GARY â City leaders say they should finalize the sale of the Genesis Convention Center next week with Akyumen Industries, a Los Angeles-based smartphone manufacturer and tech company seeking to plant its headquarters here.Â
Akyumen plans to move its corporate headquarters into the underused convention center while building a factory on the old Ivanhoe Gardens housing site at 11th Avenue and Chase Street â where the company says they will manufacture 5G phones, tablets and phablets.
The company is acquiring 1 Genesis Center Plaza for $2.5 million that included a $150,000 down payment, Eric Reaves, head of community investment for Gary, said.
Reaves confirmed to the Common Council on Tuesday night that Akyumen has 180 days from close of sale to pay the remaining balance after the down payment â with no deadline extension opportunity.
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HAMMOND â In a historic move, one of Northwest Indiana s most diverse cities named its first black police chief to lead the department on Friday.Â
Hammond Police Asst. Chief William Andy Short, who brings more than three decades of law enforcement experience to the chief s role, was first hired in 1988.Â
During a city news conference Friday at the Hammond Police Department that was broadcast live on Facebook, Short said he was both honored and surprised McDermott chose him to lead the department. I got this (police) vest on so you can t see, Short said to the crowd, while patting his hand on his chest as if to suggest his heart was beating fast.Â
The Gary Health Department is now scheduling appointments to administer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible recipients, adding to the list of available vaccination sites across Northwest Indiana.
The department did not release details on where the vaccines will be given, or when they will start.
The vaccine is now available to individuals age 80 and older, as well as to licensed and unlicensed healthcare workers, and first responders who have face-to-face interactions with patients or infectious material or work in a public-facing position that requires in-person contact.
A photo ID, proof of age, or verification of current employment as a healthcare worker or first responder in Indiana will be required.
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