Valparaiso University alum donates $500,000 to college to equip lab to support new environmental engineering program set to launch in fall 2019
Longtime Valparaiso University benefactor Richard Beumer donated $500,000 to the college to equip a lab to support a new environmental engineering program set to... Read more.
Purdue University Northwest among top colleges in Indiana for teacher licensing
Purdue University Northwest’s School of Education & Counseling made the state's latest top 10 ranking of Indiana collegiate institutions issuing the most teaching... Read more.
Ivy Tech Community College names chief information officer
Matthew Etchison was named chief information officer for Ivy Tech Community College effective Jan. 1. Etchison currently serves as vice president for information... Read more.
United Steelworkers ratify new labor deal with ArcelorMittal
The United Steelworks have ratified a new four-year labor contract with ArcelorMittal. The new agreement replaces an existing contract that expired on Sept. 1 and... Read more.
Spectacle Entertainment buying Majestic Star Casinos
The Majestic Star Casinos in Gary soon will be under new ownership. In a Nov. 28 statement, Spectacle Entertainment of Indianapolis announced it will merge with... Read more.
Around the Region
Stay current with local people, news and events Business California-based Premier BioSource, an agricultural biosciences company, plans to invest $7.5 million in... Read more.
Franciscan opens new ExpressCare facility in Hobart
Franciscan ExpressCare has opened its newest location at 101 W. 61st Ave. in Hobart. Franciscan Health, which operates the facility, invested $1 million to acquire... Read more.
National Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting opens Dec. 26
After four years of planning, fundraising and construction the National Mascot Hall of Fame will open its doors to the public Dec. 26. What began as an online only... Read more.
Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana have solid showing in October
Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana in October were up 2.8 percent when compared to the same month a year ago. The Greater Northwest Indiana Association... Read more.
NIPSCO partners with Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana for Light the Night for Senior Hunger campaign
Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana’s annual Light the Night for Senior Hunger campaign, in partnership with NIPSCO, kicks off Nov. 29 with a luminary and holiday... Read more.