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Indiana has one of the worst maternal death rates in the developed world. One West Lafayette woman spent four years doing something about it. IU Health just gave her $720,000 to keep going.
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Congrats to Katherine of St. Anthony Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Lafayette, IN for winning our Butterbeer Potions Kit giveaway at the Harry Potter-themed @GLCommerce Golf Outing @coyotegolfclub ! β‘
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For the third straight month, the U.S. labor market came in stronger than expected. Indiana is running ahead of the national average, and Tippecanoe County's 2.4% unemployment rate puts Greater Lafayette in rare company.
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Here, there is courthouse that doubles as an art museum, a one-day art fair that has outlasted most of the galleries in the state and a committee that has been writing checks to high school art teachers for 50 years. Tomorrow, they do it again.
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In its largest season yet, the Lafayette Farmers Market has become an engine for local entrepreneurs, including businesses like Mrs. Ginger Handmade, where hand-sewn fabric goods offer a rebuttal to the disposable culture of modern retail.
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Indiana makes things and has for generations. Now the forces battering its factory floors are arriving faster than the systems built to protect them.
A new insurance partnership in #GreaterLafayetteIND points to how the industry is trying to adapt.
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For families in #GreaterLafayetteIND facing a serious illness, there is now one more place to turn. Paradigm Health opened an office in Lafayette this fall. The company has been doing this work in Indiana for 13 years.
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People have been making the drive from Indianapolis and Chicago to Lafayette-based Artists' Own for a hand-thrown mug, a piece of fine silver jewelry or an original watercolor painting they cannot get at home for the same price.
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Military rΓ©sumΓ©s are written in a language most hiring managers don't speak. INvets is trying to fix that, starting in Lafayette this week.
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Quilting generates $4.5 billion in annual U.S. revenue & lost its dominant retailer when Joann Fabrics liquidated all of its stores. π§΅πͺ‘
Reasons and Seasons Quilting and Crafts opened in Lafayette this week to fill exactly that kind of gap.
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STEAM Academy, a ministry of River City Church, finished a two-year expansion this month. New classrooms, a two-story indoor play structure, and a curriculum built around hands-on STEM and arts learning. An open house is scheduled for May 8.
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Five years ago, Michelle and Andy Schwindler identified a gap in the Greater Lafayette market. Nobody was doing serious outdoor lighting design, so they built their business, Sandy Beach Lighting and Design Co., around it. π‘
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Tomorrow evening in late April, the walls of Joyful Journey, an adult day service in West Lafayette will hold something most passersby might not expect: a gallery. Paintings made by older adults, and the community is invited to look at them. π¨
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A newly renovated living room at the Greater Lafayette Family Shelter was unveiled yesterday, offering families a more comfortable and welcoming space during times of housing uncertainty.
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Greater Lafayette Commerce is bringing back its intern experience this May, and local employers can register to participate. at tinyurl.com/GLInternReg26
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Our HireME! Interviewing & Career Fair is opening its doors to the public. The April 29 event at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds connects job seekers of all ages with 70 local employers, from Subaru to IU Health Arnett
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More than 6οΈβ£0οΈβ£ local businesses will gather this Friday, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds for the Latino Business Expo, with food, family-friendly activities, including a bounce house.
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Every career starts somewhere. On April 29, we'll be at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds with our annual HireME! Interviewing & Career Fair. Talk with over 70 local employers. Open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m. #GreaterLafayetteIND #HireME2026
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Even as veteran homelessness declines nationally, gaps in the system persist.
In #GreaterLafayetteIND, LTHC Homeless Services is working to meet that need. A monthlong campaign, aims to raise $12,500 to support that work.
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600,000 tulip bulbs. 55 varieties. Eight acres. π· Warm weather is moving in and the window is narrowing β if you haven't made it out to Exploration Acres yet, this is the week. Get the full story π bit.ly/3QfaVsv #ourGLstories #GreaterLafayetteIND
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