LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s ninth annual Tour de LaPorte bike, run and walk event will be Sunday, Aug. 22 at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the event will benefit local cancer patients and their families in need of financial assistance. Last year, Tour de LaPorte raised more than $40,000. […]
Methodist names board members
MERRILLVILLE – Methodist Hospitals has announced the election of officers for its 2010 and 2011 board of directors. Incoming officers are William G. Braman, chairman; Dr. Douglas Barthelemy, secretary; and Mamon Powers Jr., treasurer. Edward E. Charbonneau will continue as vice-chairman. Braman is past CEO of Braman Insurance Co.; Barthelemy is a prominent Gary […]
Department of Correction goes green
MICHIGAN CITY – Indiana Department of Correction officials have announced completion of energy improvements at seven correctional institutions, including the Indiana State Prison, that could save taxpayers $52 million over the next 10 years. Commissioner Ed Buss said a 600 horsepower biomass boiler system was installed at the Indiana State Prison, that will be powered […]
Porter to build new hospital
VALPARAISO – Work has begun on a new 430,000-square-foot Porter hospital at the northwest corner of the intersection of Indiana 49 and U.S. 6, said Jonathan Nalli, CEO. It will take two years to complete work on the hospital, which will be the centerpiece of a 104-acre development between Valparaiso and Chesterton. The new hospital […]
Lt. Gov. Skillman part of St. Mary’s College event
SOUTH BEND – One of the speakers at next week’s entrepreneurial event at St. Mary’s College will be Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman. The July 15 event, “Advancing Hoosier Women in Business,” is one of four scheduled around the state. The others are planned for Terre Haute , Richmond and Sellersburg. St. Mary’s College […]
Events benefit children
GARY – A Fly 4 Life event will be held from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at Miller Beach in Marquette Park. The event, organized by Karen Hannon, will benefit the National Children’s Cancer Society. Registration starts at 11 a.m. and is $20 for a single flyer and $50 for a […]
Be Smart When Buying a Home
Buying or refinancing a home is one of the most important and complex financial decisions facing consumers, and it is also a breeding ground for predatory lending and loan fraud. It is important to be a smart consumer. Misinformed homebuyers, often first-time purchasers or seniors, are ripe targets to become victims. But there are checkpoints […]
Open house at clinic
DEMOTTE – St. Anthony Medical Center’s Franciscan Physicians Network-DeMotte Clinic will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 18. The complex opened in June. Construction on the 7,500-square-foot, $2.15 million building began last October at 417 N. Halleck St . In addition to physician services, the clinic will […]
In Memoriam
LAPORTE – Industrialist James W. Fleming, 75, died Friday, July 2, at LaPorte Hospital . Born Aug. 14, 1934, in Lorraine , N.Y., he moved to LaPorte in 1953 after stops at Syracuse University in New York state and Indiana University in Bloomington . He founded Aero Metals Inc. in 1961 when he […]
Advisors named for Purdue Technology Center
MERRILLVILLE – The Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana has named 10 new members to its advisory council, joining 13 other business and education professionals, said Kathy DeGuilio-Fox, director of the center. “These leaders strengthen our mission to aid entrepreneurs in developing their companies. Bringing together these diverse professionals is a fine example of […]