Sera Group to Celebrate Michigan City Office Expansion
Sera Group, a local digital marketing agency that specializes in website design, digital advertising, and analytics, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of their new office space. The event will take place on July 11th from 2-4 PM at 720 Franklin Street, Suite A. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres [...]
Land Economics Society Inducts EDCMC Executive Director
Clarence Hulse recognized for professional excellence Lambda Alpha International inducted Economic Development Corporation Michigan City’s Executive Director Clarence Hulse into its society at its 2019 Initiation Banquet June 19th. Lambda Alpha International (LAI) is a global land economics society providing professionals with a forum for the exchange of ideas in [...]
Meyer Glass & Mirror Company Revolving Loan Fund
Since 1927, Meyer Glass & Mirror Company has been serving Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan through specialized glass and mirror work. Meyer Glass & Mirror Company is a locally owned commercial architectural glass and glazing contractor providing design, fabrication, installation and repair services for residential, commercial or automotive projects. EDCMC [...]
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 [...]