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Hammond police and firefighters may soon be getting pay raises.
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Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. says the outsourcing of billing is meant to improve efficiency, but some bills were delayed during the changeover.
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Swanel Beverage is getting a tax abatement to expand its operations in Hammond. The company plans to spend about $7 million on a new building at the former Carpenter's Hall site on Highland Street, adding five new jobs in the process.
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Dining out in Hammond may soon cost more. The city council voted Monday to adopt a one-percent food and beverage tax on restaurants.
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A leadership shuffle has taken place in the city of Hammond.
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A Hammond beverage business may get some help from the city with its expansion efforts.
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The Hammond City Council is getting ready to enact a food and beverage tax. An ordinance to implement the one-percent tax was introduced to the city council Monday, after the Indiana General Assembly granted the city permission to do it, during this year's session.
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The mayors of the Region's two largest cities are trying to crack down on vandalism.
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Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. is largely blaming state leadership for the planned closure of three of the city's elementary schools.
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A bill allowing Hammond to add a food and beverage tax was signed into law Wednesday by Governor Eric Holcomb. The measure lets the city council add a one-percent tax for bars and restaurants for up to 20 years.