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Porter site of first heart failure device implant

VALPARAISO – Cardiac Electrophysiologist Mark Dixon is the first in Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area to implant the Unity Quadra TM Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CT-D) and Quartel Left Ventricular Quadripolar Pacing Lead. The new technology developed by St. Jude Medical offers additional pacing options which can reduce the need for re-operation to reposition …

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PNC looking for high-tech intern partners

WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central is recruiting high-tech start-up companies to take part in a system wide initiative called “Interns for Indiana.” It is a competitive program that assists start-up companies by partially funding high-quality undergraduate interns. Companies are matched with student interns who are expected to work 400 hours starting in May and …

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Ignition Park development moves ahead

SOUTH BEND – Mayor Steve Leucke has announced that South Bend is more than two-thirds of the way to acquiring the properties it needs to expand Ignition Park. Of 150 parcels targets for acquisition along the north side of Indiana Avenue between Franklin Street and Prairie Avenue, the city has acquired 104 parcels, including one …

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New director at Challenger Learning Center

HAMMOND – Becky Manis has been named executive director of the Challenger Learning Center, 2300 173rd Ave. She will be responsible for promoting the center as an educational destination for corporate and school groups. She also will be responsible for selling its educational programs to schools, children’s groups, private events, civic and corporate groups. Manis …

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Community Hospital installs new MRI

MUNSTER – Community Hospital has expanded and renovated its MRI services at Community Hospital MRI Center in Crown Point and the Community Diagnostic Center in Munster. A $1.7 million Panorama 1.0T Open MRI from Philips Medical Systems is being installed in Munster and the existing system in Crown Point is being converted to an open …

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Professor receives medal from Obama

WEST LAFAYETTE – Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama. The award is the highest honor for technological achievement. Agrawal is the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering. He holds 116 U.S. patents, …

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Welcome Center hosts tourism tech summit

HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitor Authority will hold a Tourism Tech Summit from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Indiana Welcome Center. The summit will provide information on marketing through social media technology. Participants from support organizations, private industry, academic institutions and IT groups are invited. Partners in …

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St. Anthony unveils new MRI system

CROWN POINT – Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point has announced it is adding an open magnetic resonance imaging system which will be the only one of its kind in Lake and Porter counties. Installation of the Oasis, the Hitachi company’s open MRI, will begin soon at St. Anthony’s Outpatient Health Complex. Unlike closed units, the …

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