A year ago, Zachary Biggs had aspirations of going to medical school and becoming a sports medicine physician. But now, the Penn High School senior envisions becoming an entrepreneur. And, in the literal sense, he already is one. Zachary and Christian Smith, a John Glenn High School student, started their own business. They designed a…
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The Michiana Partnership has released its annual Wage and Benefits Report. The survey says 95 percent of employers in the seven-county region added workers in the last six months with 43 percent already planning further employment growth, an increase from 90 percent and 40 percent, respectively, in 2014. The survey collected data on compensation practices…
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At $500 million, it’s been touted as one of the county’s largest-ever economic development projects, but the size of the public incentive package initially proposed had threatened its fate. It all came to a happy ending Tuesday night for the developers when the St. Joseph County Council unanimously approved a development agreement and property tax…
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In 2014, an initial Wages & Benefits Survey, facilitated by Michiana Partnership, was distributed to Michiana businesses. This was done in collaboration with economic development organizations in St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, Kosciusko and Fulton counties in Indiana and Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan. The survey’s goal was to help the Michiana region understand the…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (June 26, 2014) – The University of Notre Dame announced plans today to establish a turbomachinery research facility here, creating up to 60 new jobs by 2018. The university, in partnership with General Electric, will invest $25.2 million to establish the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Facility located in South Bend’s Ignition Park. The…
