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Northwest Indiana Regional Data Group

Directory of Demographic Data User Professionals for NWI

Agriculture
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Director Purdue Univ. Coop. Ext. Service
Lake County Gov't Ctr.		 880 E. 99th Court

Suite A
Crown Point, IN 46307

 (219)755-3240
(219)755-3251
Director Purdue Univ. Coop. Ext. Service
Porter County Admin. Ctr.		 155 Indiana Avenue
Suite 301
Valparaiso, IN 46383-5555		 (219)465-3555
(219)464-8976
Director Purdue Univ. Coop. Ext. Service
 LaPorte County Office		 2358 N US Highway 35
LaPorte, IN 46350-8380		 (219)324-9407
(219)326-7362
Director Purdue Univ. Coop. Ext. Service
Starke County Courthouse		 1 E. Washington Street
Knox, IN 46534-1148		 (574)772-9141
(574)772-6900
Director Purdue Univ. Coop. Ext. Service
Pulaski County Off. Bldg., Rm.		 120125 S. Riverside
Winamac, IN 46996-1528		 (574)946-3412
(574)946-4224
Director Purdue Univ. Coop Ext. Service
Jasper County Office		 122 N. Cullen
Rensselaer, IN 47978-2644
(219)866-5741
(219)866-4962
Director Purdue Univ. Coop Ext. Service
Newton County Office		 4117 S 240 W
Suite 600
Morocco, IN 47963-0678		 (219)285-8620
(219)285-8625
       

Arts / Cultural
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Special Projects Director Northern Indiana Arts Alliance (NIAA) 1040 Ridge Rd.
Munster, IN 46321		 (219)836-1839
       

Census / Demographics (University Resources)

Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Associate Director Indiana Business Research Center
Info. Systems and Services		 777 Indiana Ave. Ste 210
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3135		 (317)274-2205
(317)615-0031
Research Analyst Northwest Indiana Center for Data and Analysis
 at Indiana University Northwest		 3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408-1197		 (219)980-6946
(219)980-6558
Director Northwest Indiana Center for Data and Analysis
 at Indiana University Northwest		 3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408-1197		 (219)980-6946
(219)980-6558
       

Census / Demographics (Metropolitan Planning Organization)

Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Data Services Coordinator NIRPC - NWI Regional Planning Commission 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6060
(219)762-1653
       

Company / Industry Data
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Director Northwest Indiana Center for Data and Analysis
 at Indiana University Northwest		 3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408-1197		 (219)980-6946
(219)980-6558
Director of Economic
Development 		Northwest Indiana Forum 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6303
(219)763-2653
       

Consulting
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Consultant DeSCo 2553 Calaveras Drive

Suite 165
Valparaiso, IN 46383

 (219)548-9999
(219)548-9904
       

Economic Data (Lake County)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Professor Indiana Univ. Northwest School of Business 3400 Broadway
Dunes Medical/Professional Room 118
Gary, IN 46408		 (219)980-6913
(219)980-6916
Economist Consultant    
       

Economic Data (LaPorte and Porter Counties)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Professor Purdue University North Central 1401 S. US Hwy 421
Westville, IN 46391		 (219)785-5310
(219)785-5528
       

Economic Development
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Senior Project Manager Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Northwest Indiana Office		 9800 Connecticut Drive
Merrillville, IN 46410		 (219)644-3696
(219)644-3695
Manager, Business Development NIPSCO Economic Development Dept. 801 E. 86th Ave.
Merrillville, IN 46410		 (219)647-5134
Director of Economic
Development 		Northwest Indiana Forum 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6303
(219)763-2653
       

Economic Development (Manufacturing / Construction)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Professor Purdue University Calumet
Civil Engineering Technology		 2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN 46323-2094		 (219)989-2636
       

Economic Development (NIPSCO Site Database)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Manager, Business Development NIPSCO Economic Development Dept. 801 E. 86th Ave.
Merrillville, IN 46410		 (219)647-5134
Director of Economic
Development 		Northwest Indiana Forum 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6303
(219)763-2653
       

Environment
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Director of Environmental Programs

NIRPC - NWI Regional Planning Commission 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6060
(219)762-1653
Director of Environmental Affairs Northwest Indiana Forum 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6303
(800)693-6786
       

GIS/Geographic Information
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
GIS Manager Hammond Sanitary District 5143 Columbia Ave.
Hammond, IN 46327		 (219)853-6413
(219)853-6321
Research Analyst Northwest Indiana Center for Data and Analysis
at Indiana University Northwest		 3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408-1197		 (219)980-6946
(219)980-6558
Geologist/GIS Specialist Indiana Department of Environmental Management 100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46206		 (317)233-5298
(317)232-3403
GIS Coordinator NIRPC - NWI Regional Planning Commission 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6060
(219)762-1653
IT/GIS Manager Gary Sanitary District and Gary Storm Water Management District

3600 West 3rd Ave
Gary, IN 46406

 		 (219)944-0595 x1811
(219)977-8318
       

Health
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Director Northwest Center for Medical Education 3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408		 (219)980-6562
(219)980-6566
       

Housing / Real Estate
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Research Analyst Northwest Indiana Center for Data and Analysis
at Indiana University Northwest		 3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408		 (219)980-6946
(219)980-6558
Executive Director TEN - Tax Education Now 9476 W. Oakridge Dr.
St. John, IN 46373		  
Chief Executive Officer

 GNIAR - Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors 800 E. 86th Ave.
Merrillville, IN 46410		 (800)338-8489

(219)795-3611
       

Public Safety / Law Enforcement / Crime
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Sheriff Roy Dominguez Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff's Office 2600 W 93rd Ave.
Crown Point, IN 46307		 (219)755-3400
(219)755-3371
Sheriff David Reynolds Porter County, Indiana, Sheriff's Office 2755 State Road 49
Valparaiso, IN 46383		 (219)477-3000
Director Public Safety Institute, Calumet College of St. Joseph 2400 New York Avenue
Whiting, IN 46394		 (219)473-4275
       

Regional Data / Quality of Life
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Project Director Northwest Initiative 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6060
(219)762-1653
Executive Director  NWI Quality of Life Council c/o Purdue North Central

Porter County
600 Vale Park Rd.
Valparaiso, IN 46383

 (219)531-4200 x4206
       

Social Services / Human Services
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
President Lake Area United Way 221 West Ridge Road
Griffith, IN 46319		 (219)923-2302
(219)923-8601
Executive Director   United Way of LaPorte County 800 Lincolnway, Suite 200
LaPorte, IN 46350		 (219)362-6256
(219)362-9405
President   United Way of Porter County 951 Eastport Centre Drive, PO Box 2028
Valparaiso,  IN 46384-2028		 (219)464-3583
(219)477-5845
       

Surveys and Public Opinion
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Director, Institutional Research Calumet College of St. Joseph 2400 New York Avenue
Whiting, IN 46394		 (219)473-4316
       

Taxation
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Executive Director TEN - Tax Education Now 9476 West Oakridge Dr.
St. John, IN 46373		  
       

Transportation Data
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Data Services Coordinator NIRPC - NWI Regional Planning Commission 6100 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368		 (219)763-6060
(219)762-1653
       

Transportation Data (Airport)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Marketing Director

 Gary/Chicago Airport Gary/Chicago Airport
Gary, IN 46406		 (219)949-4910
       

Workforce / Employment / Training
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Labor Market Analyst Department of Workforce Development Portage, IN 46368 (219)762-6952
       

Workforce / Employment (Industry Cluster Reports / Internships / Comm. Workforce Compact)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
Workforce Associate – Research & Development CWI - Center of Workforce Innovations 2804 Boilermaker Ct. Ste E
Valparaiso, IN 46383		 (219)462-2940
x 28
       

Workforce / Employment (WorkKeys / Job Profiling)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax
       

Workforce / Employment (WorkOne)
Name
Organization
Address
Phone / Fax