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Paige Harrison started Harrison Painting & Design in Portage in 2016 and now employs five people, offering interior and exterior painting and cabinet refinishing for homes and businesses.

Merrillville-based parent of NIPSCO reported $685.7 million in revenue so far this year and said third-quarter profit rose 26% from $94.7 million, or $0.20 per share, a year earlier.

NIPSCO is proposing $57.5 million in electric bill relief funded by revenue from data center development; if approved, customers would receive $90 in credits spread over 18 months.

United Way Northwest Indiana named Barry Tyler Jr. chief community impact officer, effective Oct.

26, 2026, and he will oversee community investment, grantmaking, and program evaluation across Lake, Porter, Jasper, Newton, and Starke counties to advance youth opportunity, financial security, healthy communities, and resiliency.

Authorities are warning Northwest Indiana residents about a scam text claiming unpaid tolls that prompts payment, the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said in a social media post.

IU Northwest professors Bessie House-Soremekun and Anja Matwijkiw spoke at a UN General Assembly High Level Global Executive Roundtable in September, presenting on entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and human rights and saying they hope to create student exchange programs to Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

Purdue Northwest is waiving the graduate application fee for current PNW students and Purdue-system alumni so they can apply to master's and doctoral programs for free; applications are open now.

Mayor Austin Bonta urged drivers Oct.

26 to stop passing school buses with stop arms out after the city recorded as many as 30 violations in a week, and he called for everyone to change driving habits so the city reaches zero violations.