Development

Rex Richards, President of the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce that the Indiana  Chamber of Commerce has named the City of Valparaiso as the  “Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Community of the Year.” Richards...

Entrepreneurism is on a slight rise, according to a new survey. In the second quarter, 8.7% of job seekers went back to work by starting their own businesses. This was an increase from 6.4% in first quarter 2009 and a low of 2.7% in fourth quarter...

Thanks for all of your support as we wrap up out what has been a truly unbelievable July. We'd like to thank all of you folks who come up to us on the street, in a coffee shop, or out at an event we are covering, and say "Good job". As well as all...

Six firms at the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana are providing working experience to students who attend Indiana colleges, including Purdue's West Lafayette campus and Purdue University Calumet. Balanced IT Solutions, HealthCall LLC,...

Before the Lunch with Brinegar event held at Valparaiso University, Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Brinegar was kind enough to sit down with ValpoLife.com at Air One Photography Studios for an extensive interview. In the interview,...

Fifty companies from 17 Indiana counties have earned a place in Indiana's second annual field of "Companies to Watch." The accolade, presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, its Small Business Development Center network, Purdue...

At a time when the news is consumed by the negative stories on the deaths of two celebrity icons- Farrah and Michael, Governor Sanford’s indiscretions, the guy with the name I cannot pronounce in the 70’s style Members Only jacket in Iran that...

For 30 years, the Northwest Indiana Forum has been facilitating economic development in the northwest Indiana. The Forum is a private not-for-profit, membership organization dedicated to new and expanding opportunities, environmental affairs and...

That expression keeps coming back in my mind again and again that past few days and weeks. It could be coming from a variety of things: The crazy paced mania that happens when starting up a whole new community connection website, while trying to...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more commonly known as the stimulus bill, is a $787 billion federal commitment of spending and tax relief with the primary goals of energizing the economy and creating jobs. Approximately $4.3...