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it will contribute about $98 million to help create a carbon storage hub at the BP Refinery in Whiting, Ind.
The entire project — dubbed “Project Crossroads” — is expected to cost close to $138 million. Through the capture and storage of up to 23 million tons of carbon emissions each year in underground wells, officials said they hope to lessen greenhouse gas emissions.
The captured carbon would then be transported by pipeline to sites downstate.
Elected officials in Northwest Indiana lauded the announcement of over $98 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for a carbon capture and storage project by BP.