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Amazon plans delivery stations in Merrillville, Valpo

Two new Amazon delivery stations are coming to the Region, bringing hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in investments to Northwest Indiana. Amazon on Wednesday announced the facilities will open at Georgia Street in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads business park in Merrillville and at 2200 Memorial Parkway in the Lakes of Valparaiso Business Park in Valparaiso. Both facilities are scheduled to open this year. One delivery station opened in February in South Bend, and Amazon plans to also open stations in Indianapolis and Greenfield this year. “We’re excited to continue to invest in the state of Indiana with five new delivery stations that will provide efficient delivery for customers, and create hundreds of job opportunities for the state’s talented workforce,” Amazon Spokesperson Jessica Pawl said. “These new delivery stations represent Amazon’s unwavering commitment to safety, technological innovations and skilled teams who are obsessed with de

Steel industry calls for public works projects after nation s infrastructure graded a C-

The steel industry is calling for more public works projects after the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation s infrastructure a C- grade in its newly released 2021 Report

Most business owners say they will encourage or require employees to get vaccine, study finds

About three-fourths of small and mid-sized business owners plan to either require employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or encourage them to do so, a survey by PNC Bank found. The Pittsburgh-based bank, which has several branches in Northwest Indiana, found during its semi-annual national small business survey that most business owners believe the vaccine will drive the recovery. About 48% of those surveyed said they would mandate employee vaccinations, while a third plan to provide information about the vaccine against the virus that has killed more than 500,000 Americans thus far, including more than 12,000 Indiana residents. More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There are real names, faces and human stories behind that staggering number. This Sunday, The Times partners with 11 Indiana news agencies to share the stories of dozens of “Hoosiers We’ve Lost” in a special print section and online presentation. Watch for it Sunday.

Wintrust has gotten nearly 7,000 PPP loan requests totaling $1 27 billion

Wintrust has gotten nearly 7,000 loan applications for the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program meant to offer small business owners relief during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There are real names, faces and human stories behind that staggering number. This Sunday, The Times partners with 11 Indiana news agencies to share the stories of dozens of “Hoosiers We’ve Lost” in a special print section and online presentation. Watch for it Sunday. The Rosemont-based bank, which has branches in Dyer, Lansing and across the south suburbs, has gotten 6,973 applications for $1.27 billion in loans. So far, it has gotten approval from the U.S. Small Business Administration for about 96% of the loans.

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