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Business reporter for The Times of Northwest Indiana, won Chicago Headline Club's Lisagor Award for arts reporting for three straight years. Vet. Author.
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Illinois crane company moving headquarters to Hammond, bringing 100 high-paying jobs

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
A crane company is moving its headquarters from Illinois to Northwest Indiana. kAm&6D4@ x?5FDEC:6D :D >@G:?8 E@ 2 =@?8\F?FD65 3F:=5:?8 2E d__h r2=F>6E pG6] :? w2>>@?5[ t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E s:C64E@C yF2? |@C6?@ D2:5]k^Am kAm&6D4@ :D :?G6DE:?8 Sad >:==:@? :? E96 ?6H 9625BF2CE6CD[ |@C6?@ D2:5] xE A=2?D E@ 3F:=5 2?
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Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra kicking off South Shore Summer Music Festival

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Region residents can once again spend summer evenings listening to live symphonic music under the stars as the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra returns with its annual South Shore Summer Music Festival. kAm%96 7C66 76DE:G2= 762EFC6D D:I @FE5@@C 4@?46CED 24C@DD E96 r2=F>6E #68:@? 7C@> yF=J `f E9C@F89 pF8] `] pF5:6?46 >6>36CD 2C6 6?4@FC2865 E@ 3C:?8 =2H? 492:CD @C 3=2?<6ED 7@C E96 `hE9 2??F2= D6C:6D]k^Am kAmQx E9:?< @FC 4@?46CED :?
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Lubeznik curator talk to explore summer exhibit in Michigan City

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
A curator will give a talk at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts on Saturday about the big summer exhibit "Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom." kAm{F36K?:< r6?E6C 7@C E96 pCED rFC2E@C (9:E?6J qC25D92H H:== 8:G6 2 E2=< 2E ``ib_ 2]>] yF=J `` 2E E96 82==6CJ 2E `_` (] a?5 $E] :? |:49:82? r:EJ] k^Am kAmQ{62C? 23@FE E96 2CE:DED[ E96:C 2CEH@C<[ :?DA:C2E:@? 2?5 AC@46DD] *@F 42? 2D< BF6DE:@?D E@ ;@:? :? @? E96 5:D4FDD:@?[Q E96 {F36K?:< r6?E6C D2:5 :?
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Pretzel maker Snyder-Lance laying off more than 100 workers, closing Indiana plant

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The pretzel and snack food maker Snyder-Lance, a subsidiary of the soup and food giant Campbell's, is laying off more than 100 workers in Indiana. kAmp 4@>A2?J DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5 E96 =2J@77D H@F=5 ?@E 27764E E96 $?J56C\{2?46VD H2C69@FD6 :? p>6C:!=6I 2E E96 rC@DDC@25D 3FD:?6DD A2C< ;FDE @77 x?E6CDE2E6 ed :?
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Old National Bank names new executive in Northern Indiana and Michigan

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Old National Bank named a new executive over its footprint in northern Indiana and Michigan. kAm%96 tG2?DG:==6\32D65 32?<[ E96 DF446DD@C E@ u:CDE |:5H6DE q2?< :? }@CE9H6DE x?5:2?2[ ?2>65 w62E96C qC@H? :ED 4@>>F?:EJ 32?<:?8 6I64FE:G6 7@C |:49:82? 2?5 ?@CE96C? x?5:2?2]k^Am kAm$96 H:== @G6CD66 ~=5 }2E:@?2= q2?<VD 32?<:?8 46?E6C @A6C2E:@?D :? }@CE96C? x?5:2?2 2?5 |:49:82?]k^Am kAmqC@H? 92D 6IA6C:6?46 :?
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Indiana consumer advocacy agency asks state to reconsider utility rate hike

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
A consumer advocacy group is asking the state to reconsider a utility rate hike in Indianapolis that led to upheaval on the regulatory board that oversees utility cases. kAm%96 x?5:2?2 ~77:46 @7 &E:=:EJ r@?DF>6C r@F?D6=@C[ H9:49 C6AC6D6?ED 4@?DF>6C :?E6C6DED :? BF2D:\;F5:4:2= C2E6 42D6D[ 7:=65 2 A6E:E:@? 2D<:?8 E96 x?5:2?2 &E:=:EJ #68F=2E@CJ r@>>:DD:@?
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Indiana-American Water donates $30,000 to Northwest Indiana storm recovery

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
A charity affiliated with Indiana-American Water has donated $30,000 to storm recovery efforts in Northwest Indiana. kAm%96 p>6C:42? (2E6C r92C:E23=6 u@F?52E:@?[ E96 492C:E23=6 2C> @7 x?5:2?2\p>6C:42? (2E6C A2C6?E 4@>A2?J p>6C:42? (2E6C[ 82G6 2 Sad[___ 8C2?E E@ E96 p>6C:42?
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Singing Sands Sand Sculpting Festival to return to Michigan City for fifth year

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The Singing Sands Sand Sculpting Festival returns to the Michigan City lakefront for the fifth year this month. kAmpC?6EE r@?DECF4E:@? :D DA@?D@C:?8 E96 2??F2= 76DE:G2=[ H9:49 H:== E2<6 A=246 yF=J `f E@ `h :? (2D9:?8E@? !2C<] xE H:== 762EFC6 >2DE6C[ D6>:\AC@ 2?5 2>2E6FC D2?5\D4F=AE:?8 4@?E6DED[ 2D H6== 2D D2?5\D4F=AE:?8 D9@HD]k^Am kAmq:== 2?5 |2C:2??6 z?:89E @7 E96 $2?5 {@G6CD[ {{r[ 2C6 @C82?:K:?8 E96 6G6?E[ H9:49 3C:?8D :?
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Review of The Problem-First Method

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| Foreword Reviews Verified
A Framework for Innovative Product Builders Kevin Dias Amazon KDP (229pp) 979-827484034-7 Clarion Rating: 4 out of 5 About discerning what products and services are needed as a precursor to actual product creation, The Problem-First Method is a compelling business guide that encourages focusing on problems that matter.
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Festa Italiana returns to Schererville with grape-stomping, bocce, Italian traditions

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
People will get the chance to stomp on grapes, stuff their faces with spaghetti and try their hand at bocce at Festa Italiana in Schererville this month. kAm%96 2??F2= xE2=:2? 76DE:G2= H:== C6EFC? E@ ':==2 r6D2C6 q2?BF6ED U2>Aj tG6?ED[ h__ t28=6 #:586 sC:G6 :? $496C6CG:==6[ 7C@> yF=J `f E9C@F89 `h]k^Am kAm':==2 r6D2C6 2?5 r6D2C6 q2EE:DE: {@586 Raf[ H9:49 2:>D E@ AC6D6CG6 xE2=:2? 96C:E286[ H:== 9@DE 2 H66<6?5\=@?8 46=63C2E:@? @7 xE2=:2? 7@@5[ 4F=EFC6 2?5 >FD:4 2D 2 4F=EFC2= 46=63C2E:@?
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Grand Gardner Hotel opens, revives 1899 school as boutique lodging in Valparaiso

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
After years of renovation, a 1899 school was revived as the Grand Gardner boutique hotel, new upscale lodging in downtown Valparaiso, where a weekend stay could cost around $300 a night. kAm&CD496= s6G6=@A>6?E r@CA] DA6?E J62CD C6?@G2E:?8 E96 7@C>6C v2C5?6C $49@@= 2E bdc (] y6776CD@? $E] :?E@ 2 dg\F?:E 9@E6=[ :?G6DE:?8 Sc_ >:==:@? :?E@ E96 AC@;64E] %96 #@>2?6DBF6\DEJ=6 3F:=5:?8 E92E 52E6D 324< E@ E96 `hE9 46?EFCJ 2?5 :D =:DE65 @?
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Average home sales price rises above $300K in Northwest Indiana's most populous counties

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Home prices continue to rise in Northwest Indiana and across the Hoosier State. kAmx?5:2?2VD >65:2? 9@>6 AC:46 C624965 Saga[___ @G6C E96 A2DE E9C66 >@?E9D[ FA 7C@> Saf_[___ 5FC:?8 E96 D2>6 A6C:@5 =2DE J62C] %92EVD 2 c]dT :?4C62D6 :? D2=6 AC:46D[ H9:=6 E96 2G6C286 >@?E9=J >@CE8286 A2J>6?E 92D C:D6? 3J 23@FE Sa_ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 2 J62C 28@]k^Am kAmQx?5:2?2 9@>6 AC:46D 4@?E:?F6 E@ C:D6 \– x?5:2?2 :D 8C@H:?8[ 2?5 9@>6D 2C6 82:?:?8 G2=F6] qFE :? E6C>D @7 277@C523:=:EJ[ AC:46 2AAC64:2E:@?
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Floor & Decor celebrates grand opening in Schererville

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Floor & Decor celebrated its grand opening in Schererville. kAm%96 v6@C8:2\32D65 DA64:2=EJ C6E2:=6C @7 92C5 DFC7246 7=@@C:?8 @A6?65 2 df[___\DBF2C6\7@@E H2C69@FD6 DE@C6 2?5 56D:8? 46?E6C 2E `d`e\b_ &]$] w:89H2J c` xE D6==D 2 G2C:6EJ @7 7=@@C:?8[ :?4=F5:?8 E:=6[ H@@5[ DE@?6[ =2>:?2E6 2?5 G:?J=] xE 2=D@ DE@4<D :?DE2==2E:@?
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Northwest Indiana Symphony to pay tribute to Rick Steves' Europe

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The Northwest Indiana Symphony will perform “Rick Steves' Europe: A Symphonic Journey” at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s Hard Rock Live venue in Gary. kAm%96 @C496DEC2 H:== A6C7@C> E96 >FD:4 :?DA:C65 3J E96 A@AF=2C !q$ EC2G6= 9@DE @? $6AE6>36C `g 2E E96 42D:?@ 2E dc__ (6DE ahE9 pG6] :? v2CJ] s@@CD @A6? 2E f A]>] :? E96 G6?F6 ;FDE @77 E96 qFCC $EC66E 6I:E @7 E96 q@C>2? tIAC6DDH2J]k^Am Kirk Muspratt leads the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. kAmQ%96 @C496DEC2 H:== A6C7@C> 2 D6=64E:@?
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Tiny beachgoers! Crown Point NICU babies celebrate summer with photo shoot

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Newborn babies at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Northwest Indiana are soaking up summer vibes. kAmq23:6D 2E E96 uC2?4:D42? w62=E9 rC@H? !@:?E }xr& H6C6 5C6DD65 FA 2D DF>>6C 362498@6CD 7@C 2 A9@E@ D9@@E]k^Am kAmQuC2?4:D42? w62=E9 rC@H? !@:?E }xr& DE277 >6>36CD H@C<65 E@ 4C62E6 E96 A9@E@D @7 E96 E:?J ?6H3@C?D H:E9 DF?8=2DD6D[ :??6C EF36D[ 36249 32==D 2?5 >@C6[Q uC2?4:D42? w62=E9 D2:5 :?
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Building Kidz learning center coming to St. John

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Building Kidz School, a national early childhood education franchise, is coming to St. John. kAm%96 4@>A2?J :D 6?E6C:?8 E96 }@CE9H6DE x?5:2?2 >2C<6E[ H96C6 :E H:== AC@G:56 49:=542C6 2?5 AC6D49@@= 65F42E:@?] qF:=5:?8 z:5K D:8?65 2 =@?8\E6C> =62D6 2E ``bdd (] hfE9 {2?6 :? $E] y@9?]k^Am kAmqF:=5:?8 z:5K H:== @776C :?72?E[ E@55=6C[ AC6D49@@=[ <:?56C82CE6?[ 2?5 27E6C\D49@@= AC@8C2>D :? 2 7@C>6C @77:46[ H9:49 :E H:== EFC? :?E@ 2 =62C?:?8 46?E6C 7@C 49:=5C6?
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Indiana Economic Digest ceases publication after 24 years after funding dries up

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The Indiana Economic Digest has ceased publication after 24 years of collecting and posting business news from across the state. kAm%96 3FD:?6DD ?6HD D:E6 4@==64E65 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E[ 4@>>F?:EJ 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 3FD:?6DD ?6HD 7C@> >@C6 E92? h_ ?6HDA2A6CD 24C@DD x?5:2?2 :? 2? 677@CE E@ AC@G:56 3FD:?6DD 6I64FE:G6D[ =2H>2<6CD[ 4@>>F?:EJ =6256CD 2?5 E96 86?6C2= AF3=:4 :?7@C>65 @? AC@;64ED[ EC6?5D 2?5 @E96C ?6HD]k^Am kAm%96 x?5:2?2 qFD:?6DD #6D62C49 r6?E6C[ E96 x?5:2?2 pDD@4:2E:@?
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NWI Forum names successor after environmental and policy director retires after 28 years

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Kay Nelson has led environmental and public policy efforts at one of Northwest Indiana's leading economic development agencies for nearly three decades. kAm}@H D96VD C6E:C:?8 7C@> E96 }@CE9H6DE x?5:2?2 u@CF> 27E6C ag J62CD[ 2?5 2 DF446DD@C :D E2<:?8 @G6C E96 C@=6]k^Am kAm}6=D@? =65 E96 !@CE286\32D65 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 286?4JVD :?:E:2E:G6D :? DFDE2:?23=6 8C@HE9[ 6?G:C@?>6?E2= DE6H2C5D9:A 2?5 AF3=:4 A@=:4J]k^Am kAm|:496=6 |FC52J !2C:D@ :D DF44665:?8 }6=D@?] $96 DE2CE65 H:E9 E96 }(x u@CF> :?
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From Lab to Life

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| Foreword Reviews Verified
How AI Works in China Collin Hogue-Spears Gatekeeper Press (438pp) 978-1-66297-604-9 Clarion Rating: 4 out of 5 Going beyond the headlines to explain the actual workings of AI in China, From Lab to Life is an illuminating technology survey. Collin Hogue-Spears’s insightful technology book From Lab to Life examines the rise of artificial intelligence in China.
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Gary Chamber of Commerce to host talk on emergency preparedness

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
After tornadoes and storms swept through Northwest Indiana, the Gary Chamber of Commerce will host a talk on emergency preparedness this month. kAmv2CJ u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E s6AFEJ r9:67 |2C< %6CCJ[ H9@ =625D E96 4:EJVD 6>6C86?4J AC6A2C65?6DD 677@CED[ H:== 255C6DD E96 v2CJ r92>36C 2E :ED =F?496@?
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Big O's Barbecue and Catering comes to downtown Hammond

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Big O's Barbecue and Catering opened at 5252 Hohman Ave. in downtown Hammond. kAmq:8 ~VD q2C364F6 AC@G:56D >62=D 7@C H655:?8D[ 8C25F2E:@?D[ 4@CA@C2E6 6G6?ED 2?5 9@=:52J A2CE:6D] xE @776CD 2 G2C:6EJ @7 32C364F6[ :?4=F5:?8 49:4<6?[ C:3D[ C:3 E:AD[ 9@E =:?<D 2?5 3C:D<6E[ 2D H6== 2D D>@<65 >24 2?5 4966D6[ 4@C? @?
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5 things to about possible development spurred by Bears move to Hammond, Indiana

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott said a Bearsville area around a new Hammond stadium would include restaurants, bars, sportsbooks and hotels. kAm#62= 6DE2E6 286?ED D2J >@56C? }2E:@?2= u@@E32== {628F6 DE25:F>D 2C6 DFCC@F?565 3J =2C86C 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 5:DEC:4ED E92E <66A 72?D E96C6 =@?86C @? 82>6 52J 2?5 5C2H A6@A=6 @FED:56 @7 7@@E32== D62D@?] ~E96C ?6H }u{ DE25:F>D 3F:=E 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ :? C646?E J62CD 92G6 2?49@C65 9F86[ EC2?D7@C>2E:G6 AC@;64ED \\ D@>6E:>6D E@FE65 2D ?6H 4:EJ 46?E6CD @C 6G6?
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Thornton Quarry nearly full of water after storms filled 'Chicago's Grand Canyon'

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The Thornton Quarry, which has been described as the Grand Canyon of the Midwest, nearly filled up with rainwater after this weekend's storms. kAm%96 %9@C?E@? r@>A@D:E6 #6D6CG@:C[ H9:49 :D ;FDE @77 x?E6CDE2E6 g_ H6DE @7 E96 DE2E6 =:?6[ H2D hcT 7F== |@?52J[ E96 9:896DE =6G6= D:?46 A2CE @7 :E H2D EFC?65 7C@> 2 BF2CCJ :?E@ 2 C6D6CG@:C :? a_`d[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 |6EC@A@=:E2? (2E6C #64=2>2E:@? s:DEC:4E @7 vC62E6C r9:428@] %96 9:89\H2E6C >2C< H2D AC6G:@FD=J dc]dT 7F== :?
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Fair Oaks Farms debuting new Say Cheese restaurant and Milkshed ice cream parlor

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Fair Oaks Farms has long been a popular destination, not just for buses full of students on field trips or families teaching their kids about where their food comes from, but also for motorists on Interstate 65 looking to grab a quick bite. kAm|2?J #68:@? C6D:56?ED >256 A:E DE@AD 2E E96 r@H76 7@C 2 8C:==65 4966D6 @C :46 4C62> 4@?6 H9:=6 962565 5@H? E@ x?5:2?2A@=:D[ (6DE {272J6EE6[ q=@@>:?8E@? @C @E96C A@:?ED D@FE9]k^Am kAmqFE 2?
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Much-anticipated Arrenello's Pizza arrives in St. John

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Arrenello's Pizza is now serving its acclaimed Chicago-style pizza in St. John. kAm%96 =@?8E:>6 D@FE9 DF3FC32? DE2A=6 C6=@42E65 :ED v=6?H@@5 A:KK6C:2 E@ E96 %C:\%@H?[ @A6?:?8 =2DE H66< 2E gfd_ (] `_hE9 pG6]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmpCC6?6==@VD !:KK2[ H9:49 2=D@ 92D =@42E:@?D :? w:89=2?5 2?5 %:?=6J !2C<[ 92D 366?
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Calumet Region-made Explorer rose 13.8% in the second quarter

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Sales of the Calumet Region-made Explorer rose by 13.8% in the second quarter and are up even more so far this year. kAmu@C5 C6A@CE65 2 a`T ;F>A :? D2=6D @7 E96 tIA=@C6C $&' 2?5 2 ``]fT :?4C62D6 :? {:?4@=? pG:2E@C D2=6D D@ 72C E9:D J62C] q@E9 G69:4=6D 2C6 >256 2E E96 r9:428@ pDD6>3=J !=2?E @? E96 72C $@FE9 $:56 2?5 2C6 D6CG65 3J =@42= DFAA=:6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 {62C r@CA] D62E 724E@CJ :? w2>>@?5]k^Am kAm~G6C2==[ u@C5 2?5 {:?4@=? D2=6D 76== 3J `_]bT E@ dch[a__ F?:ED :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C[ 5@H?
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Downtown Hammond business owners featured in national Harbor Freight ad campaign

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Harbor Freight, the national tool retailer, recently filmed a commercial for a national ad campaign at Paradise Mototiki & Co. and Live Free Fabrication in downtown Hammond. kAm~H?6CD pF3C6J 2?5 qC:2? +6=6?<2 H:== 2AA62C :? E96 ?2E:@?2= 25] %96J 9@A6 :E H:== D9:?6 2 H:56 DA@E=:89E @? E96:C 4@>A2?:6D[ 2 E:<:\E96>65 C6DE2FC2?E 2?5 =@F?86 2?5 2 723C:42E:@? D9@A DA64:2=:K:?8 :? 42C C6DE@C2E:@?D[ 4FDE@> 3F:=5D[ 7FC?:EFC6[ C2:=:?8D[ >249:?:?8 2?5 @E96C >6E2= 723C:42E:@?
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Influential Women Award finalists named

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association named 186 finalists for the 15th annual Influential Women Awards. kAm%96 ?@?AC@7:E[ H9:49 D66<D E@ 96=A H@>6? 56G6=@A AC@76DD:@?2==J 24C@DD }@CE9H6DE x?5:2?2[ :D C64@8?:K:?8 H@>6? 7C@> 2 H:56 2CC2J @7 4@>A2?:6D 2?5 :?5FDEC:6D 7C@> 24C@DD E96 r2=F>6E #68:@? 7@C E96:C 249:6G6>6?ED 2?5 4@?EC:3FE:@?D]k^Am kAm|@C6 E92? d__ H@>6?
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Gas prices dip under $3 a gallon at some Northwest Indiana, but remain artificially low

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The gas price in Northwest Indiana fell to an average of just over $3 a gallon on Monday, but remains artificially low due to the state's gas tax holiday. kAmv2D AC:46D 76== `e]` 46?ED A6C 82==@? @G6C E96 =2DE H66< E@ 2? 2G6C286 @7 Sb]_c 2 82==@? :? }@CE9H6DE x?5:2?2 @? |@?52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ v2DqF55J] %92EVD ad]` 46?ED A6C 82==@? =@H6C E92? 2 >@?E9 28@ 2?5 g]e 46?ED A6C 82==@? =@H6C E92? 2 J62C 28@]k^Am kAmx?5:2?2 v@G] |:<6 qC2F? DFDA6?565 x?5:2?2VD 82D E2I @7 fT E9C@F89 pF8] e 5F6 E@ E96 H2C 282:?DE xC2?
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NFL stadium projects suggest Hammond Bears field would be surrounded by development

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
A new Chicago Bears stadium will likely bring with it a flood of new development to Hammond if recent precedent is any indication. kAm%96 q62CD @H?6CD 92G6 6IAC6DD65 2 56D:C6 E@ >@G6 @FE @7 $@=5:6C u:6=5[ H9:49 H2D 3F:=E :? `hac 2?5 H9:49 E96J =62D6 7C@> E96 r9:428@ !2C<D s:DEC:4E[ :? A2CE D@ E96J 42? 56G6=@A 2 >@C6 >@56C? DE25:F> 5:DEC:4E 2C@F?5 :E E@ 3C:?8 :?
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Green is Good by Kate closes after more than a decade in Crown Point

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Green is Good by Kate closed in Crown Point. kAm%96 C6DE2FC2?E 2E `ge $] (6DE $E] D6CG65 4967\AC6A2C65 >62=D >256 H:E9 =@42= 2?5 @C82?:4 7@@5[ 7@4FD:?8 @? 8C23\2?5\8@ :E6>D] xE @776C65 @AE:@?D =:<6 @C82?:4 BF:?@2 D2=25[ @C82?:4 4F4F>36C A@E2E@ D2=25 2?5 r2=:7@C?:2 4=F3 49:4<6? D2=25]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmQu@C E96 A2DE `_ J62CD[ :E 92D 366? 2? :?4C65:3=6 9@?@C E@ D6CG6 E9:D 4@>>F?:EJ E9C@F89 vC66?
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SedenDipity Ice Cream Parlor reopens after storm damage

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
SedenDipity Ice Cream Parlor reopened at 120 N. Griffith Boulevard in Griffith after last week's storm swept through, as a result of which the business had to repair its freezer after losing most of its inventory. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmQ(6 =@DE 2== AC@5F4E :? E96 D@7E D6CG6 >249:?6[Q E96 @H?6CD A@DE65 @? D@4:2= >65:2] Qp== AC@5F4ED :? E96 s@=6 (9:A >249:?6[ 2== A:?ED :? E96 D6=7\D6CG6 7C66K6C[ 2== AC@5F4ED :?
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Zombie Club to be replaced by another bar after more than 30 years

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Zombie Club closed in downtown Crown Point and is slated to be replaced by another bar called Public Enemies Pub. kAm%96 5:G6 32C 2E ``g (] r=2C< $E] 925 366? 2 7:IEFC6 @? E96 ~=5 {2<6 r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6 $BF2C6 7@C >@C6 E92? b_ J62CD[ 3FE =@DE :ED =62D6] xE H2D <?@H?
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Ammirato's Meatball Café reopens after prolonged power outage

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Ammirato's Meatball Café reopened at 126 N. Griffith Boulevard in Griffith after the recent storm shut off its power. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm%96 xE2=:2? C6DE2FC2?E DA64:2=:K6D :?
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Raising Cane's offering freebies when it opens today in Schererville

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Raising Cane's offered 20 customers free chicken fingers for a year when it opened in Schererville on Monday. kAm%96 D@FE96C?\DEJ=6 49:4<6? C6DE2FC2?E @776C65 8:G62H2JD :?4=F5:?8 92ED 2?5 3@I 4@>3@ 42C5D E@ AFC492D6CD @7 E96 7:CDE a__ 4@>3@ >62=D] %96 8C2?5 @A6?:?8 76DE:G:E:6D 2=D@ :?4=F56 =:G6 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 7C@> (vrxVD sy w@E #@5[ DH28 8:G62H2JD[ 2 3F33=6 >249:?6 2?5 2 S`[___ 5@?2E:@? E@ w:89=2?5 !2C<D U2>Aj #64C62E:@?
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Beach tourism brings 100s of millions of dollars of economic impact to Northwest Indiana

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
The beach tourism season is now in full swing in Northwest Indiana, with the beaches starting to fill up on the weekends and Lake Michigan's waters starting to warm up enough for swimming. kAm%96 x?5:2?2 sF?6D }2E:@?2= !2C< 2?5 x?5:2?2 sF?6D $E2E6 !2C< E@86E96C 3C:?8 :? >@C6 E92? c]e >:==:@? G:D:E@CD 2 J62C[ >@DE=J 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>6C 36249 D62D@?] x?5:2?2 sF?6D %@FC:D> 6DE:>2E6D E96J 3C:?8 :? >@C6 E92? Saca]g >:==:@? :?
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What's That Building? Fire department office was Merrillville Methodist Church

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
A historic church building has an afterlife as a fire department office in Merrillville. kAm%96 |6CC:==G:==6 u:C6 !C@E64E:@? %6CC:E@CJ w625BF2CE6CD 2E ac ( fbC5 pG6] FD65 E@ 36 E96 |6CC:==G:==6 |6E9@5:DE r9FC49[ |6CC:==G:==6^#@DD %@H?D9:A w:DE@C:42= $@4:6EJ !C6D:56?E #@J u@C6>2? D2:5] %96 DE66A=6 H2D C6>@G65 H96? :E H2D EFC?65 :?E@ 2? @77:46 7@C E96 7:C6 56A2CE>6?E]k^Am kAm%96 |6CC:==G:==6 |6E9@5:DE tA:D4@A2= r9FC49 H2D @?6 @7 E96 62C=:6DE 3F:=5:?8D :?
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Business Ins and Outs: Arrannello's Pizza, Big O's and Raising Cane's open

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Arrenello's Pizza is now serving its acclaimed Chicago-style pizza in St. John. The longtime south suburban staple relocated its Glenwood pizzeria to the Tri-Town, opening last week at 8750 W. 109th Ave. Arrenello's Pizza, which also has locations in Highland and Tinley Park, has been serving its "that's some-a-sweet pizza" for 54 years. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed it had the second-best stuffed pizza in Chicagoland.
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IU now houses papers of Region native and Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Tesich

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
East Chicago native Steve Tesich won an Oscar for writing the classic sports movie "Breaking Away," about the Little 500, but also was a playwright, novelist and screenwriter who penned the film "Four Friends" about growing up in the Region. Tesich's papers from his writing career have landed at the Indiana University Archives at the Herman B Wells Library in Bloomington. The state university system just added the collection to its Archives Online last week.
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Astronaut Jerry Ross returns to Region to grand marshal Crown Point's 4th of July Parade

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Astronaut Jerry Ross, who is tied for the record of the most space flights, returned to his hometown to serve as the grand marshal of the Crown Point Fourth of July Parade for the third time. Ross, who went on seven Space Shuttle missions and has been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, smiled and waved to bystanders from the backseat of a vintage roadster convertible on Main Street on Saturday morning.
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Quick-acting Crown Point man saves girl who fell off moving Fourth of July parade float

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
CROWN POINT — A Region man saved a young girl who fell off the front of a moving float at Crown Point's Fourth of July parade Saturday. The incident was witnessed firsthand by a Times reporter who was covering the parade from its origination point near Crown Point High School.
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Crown Point, Region communities go all out to celebrate America's 250th anniversary

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Lawn chairs lined Main Street for a week. The lawn of the Old Lake County Courthouse was filled with flags rippling in the breeze. Tens of thousands of people turned out on the Fourth of July to watch Crown Point's Independence Day parade, a tradition that dates back to the 19th century. Crown Point went big for America's 250th anniversary.
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Wally's brings stadium-sized gas station to Indiana, with Buc-ee's not far behind

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Wally's opened the first sports arena-sized travel center in Indiana, but it won't be the last. Wally’s just opened a $30 million, 54,000-square-foot gas station in Whitestown, just north of Indianapolis off of Interstate 65. It could soon be followed by a Buc-ee's planned just off I-65 in Greenwood, just south of Indianapolis. Based in suburban St. Louis, Wally's calls itself the “Home of the Great American Road Trip,” and it's big — really big. The Whitestown gas station, off the Albert S.
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Steelmaker details plans for hundreds of layoffs in Indiana

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
German-based steelmaker Thyssenkrupp detailed its plans to close an Indiana automotive plant and put more than 200 Hoosiers out of work. Thyssenkrupp Presta North America, LLC, which is part of Thyssenkrupp's Automotive Technology segment, filed a Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notice, or WARN, with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development informing the state it it plans to close its chassis factory in Terre Haute by next year. The plant has 207 remaining employees.
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Twisted Sister to rock at Hard Rock Casino

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
If you wanna rock but are not currently rocking, you don't have to take it anymore. Twisted Sister is going to rock Hard Rock Casino in Gary. The 1980s hair metal band will perform at Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana at 5400 West 29th Ave. in Gary on Oct. 18. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the venue on the Burr Street exit off Interstate 80/94. Sebastian Bach, the original voice of Skid Row, will sing lead vocals and perform with founding members Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda.
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Chicago Blackhawks singer Jim Cornelison to headline Albanese's Fourth of July bash

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Chicago Blackhawks national anthem singer Jim Cornelison will headline Albanese Confectionery's Fourth of July bash on Friday. The candy maker, known for its gummy bears, gummy green Army men and other sweet treats, will host the Sweet Land of Liberty America 250 celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Albanese Confectionery Factory Store at 5441 E. Lincoln Highway, which has a Merrillville address but is actually in Hobart.
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Fireworks sales exploding across the Region during homestretch due to 250th anniversary

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Marilyn O'Connor at Boom Town Fireworks in Dyer has been selling fireworks for 50 years now. O'Connor, who first got into the fireworks business in 1975, knows what to expect and has been stocking up on inventory for the last two years to make sure she has enough to handle the surge in demand for America's 250th anniversary. She's been gearing up for a busy weekend at her store on U.S. 30, not far from the Illinois state line. She's expecting a crush of last-minute shopping.
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BP deputy CEO departs amid continued executive shakeup

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
BP Deputy CEO Carol Howle is departing in the latest shakeup to the oil giant's leadership. kAmw@H=6 :D C6E:C:?8 27E6C 2 ae\J62C 42C66C H:E9 E96 4@>A2?J] tI64FE:G6 ':46 !C6D:56?E @7 !6@A=6[ rF=EFC6 U2>Aj r@>>F?:42E:@?D z6CCJ sCJ3FC89 :D 2=D@ =62G:?8 E96 4@>A2?J 27E6C `e J62CD]k^Am kAm“x H2?E E@ E92?< r2C@= 2?5 z6CCJ 7@C E96:C @FEDE2?5:?8 4@>>:E>6?E 2?5 4@?EC:3FE:@?
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Parisi's becoming Sugo Italian Kitchen on Crown Point square after partner steps away

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
One of Northwest Indiana's most anticipated new restaurants got a change in name and ownership before opening. kAm!2C:D:VD xE2=:2? z:E496? 92D 366? F?56C 4@?DECF4E:@? @? E96 @=5 {2<6 r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6 DBF2C6 :? 5@H?E@H? rC@H? !@:?E 7@C >@?E9D] xE H2D 2 A2CE?6CD9:A 36EH66? E96 |6C2<: w@DA:E2=:EJ vC@FA[ H9:49 CF?D 9:89\AC@7:=6 C6DE2FC2?ED =:<6 {:89E9@FD6 #6DE2FC2?E[ !C@G649@ {2E:? !C@G:D:@?D 2?5 #2>6? s:DEC:4E[ 2?5 E96 46=63C:EJ 4967 q:==J !2C:D:[ 2? :?7=F6?46C H9@ 92D >@C6 E92? 2 >:==:@? DF3D4C:36CD @?
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Noodles & Company shutters after 12 years in Schererville

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By Joseph S. Pete Verified
| The Times of Northwest Indiana Verified
Noodles & Company suddenly closed after more than a decade in Schererville. kAm%96 72DE\42DF2= C6DE2FC2?E D6CG65 :?E6C?2E:@?2= ?@@5=6D 2E eh &]$] c` $496C6CG:==6 :? $9@AD @? |2:? 7@C 23@FE `a J62CD]k^Am kAm%96 D:E\5@H? C6DE2FC2?E[ <?@H? 7@C :ED !6??6 #@D2 2?5 !2? %92:[ 4=@D65 A6C>2?6?E=J @? %F6D52J] t>A=@J66D H6C6 EC2?D76CC65 E@ @E96C }@@5=6D 2?5 r@>A2?J =@42E:@?D[ 2? 6>A=@J66 D2:5]k^Am kAm}@@5=6D 2?5 r@>A2?J 92D =@42E:@?D :? |F?DE6C[ rC@H?
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