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EVONIK TO POUR $100 MILLION INTO ITS SHADELAND PLANT
This summer, Evonik said it would spend $100 million over five years to modernize its plan with new reactors, more automation and better reliability.
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AMELIA BECKONS STILL
A new mural and an Aug. 13 deadline tie Lafayette to one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries.
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AFTER THEIR FATHER’S DEATH, TWO BROTHERS TOOK THE WHEEL
Dustin and Clint, not quite four years apart in age and suddenly at the helm of a business their parents spent years building, kept the shop open, and they figured it out as they went.
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WITH STEEL AND SONG, LAFAYETTE HONORS ITS RIVER
A $500,000 public artwork dedicated last week captures the river, the people and the long, complicated story of a place still becoming itself.
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THE BANK THAT STARTED WITH NO DEPOSITS IS BUILDING ITS FOURTH TIPPECANOE COUNTY BRANCH
1st Source Bank breaks ground on a fourth Tippecanoe County branch amid a wave of investment in the region
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FOUR GENERATIONS LATER, RELIABLE EXTERMINATORS IS STILL FAMILY-OWNED
In Lafayette, a 90-year-old pest control company is holding out against the consolidators, one generation at a time.
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MARKETING VETERAN OPENS YARN STORE IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE
Joann’s collapse left a hole in the region’s craft economy. Local entrepreneurs are stitching it closed.
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INDIANA’S MATERNAL DEATH RATE IS AMONG THE WORST IN THE NATION. A WEST LAFAYETTE NONPROFIT IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Four years ago, Lindsay Mputubwele converted her doula business into a nonprofit because she believed free, culturally responsive birth support could save lives
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NEW OWNERS OF WEST LAFAYETTE DANCE STUDIO DOUBLE DOWN ON INCLUSION, AFFORDABILITY
When Millie Maximo and Heather Fisher took over Turning Pointe Academy, they brought tuition lower than anywhere else in Greater Lafayette, they say, and a studio where all children know they belong.
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MENTAL HEALTH IS A CRISIS IN THE TRADES. SOM SMALL EMPLOYERS ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Employee engagement is at its lowest point since the pandemic. Mental health is a significant reason why. Some employers already know what to do.
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