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07/19/11 VALPARAISO -- A "geese crossing" sign doesn't seem set to fly in a Northwest Indiana city.
07/18/11 Indiana American Water has asked state regulators for an average 7 percent hike in rates for Northwest Indiana in order to pay for infrastructure improvements that include new water mains, meters and pumps.
07/16/11 Indiana American Water is seeking a 7 percent rate increase from customers in all of its operating districts in the state, including Northwest Indiana.The company filed the rate increase petition in May with the Indiana Utility Rate Commission. Soon after, Crown Point and Schererville municipalities filed petitions to intervene.A hearing is scheduled at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 22 in Indianapolis on the ...
07/16/11 GARY | Sharon Owen said earlier this month leaving Northwest Indiana would be bittersweet for her. Owen, with her husband Robert, has relocated to Pittsburgh to assume the role of U.S. Steel's vice president of supply chain and customer service.
07/16/11 Teresa Janovitz doesn't want to be known as a female firefighter. "I'm not proud because I'm a female firefighter. I'm proud that I'm a firefighter," she said. But Janovitz and the handful of other women who are career firefighters in Northwest Indiana are a rare breed.
07/14/11 Kira Gearn, intern through the Future of Chesterton Foundation, has been working all summer at the Times of Northwest Indiana offices to help Porter County 4H 's website become a reality.
07/13/11 I grew up in Northwest Indiana, living in the shadows of the towering steel mills that dot Lake Michigan. Those mills, as they say, helped build this country in the 20th century and also provided healthy paychecks to generations of working-class people in my family and hundreds of thousands of others.
07/12/11 The Porter County Punishers, a new team in the American Basketball Association, will hold tryouts at 2 p.m. July 30 at The Courts of Northwest Indiana.
07/11/11 A alligator at a Northwest Indiana family entertainment spot bit a 7-year-old boy after a man pulled the animal out of its fenced exhibit on Sunday and invited children to pet it.The victim, Ryan Strand of Concord, N.C., was treated at the scene by emergency medical services, then taken to a hospital by his mother for additional care on his right index finger.Katy Hurst, a manager at the Zao ...
07/09/11 Implementing a plan aimed at ensuring a vibrant Northwest Indiana 30 years down the road is a focus of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. The NIRPC board of directors will launch a committee in August responsible for carrying out the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan created after years of public input. The plan identifies key projects for the region and strategies to ...
07/09/11 Current and outgoing Northwest Indiana labor union officials say recent leadership changes signal a call for younger generations of workers to be involved in advocacy efforts.
07/08/11 GARY | Community organizations are collaborating to host the inaugural Teen Empowerment & Leadership Summit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 5 at Indiana University Northwest, Savannah Auditorium, 3400 Broadway, the Urban League of Northwest Indiana Inc. has announced.
07/06/11 The Valparaiso-based Center of Workforce Innovations has been awarded a new three-year contract to be regional operator of the state's WorkOne program and will continue to report to the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board.
07/05/11 Schererville -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will visit Northwest Indiana this month to attend a fundraiser for his campaign.
07/04/11 BASKETBALL Capobianco to Valparaiso Bobby Capobianco plans to transfer to Valparaiso University after playing two seasons of basketball at Indiana University, according to the Times of Northwest Indiana.
06/27/11 The disability-rights group Everybody Counts and the Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority soon may be facing off in court again, unless a last-ditch July 7 meeting can set things right.
06/25/11 In 2003, small school corporations in Lake and Porter counties flocked to join a natural gas cooperative created by the Northwest Indiana Educational Service Center in Highland and, for several years, touted the savings.
06/24/11 The Center of Workforce Innovations looking for advisers to serve as career counselors for Northwest Indiana high schools students.
06/22/11 Fewer than 700 NIPSCO and ComEd customers in Northwest Indiana and Chicago's south suburbs remained without power Wednesday afternoon following Tuesday night's storms.
06/21/11 ATI Physical Therapy is increasing its presence in Northwest Indiana with the acquisition of APT Plus, a three-clinic physical therapy practice.
06/21/11 Existing single-family home sales in Northwest Indiana were down sharply in May compared to one year ago, with 19.7 percent fewer deals closed than in May 2010, according to figures from the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors. | 
