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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

NWI Business Ins and Outs: Artisan ice cream comes to Miller, Shay Furniture closing in Portage, Midwest Express Clinic coming to Merrillville and Dyer

The lakefront Miller neighborhood has always seemed like the kind of quirky, bohemian place where an artisan ice cream shop might open insi… Read more

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NWI Business Briefing

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor handles rubber-tire gantry cranes for first time in history

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor dates back nearly a half-century but is still experiencing firsts. Read more

U. S. Steel to spend $200 million to clean up Clairton coke batteries

U.S. Steel has pledged to spend $200 million to clean up its Clairton coke batteries, which supply its Northwest Indiana steel mills with a… Read more

UPDATE: Regal Beloit workers in Valpo go on strike, company hopes to resolve soon

More than 130 workers went on strike at Regal Beloit Manufacturing in Valparaiso Sunday over rising out-of-pocket health insurance costs, w… Read more

Estate Planning: Catching up on readers' questions

Q: In order to claim insurance benefits, the insurance company has asked me to send it Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration. T… Read more

National Business Briefing

You Might Lose New Hires Quickly if You Fall Down in This Key Area

Consider this an important wake-up call. Read more

Job Openings and Wages Continue to Rise

There are, however, some signs the economy may be slowing. Read more

3 Social Security Rules You Should Know by Heart

Study these rules carefully, because they could end up dictating how much you collect in Social Security during retirement. Read more

Boomers, not millennials, may be the most active generation in the gig economy

Millennials may have given rise to the hustle culture, but when it comes to putting in hours in the gig economy, Baby Boomers might have them beat. Baby boomers - those born between 1946 and 1964 - earned the most money, took on the most gigs and earned the highest ratings on Wonolo, a platform where companies can find short-term workers. "I think traditionally, people think of the gig workers ... Read more

The push for city-supported worker coops is taking hold in these Bay Area cities

SAN JOSE, Calif. - When Rendell "Ren" Boguiren got a job in college at a pizzeria in the South Bay, he wasn't expecting it would become a career. Now, as a part-owner in the business, he can't imagine leaving. It was a transition made possible because co-founders Kirk Vartan and his wife, Marguerite Lee, made a decision in 2015 to sell the business they started, A Slice of New York, to their ... Read more

When getting fired gets violent — what experts say about avoiding workplace tragedy

SAN JOSE, Calif. - More than 20 million Americans are laid off or fired from their jobs each year. Most go quietly and move on. Steven Leet was the exception. Fired from his job stocking parts at a Morgan Hill, Calif., Ford dealership Tuesday afternoon, the 60-year-old San Jose man lingered for nearly two hours and then barged into an open office where his two supervisors were meeting. He shot ... Read more

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