EDCMC Attracting Foreign Investment
Michigan City, first in Indiana to partner with Chicago international business development group. Economic Development Corporation Michigan City (EDCMC) and SelectChicago are partnering to expand foreign business investment in Michigan City. Michigan City will now be the first community in the State of Indiana to work with the nonprofit company. [...]
Development Company Sets Sights on Small Towns
A development company has launched in Indianapolis with the goal of aiding small town America in restoring its vibrancy. Pago USA seeks to help communities with populations between 8,000 and 20,000 leverage their unique history to improve pride and enhance opportunities through redevelopment. Co-founder and President Eric Doden says the company sees itself [...]
South Shore Line board restructured in last-minute bill amendment
Revisions to the budget bill in the eleventh hour of the Indiana General Assembly session will mean a cash infusion for improvements to the South Shore Line, but also substantial changes to the body that regulates it. That concerns some who say the measure diminishes local control of the commuter [...]
Farmers eager to begin growing hemp
Farmers in Indiana and Michigan are preparing to start growing hemp as a legal agricultural commodity following the declassification of industrial hemp as a narcotic with the passage of the federal Farm Bill in 2018. Between the two Midwestern states, hundreds of permits have been issued to plant thousands of [...]
Small Business Week programs to benefit entrepreneurs
For more than a half century, the United States has celebrated Small Business Week, shining a light on the businesses that employ more than half of Americans and create an estimated two out of three new jobs in the United States every year. This year, Small Business Week started Sunday [...]
Hemp handlers hoping to strike oil in Eau Claire, Michigan City
The widespread legal production of commercial hemp is still a year away, but a fair amount of hemp-related activity is already going on in Michiana. The law allows hemp to be handled this year by people who obtained a license to conduct research on all things hemp-related. “Right here we [...]
Makers, Crafters and Performers to “Show and Tell” at South Shore Mini Maker Faire
Makers, crafters, and performers from across the region will be on hand for what is being billed as the “Greatest Show & Tell on Earth” -- the South Shore MiniMaker Faire. The event will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Charles R. Westcott Park in Michigan City. The [...]
Mikropor America Expanding Footprint in Michigan City
Mikropor, a Turkey- based company, is expanding operations in Michigan City, Mikropor America. Mikropor is a leading worldwide provider of quality filtration and purification products for air, gas and liquid applications in markets including compressed air & gas, utilities, gas turbines, power generation, dust collection, cleanroom, transportation, HVAC and liquid [...]
Michigan City’s First Opportunity Zone Investment Closes
National developers, UpperCross Development and Beucler Properties has announced the closing of Michigan City’s first project structured in accordance with the new opportunity zone tax incentives. The partners acquired 113 York Street, planning to fully rehab the property to include three residential properties on the second floor and commercial use [...]
Michigan City Paper Box Still Investing after 115 years
Michigan City Paper Box started operations in Michigan City in 1904. The company will be will be investing almost half a million dollars and retaining 8 jobs. Michigan City Paper Box Company has been committed to manufacturing the highest quality retail packaging products in the industry and upholding an unparalleled [...]
WELDING TRAINING FOR EXISTING JOBS
Ivy Tech Community College At A.K. Smith Center in Michigan City WELD 207 -- Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding (no prerequisites) Hands-on experience with various gas metal welding (GMAW) processes including microwire, flux-core, inner shield, and submerged arc with emphasis on metal inert gas. Techniques of welding in all positions [...]
PHM Brands, LLC Chooses Michigan City for Industrial Hemp Processing Plant
Integrated Food manufacturer expands hemp processing operations to MC A Colorado company is jumping into the growing business of industrial hemp as one of the state’s first processors of cannabidiol or CBD. PHM Brands, LLC is a vertically integrated food manufacturer who offers a comprehensive range of agricultural based specialty [...]