La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership

The fourth annual LEAP Olympics will be held May 12-16, 2025. Companies can begin registering their teams beginning February 4th to secure a spot until May 2nd. Company pride, corporate wellness and team building are all benefits for companies...

Join the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership as we join forces with the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center to bring our community a series of topics tailored to small business in our community. The topic for this session is...

On Friday, Feb. 7th, the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership (LEAP), in partnership with the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, held a Third House Session for one of its largest audiences to date. Featuring a panel of locally elected state,...

Join us for Business Made Social, a networking event for La Porte business people! This event will be held at State Street Community Church, at 7:30 a.m. on March 18th. Our guest speaker will be John Kavchak, Partner and Founder at Sloane Avenue...

Open to all locally owned & operated small businesses. The workshop series will provide a focus on a different topic each session including Social Media Bootcamp, QuickBooks, Introduction to Canva, Merchant Processing - POS, the Importance of...

The La Porte Invitational returns for its fourth year Thursday, January 9, through Saturday, January 11, at the La Porte Civic Auditorium. This three-day, nationally televised basketball showcase will feature 11 of the best high school programs in...

Join the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership and the City of La Porte as they present the Small Business Roundtable series. The event will be held on October 29th at 5:00 p.m. This event will feature a discussion led by Director of Community...

The La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Fidelity National Title – La Porte on September 25th at their new office located at 309 W. Johnson Road, Suite I, La Porte. The open house will...

The La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership will host the State of the City at the La Porte Civic Auditorium, located at 1001 Ridge Street in La Porte, on November 21.The event will feature a speech by Mayor Tom Dermody. Registration will begin at...

Mayor Dermody in partnership with IST Distribution, announced plans for a $24 million capital investment to build and equip an 81,000 sq. ft. plastic pellet distribution facility along 39 North at 2321 Progress Drive.  IST Distribution will...