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History of the LaPorte Economic Advancement FoundationIn 1982, the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce initiated a project to provide a mechanism for structured economic growth in the LaPorte area. This was the result of a realization that a long-term program for industrial and retail growth needed to be developed in order to enable LaPorte to market itself aggressively. Consensus of the need for such a program was reached at the Chamber's Leadership Retreat held in August of 1982.
In response to a concern related to literacy skills among area workers, LEAF in October of 1997 created the Open Door Reading & Writing Center. This education center was developed in cooperation with Kankakee Valley Workforce Development Center and Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). The Open Door Center, currently located at 300 Legacy Plaza West in the Sagamore Business Center, was developed to help improve LaPorte's workforce by offering free education to those looking to improve their reading and writing skills.
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