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NIPSCO GenCo adds 400 MW for Amazon’s NWI data-center build
The utility’s generation spinoff expands AWS power to 2,800 MW for a planned $15 billion campus centered on Hobart — and says residential bill credits could hit about $124 a year.
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BL Duke opens Portage yard to feed U.S. Steel scrap logistics
The Illinois metals firm is running a 24/7 heavy-haul program — more than 20 loads a day — from a new 10-acre Northwest Indiana base tied to U.S. Steel’s Portage mill.
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Ports of Indiana targets 2026 trial as Burns Harbor container terminal nears
At an Innovate Northwest Indiana luncheon, CEO Jody Peacock said a first export trial is planned by year-end as part of a $100 million port expansion.
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Cleveland-Cliffs opens NWI hiring pool for Indiana Harbor and Burns Harbor
Hourly utility jobs and mill technical posts are listed through Indiana Career Connect as Cliffs staffs two of the Region’s largest steel employers.
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Hammond data-center expansion deal expires after missed milestones
The city, Decennial Group, and CoreWeave failed to clear June 30 conditions on a planned 450,000-square-foot Digital Crossroads build; no further extensions are offered.
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USW extends steel contracts 30 days with U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs
Thousands of Northwest Indiana steelworkers stay on the job past the Sept. 1 deadline as wages, CapEx, and healthcare remain open in Cliffs talks.
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I-65 warehouse buildout adds John Deere’s $125M Lowell hub to Amazon’s Merrillville box
A 1.2 million-square-foot Deere parts center — about 150 permanent jobs — is rising near Lowell as million-square-foot logistics sheds stack along the interstate.
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U.S. Steel restarts Gary Works’ largest blast furnace after $350 million reline
No. 14 is back online with capacity above 2 million tons of hot metal a year, part of Nippon Steel–backed upgrades as the mill also hires for operations and maintenance.
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AWS jobs pipeline — New Carlisle training to Jasper County’s Project Rise
Nearly 1,000 data-center operations hires at the New Carlisle campus sit on Ivy Tech pathways, while Jasper County’s $7 billion Project Rise queues about 250 more permanent roles.
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