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Lake County population surpasses 500,000 for the first time in 40+ years
While a symbolic milestone, this represents part of a larger trend of Northwest Indiana attracting and retaining population.
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Micah Pollak
The "Gary, IN Division" is no more!
Welcome to the new “Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Division.”
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Micah Pollak

January 2024

Northwest Indiana has plenty of housing, provided what you want is a single-family home
Not everyone does, and the lack of a healthy mix of housing is hurting our economy.
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Micah Pollak
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Six reasons to be Excited about the Economic Future of Northwest Indiana
While Northwest Indiana has historically faced more than its fair share of socioeconomic challenges, as we enter the year 2024 there are far more…
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Micah Pollak

December 2023

Retail Sales in Northwest Indiana
A $27.3 billion industry, and growing.
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Micah Pollak
More People are Choosing to Live in Northwest Indiana and that's a Very Good Sign
After more than a decade of decline, Northwest Indiana's population has started growing, and growing faster than the national average.
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Micah Pollak
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June 2023

Eviction filings are way down in Indiana, mostly due to moratoriums.
Since January 2020, there have been 52,686 fewer (-21%) total eviction filings in Indiana than typical; eviction moratoriums were mostly responsible.
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Micah Pollak
You probably don't need to follow Covid data anymore, and that's a good thing.
If do you want to track Covid trends, it's not as easy as it used to be.
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Micah Pollak

March 2023

What is "ESG investing"?
...and why are some people outraged over it?
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Micah Pollak

January 2023

Indiana Covid Update (1/21/2023)
The winter wave is ending a month earlier than expected and so far the new variant (XBB 1.5) isn't doing all that much.
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Micah Pollak
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Indiana Covid Update (1/7/2023)
This winter Covid wave has been the mildest so far and has (fingers crossed) probably peaked.
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Micah Pollak
Why is my gas bill so high?
The price of natural gas is twice what it was three years ago. Here are a few of the reasons why.
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Micah Pollak
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