City of Hammond
Hammond Advertisement: Porter County
The 6th Annual Festival of the Lakes One of the Midwest’s most popular summer music festivals takes place along Hammond’s three lakeshores and fills five days with food, live entertainment, carnival rides, a golf outing, a fishing derby, games, special programs, a beer garden and so much more. Organized by the Hammond Parks & Recreation Department, the festival kicks off Tuesday, July 14 and runs through Sunday, July 19 with activities at Wolf Lake Memorial Park, the Hammond Marina and George Lake.
“More than 100,000 people come to this festival from all over. And where else can you see top quality acts for free?”, says Mayor McDermott. “And this is such a beautiful part of the city.”
A new permanent amphitheater with stage will be built in Wolf Lake Park starting this summer and will enhance the entertainment offered at future Festiv...
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City of East Chicago
East Chicago¹s jobs, education and training program, launched in 2006, provides critical help and training in troubled times


As challenging as the faltering economy has been for the entire country, it has been doubly so in East Chicago which, even before things went south for everyone in 2008, was struggling on the jobs front. Now, the city is faced with the third-highest unemployment rate in Indiana. Fortunately, the administration of Mayor George Pabey identified employment as a top priority three years ago and began an innovative partnership with local businesses and educators to develop quality, good-paying jobs for residents.
The program is known by the acronym JET, which stands for Jobs, Education & Training. It is a three-part program that matches qualified individuals to jobs with local employers; positions high school graduates for college or the job market; an...
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