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Location

Chicago, within 25 miles
Three exits off of I-94/80: Cline, Kennedy, and Indy Blvd.

Infrastructure

Distance to airports:
O'Hare in Chicago 50 miles
Midway in Chicago 30 miles
Gary/Chicago 8 miles

Traffic Counts on major roads

Electric and Gas Provider:
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
Contact information for NIPSCO's Economic Development Group
Diane Thalmann, Manager
NIPSCO
801 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
dlthalmann@nisource.com or 800-262-6477

Telecommunications Providers
High speed fiber is available along all major corridors in Highland.

Port of Indiana at Burns Harbor, Indiana
The Port of Indiana at Burns Harbor is located about 20 miles from Highland and 18 nautical miles and 30 land miles from Chicago. It is a gateway to America's Heartland for international shippers and handles international ships via the Great lakes connection to the Atlantic Ocean and barges via inland river links to 38 states and the Gulf of Mexico. As a multi-modal year-round facility, the port handles an average of 500,000 trucks, 10,000 railcars, 400 barges and 100 ships per year and has room to grow. For more information, visit their website at www.portsofindiana.com/poi/burns_harbor/

School Town of Highland
The School Town of Highland has cause to celebrate! The Indiana Department of Education recently released preliminary ISTEP+ test scores and of the state's 327 school districts, Highland ranked 38th in the percentage (76.67%) of third through eighth grade students passing both the English/language arts (E/LA) and mathematics portions of the test! That is an increase of 5.7 percentage points over last year's 70.97% that passed both. And there is more good news! Highland ranked 22nd in the percentage of students (85.19%) that passed the E/LA portion of the test and 78th in the percentage (83.03%) passing math. Highland has a 19 to 1 student/faculty ratio and about 40% of the faculty have over 11 years of experience.

For more information about the Highland School System, visit their website at www.highland.k12.in.us . Also, the Indiana Department of Education's website for statewide information can be contacted by visiting www.doe.in.gov.

Highland Christian School
www.highlandchristian.org
Fully accredited, Christ-centered education for students in preschool through grade 8.

Architectural Design Standards

The Redevelopment Area’s Architectural and Design Standards and Guidelines were approved by the Town Council on October 12, 2009. The Redevelopment Commission believes that these standards and guidelines will enhance the Redevelopment Area and provide guidance to property owners and developers.  For assistance with these standards, please contact the Redevelopment Director, Cecile Petro, at cpetro@highland.in.gov or call 219-972-7598.

Download the Plan as PDFs:
[Pages 1-15 (2.2MB)]
[Pages 16-29 (4.7MB)]
[Pages 30-39 (2.6MB)]
[Pages 40-57 (20.7MB)]
[Pages 58-70 (6.8MB)]
[Pages 71-80 (2.7MB)]