Plugged In La Porte

In Part 2 of this special edition of Plugged In La Porte, host Nate Loucks sits down with La Porte Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Sandra Wood to discuss the repurposing of Lincoln Elementary School, the vision for the Career & Technical Education Center at the former Boston building, and the newly understood importance of marketing our schools in today's marketplace.

In Part 1 of this special edition of Plugged In La Porte, host Nate Loucks sits down with La Porte Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Sandra Wood to understand her journey from beginning as a Spanish teacher at South Central to her new role at LPCSC, her initial thoughts on La Porte, and the issues facing our district.

In this episode of Plugged In La Porte, Host Nate Loucks sits down with City of La Porte Director of Community Development & Planning, Craig Phillips, and City Engineer, Nick Minich, to discuss housing, the reason for TIFs and updates on projects including 39 North, LincolnWALK, and Indiana Avenue.

In episode 11, host Nate Loucks sits down with Heather Ennis, President and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum, to discuss her journey to the Forum and how she fuels her passion for making the region the best place to be.Blake Murray, Co-Owner at Bare Bones Gastropub, shares how he got his start as our Small Business Spotlight. Learn about how your favorite dinner and brunch spot came to be and have a little fun playing along with a special trivia game Nate created just for Blake.

In the 10th episode, host Nate Loucks sits down with New York Blower Company Executive VP of Operations and COO Scott Hamilton to discuss the company's history, his personal journey and the new $5M investment office and greenspace slated for Factory Street.We also play a little trivia game with Civic and City Events Director Brett Binversie while getting the scoop on all the upcoming concerts and events.