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The United Way of Porter County is looking for volunteers for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA provides FREE tax service to residents with low - moderate income, seniors, and people with disabilities. A no-obligation...

The United Way of Porter County is looking for volunteers for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA provides FREE tax service to residents with low - moderate income, seniors, and people with disabilities. A no-obligation...

The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering its business feasibility workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 6 at the Greater La Porte Economic Development Corp., 809 Washington St. Launch your own Business details the key...

The Droid Bionic, available through Verizon, is one of the few smartphones on the market to sport the 1GHz dual-core processor, making the phone arguably more powerful than the desktop computer that got me through my 2008 graduation at Purdue. A...

For the fourth time in as many years, Indiana's business climate scored a top ten finish nationally in Site Selection magazine's 2011 business climate rankings. Feedback from a survey of national real estate executives and a review of Indiana's...

The members of the Portage Exchange Club welcomed Tom Crnarich, president of Rebuilding Together Portage, to their November 2 breakfast meeting. Rebuilding Together, formerly known as Christmas in April, provides assistance to homeowners who cannot...

Ragan takes a look at a few key skills that recent grads, interns and anyone searching for a job should focus one if he/she hopes to be employable: 1. Hone your telephone etiquette. Thanks to the texting takeover, phone manners have become...

Saving for major financial goals such as retirement or a college tuition takes time and investment. There are several different options for investing, and it’s important to diversify your portfolio. Learn why bonds might be a good choice for your...

Automated retail giant Coinstar, Inc., the creator of both redbox DVD rental and Coinstar coin-counting kiosks, brings Chief Performance Officer Mary Leonard to present as this year’s keynote speaker at the 20th annual E-Day Awards Luncheon....

The Chamber members that attended September’s luncheon received a personal message from our guest speaker. Messages at most luncheons touch on protecting against security, investing, employee management, and many other important topics. Porter...