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🌱 How will Amazon’s massive new facility reshape jobs in Crown Point?

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Good day Crown Point! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Amazon's massive new facility reshape jobs in Crown Point?
  • How often does this repair program return to Crown Point homes?

Also on today's calendar: Just Hanging Around For Halloween and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Periods of sun with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amazon Plans 1.2M Square Foot Crown Point Facility (inkfreenews.com) — Amazon is planning a 1.2 million-square-foot logistics facility in Crown Point near I-65 and U.S. 30, bringing about 500 permanent jobs with benefits and $24-per-hour average pay. Opening in 2027, the center will handle oversized products and further cement Crown Point's role in Amazon's Midwest distribution network, with officials expecting broader economic ripple effects for the city and region.
   

• Merrillville residents grateful for repairs by Rebuilding Together volunteers (chicagotribune.com) — A South Lake County nonprofit that rotates its home-repair blitz between Crown Point, Lowell, Cedar Lake and Merrillville just helped 12 Merrillville homeowners with major fixes in a single day. The group focuses on elderly, disabled and low-income residents, tackling projects like new appliances, flooring and safety upgrades, and says demand has surged since recent storm damage in the area.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does this kitty belong to anyone.
    It is hanging around my friends house. Looks healthy and cared for. (Nextdoor Harvest Acres)
  • Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Crown Point. Apply here.
  • TERRA Staffing Group posted a job opening for Production Operator | Entry Level in Crown Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Crown Point here.

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  • Franciscan Health, Cedar Lake partner for Monday Wellness Walking Club (greatnews.life)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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