Don Babcock, who spent two decades as director of economic development at NIPSCO, plans to stay involved in the Region’s communities during retirement.
Strategic new beginning
Bill Hanna talks about his 11 years with the Regional Development Authority and his next endeavor as the executive director of the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation in Merrillville.
Workforce champion
Linda Woloshansky led significant growth at the Center of Workforce Innovations in Valparaiso for two decades. She plans travel and culinary pursuits in retirement.
Advocate for children
ErikaDilosa, 42, is eager to join her peers from around the state to begin her new career chapter at the Indiana State Board of Education. Besides work for 21st Century Charter School, she is also on staff at Gary Middle College East and West.
Born from a crisis
Pandemic inspires Rensselaer family to launch PPE-making company Indiana Face Mask, which began making FDA approved surgical face masks in March. The company produces between 40,000 to 50,000 surgical face masks weekly.
Charged with energy’s future
New president Mike Hooper ready to lead NIPSCO into next phase of power generation with a goal to transition from coal to other means of power, such as wind and solar, by the year 2028.
One meal at a time
With a team of more than 600 volunteers, Meals on Wheels of NWI delivers more than 1,700 meals daily. In October 2019, the organization delivered its milestone 8 millionth meal.
Serendipitous encounter
After retiring from the Louisville Orchestra, Tim King found his way to Northwest Indiana and the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra.
Dreamy peanut butter success
Since 2014, B.Nutty has grown from a fundraising idea to a global operation that now makes gourmet peanut butter in a 16,000-square-foot production center in Portage.
The write leadership stuff
Justin Kiel bought two newspapers at 17, then became La Crosse council president and serves on the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.