Archive for July 2019

Joseph S. Pete, NWI Times July 5, 2019 Northwest Indiana’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in May, hitting its lowest point since May 2017 after dropping by half a percent, but the latest unemployment figures weren’t all good news about the local economy. “The latest data for Northwest Indiana was a mixed bag for the…

Joseph S. Pete, NWI Times July 2, 2019 BURNS HARBOR — U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta toured ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Tuesday, saying he hoped to preserve steelworker jobs. Acosta touted the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as potentially benefiting domestic steel mills and a nationwide job skills training initiative. ArcelorMittal USA President and CEO John…

Doug Ross, June 30, 2019 Jobs for America’s Graduates provides high school students with skills to transform hopes and dreams into reality. Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) is a state-based, national nonprofit dedicated to helping high school students of promise who have experienced challenging or traumatic life experiences achieve success through graduation. JAG is a…