ORGANIZATION
· Service Provided |
CONTACT(S) |
PHONE |
Access
International, Port of Indiana
Also more information is available at:
Ports
of Indiana, Burns International Harbor
- International transportation logistics
- Transportation arrangements tailored to user needs
- Foreign Trade Zone, duty free
- Land sites for lease by exporters/importers requiring new manufacturing
or distribution plant
- Physical facilities for export/import of bulk commodities, heavy
lift and RORO freight, land-based rail and truck transport service,
and ocean/lake freighter and river/lake barge service
- Sales calls on foreign exporters to generate new shipping activity
at the port
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Stephen Mosher, Director |
219.787.8636 |
BMT
Manufacturing Technology
- Plant engineering and operations: planning, layout, and design assistance
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John Soeka |
219.763.6303 |
Calumet College of St.
Joseph
- Customized training and courses
- International conferences by satellite
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Ron Tabaczynski |
219.473.4327 |
Gary
Economic Development & Planning
- Site locations for foreign investment
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219.881.5235 |
Gary/Chicago
Airport
- Foreign Trade Zone, duty free
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Paul Karas, Adminstrator |
219.949.9722 |
IDOC,
Region 1 Office
More information is also available at:
Indiana
Department of Commerce
- Ex-Im bank assistance
- Foreign market analysis for exporters
- Foreign office network
- International trade leads in monthly bulletin, "Fax Facts"
- Trade show grants for manufacturers
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Cynthia Pruitt |
219.787.6999 |
Indiana Development
Finance Authority
- Ex-Im bank assistance
- Export insurance
- Mid- to long-term loan guarantees for exporters
- Working capital for exporters
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Cindy Pierson, Program Administrator |
317.233.4332 |
Indiana University Northwest
- Export Guide, Northwest Indiana
- Foreign language translations and translators
- International business curriculum
- Seminars on exporting and international trade
- Trade missions to Mexico and Canada
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Tim Sutherland |
219.980.6946 |
Indianapolis U.S. Export Assistance Center
- Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- 151 international offices in 85 countries
- 107 U.S. Export Assistance Centers throughout the United States
- Dedicated to protecting U.S. business interests abroad
- Promoting U.S. exports
- Service experts guide U.S. firms through every stage of the export process
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Mark Cooper, Director |
317.582.2300 |
Institute for Innovative Leadership
- Development Program
- Workshops
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Keith Kirkpatrick |
219.980.5632 |
Ivy Tech State College
- Customized training and courses
- Guest speakers, international subjects
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Victoria Valler |
219.981.4402 |
Lake County Public
Library
- Reference & Circulating materials on International Business
- Databases: Business & Company Resource Center, Disclosure, One Source
-International Businesses, STAT USA - Globus & NTDB online, and Worldscope
- Library Tours & Speaker Service
- Business Lines: www.lakeco.lib.in.us/businesslines.htm
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Carolyn Strickland |
219.769.3541 Ext. 376 |
Lakeshore Chamber
of Commerce
- Certificates of origin (fee for non-chamber members)
- Seminars on exporting and international trade
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Joseph Kosina |
219.937.8771 |
NIPSCO
- Internationl Links to helpful economic development websites
- Who's Who
listing of organziations who can assist with information about Northern
Indiana
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Diane Thalmann |
219.647.1620 |
Purdue University
Calumet
- Event planning/handling for foreign delegations and trade missions
- Faculty participation in foreign country teaching assignments
- Foreign language translations and translators
- International business curriculum
- Technical Assistance Program (TAP): Assistance for manufacturers
with special engineering or technical needs
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Jamal Hussien
Gideon Falk
|
219.989.2100
219.989.2603 |
Purdue University Calumet: Conference Center
- Meeting services in a university setting
- An ideal environment for board meetings, presentations, product rollouts, and more
- Translator equipment can be arranged for any meeting or event
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Colleen Hickman |
219.989.3136 |
Purdue University
North Central
- Customized programs on international topics
- Faculty participation in foreign country teaching assignments
- Foreign language translations and translators
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Jeff Jones |
219.462.4197 |
(NI) Regional Development Co.
- Loans for fixed asset financing to local manufacturers, up to $1
million for exporters
- Small Business Admin. 504 program
- Speaker on export development financing
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Dennis Henson |
219.763.6303 |
Roll & Hold Warehousing & Distribution Corp.
- Foreign Trade Zone, duty free
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219.787.6210 |
Valparaiso
Chamber of Commerce
- Foreign investor assistance
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Debora Butterfield |
219.462.1105 |
Valparaiso University
- Faculty participation in foreign country teaching assignments
- Foreign language translations and translators
- International business curriculum
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Hugh McGuigan
Mike Straubel |
219.464.5333
219.465.7812 |
