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Northwest Indiana railroads were awarded nearly $10 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's CRISI program to fund infrastructure & safety projects across the region, officials said; project details and timelines will be released in coming months.

This week, school boards in Crown Point and Michigan City approved their 2027 budgets, and Portage's school board approved new labor contracts at its meeting, moving both budget and contract items forward for implementation and next steps.

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.