The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board and the Center of Workforce Innovations have been awarded funding from the Department of Labor’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) towards Workforce Investment Act Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker …
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The Kankakee Valley Historical Society will host the Aukiki River Festival from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, August 22, at the KV Historical Society grounds, 1099 Baums Bridge Road, south of Kouts. Take part in activities that include kids’ crafts, basket …
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Twenty-one higher education institutions in Indiana will receive grants to develop support programs and services for student service members and veterans. The grants were awarded through Operation Diploma, an initiative of the Military Family Research …
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The polyphenols found in red wine are thought to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, and new research from Purdue University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine has shown that some of those compounds in fact reach the brain. Mario Ferruzzi, a Purdue …
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Randall Nicholas, Porter County Poet, will be performing in concert Friday, October 2, at 8 PM on the Front Porch stage, 505 E. Lincolnway, in downtown Valparaiso. His one-man show Randall Reads: Poems from the Porch celebrates many of the regular performers …
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A Purdue agricultural economist and state agricultural officials at the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 12) were surprised at the abundant 2009 crop projected by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, especially given the difficult time farmers …
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President Barack Obama announced Wednesday (Aug. 5) that Purdue University will receive a $6.1 million grant to develop degree and training programs for electric vehicles. Purdue will partner with Notre Dame University, Indiana University-Purdue University …
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Indiana MarketMaker, an electronic marketing tool for buying and selling locally produced foods, is now home to more than 290 registered producers – and is growing. The site, which draws an average of more than 100,000 hits each month, provides a …
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The Valparaiso WIC program is here to provide healthy foods to women, infants and children at no cost. They also reach participants how to eat better. Realizing the importance of breast feeding, the WIC program provides breast feeding education and …
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Indiana University announced that 18 entering freshmen and two current IU juniors will join the more than 420 others who have been named Wells Scholars since the first class enrolled in 1990. Sonia Phadke, of Valparaiso, Ind., valedictorian and a graduate of …
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