Heather Ennis
President & CEO
Karen M Lauerman
President & CEO
Rick Calinski
Director, Public Affairs
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Karen M Lauerman
Rick Calinski
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The Forum is one regional resource for brokers, developers, site selectors and individual companies offering site searches/selection services, incentive/tax information, demographic/wage/economic data with customized data analysis, and key contacts on local/state level.
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The NWI Forum is Northwest Indiana's regional economic development organization and the voice of business leadership. We represent the 7 northern counties: Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Starke, Jasper & Pulaski. The Forum's charge is to create/retain quality jobs and capital investment fostered by a friendly business climate, all in harmony with the environment.
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This year? It has to be better, right? Cautious optimism rules during Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference
The 19th annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference took place during a grim time: Deaths continued to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. A day earlier, mobs stormed the U.S. Capitol building. And many voters – and too many politicians — were still arguing that Pres. Donald Trump didn’t actually lose his reelection bid.
Finance
Congress has passed another COVID relief bill. What does it mean for the PPP?
Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, designed to help those struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill contains numerous provisions, everything from funding the government to extending unemployment benefits to providing additional aid for struggling industries.
Finance
Another financial hit? Small business owners face tax pain thanks to IRS ruling on PPP loans
Small business owners already struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic and state-ordered shutdowns or capacity restrictions now face another hurdle to surviving 2020: an unexpected tax hit.
Finance
Capital markets: Hardened for much of 2020, ready for a big 2021
As the events of 2020 continue to unfold, both lenders’ and investors’ views on CRE continue to evolve. For the remainder of 2020 and into…