GARY â City leaders say they should finalize the sale of the Genesis Convention Center next week with Akyumen Industries, a Los Angeles-based smartphone manufacturer and tech company seeking to plant its headquarters here.Â
Akyumen plans to move its corporate headquarters into the underused convention center while building a factory on the old Ivanhoe Gardens housing site at 11th Avenue and Chase Street â where the company says they will manufacture 5G phones, tablets and phablets.
The company is acquiring 1 Genesis Center Plaza for $2.5 million that included a $150,000 down payment, Eric Reaves, head of community investment for Gary, said.
Reaves confirmed to the Common Council on Tuesday night that Akyumen has 180 days from close of sale to pay the remaining balance after the down payment â with no deadline extension opportunity.
Broadband expansion sought in Franconia
January 13, 2021FRANCONIA Citing the need for expanded broadband in the area, Iron Furnace Brewery has applied for a site plan review with the Franconia Planning Board.
At a public hearing held on Dec. 29, brewery owner and Mountain Top Telecom Vice-Chair Tim Clough told the Planning Board that an existing dish mounted on the back of the building was no longer sufficient enough to meet demand. The construction of a standalone 44-foot meshed tower would provide a better line of sight to Mountain Top Telecom s Cannon Mountain signal.
According to meeting minutes, Clough said relocating the dish to a new tower would provide four times more bandwidth to the area. Mountain Top Telecom recently received a grant to fund much-needed equipment upgrades.
Amherst council backs zoning changes
Amherst Town Hall FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST Motivating developers to pursue housing projects downtown and in village centers is a primary goal of zoning priorities being endorsed by the Town Council.
With an affirmative vote Monday on action steps, which councilors deemed consistent with the town’s master plan, the hope is to encourage more housing options for people from all economic backgrounds.
“We have a massive deficit of housing in this town,” said At-Large Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke.
The 10-3 vote in support of the zoning priorities recommended by the council’s Community Resources Committee came despite concerns raised in writing from several residents, including from a group calling itself Citizens for Better Planning.
Today
Cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening. Snow showers overnight. Low 32F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 40%. Snow accumulations less than one inch..
Tonight
Cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening. Snow showers overnight. Low 32F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 40%. Snow accumulations less than one inch. Updated: April 14, 2021 @ 5:03 pm
Fear Spreads in Minnesota Town as âExtremist Groupâ Moves to Open Church
Many residents of Murdock, Minn., said they were horrified that an organization condemned by watchdogs as a white supremacist hate group would open a church. City leaders said they had little choice but to grant a permit.
The former Lutheran church building in Murdock, Minn., purchased by the Asatru Folk Assembly, a group that has been condemned by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center.Credit.Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune, via Associated Press
Jan. 9, 2021
Maria Barron came to rural Minnesota 10 years ago from Mexico so her husband could work in a nearby dairy farm.