Barnes & Thornburg LLP, a national law firm, announced today its expansion into Texas with the addition of two partners from Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. The attorneys establishing Barnes & Thornburg’s Dallas office include Mark W. Bayer, who will serve as office managing partner, and Randy Gordon. With plans to make additional attorney hires in

INDIANAPOLIS — MJ Insurance, a leading property-casualty and employee benefits agency, has added four new employees to their company. MJ Insurance welcomes four individuals, three joining the team in Indianapolis and one at the Phoenix location. In the Indianapolis branch, Natasha Clements, Andrew Losinski and Shannon Lyons were hired as a senior analyst, analyst and

FREE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY CLASS Learn about the most comprehensive program for medical, surgical and lifestyle weight loss solutions from Northwest Indiana’s leading team of bariatric professionals. Weight-Loss Surgery: Is it Right for Me? will be held on July 7 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Community Hospital Medical Office Building, located at 801 MacArthur Blvd., Munster,

WEST LAFAYETTE — Heather Servaty-Seib, professor of counseling and development at Purdue University, has co-authored “We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults,” a collection of 33 narratives by bereaved college students and young adults. The book aims to help young adults who are grieving and to provide guidance for people who

Lubeznik Center for the Arts will host ArtBash 2015, LCA’s premier annual fundraising event, at Blue Chip Stardust Event Center. All proceeds will support LCA programs and outreach – enabling LCA to mount nine outstanding contemporary art exhibitions during the year, deliver art, music and dance for 800+ children and adults weekly, and provide leadership

Beacon Medical Group Portage broke ground on a new 20,469-square-foot medical facility on 5 acres of land on Cleveland Road in South Bend. Upon in its completion, which is slated for August 1, 2016 the new facility will replace the current Beacon Medical Group Portage Road office. The new facility will offer medical care to

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence issued the following statement regarding the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers 2015 Leadership Summit. “Since the beginning of my administration, Indiana has made great progress in reducing the amount of phosphorus entering the Lake Erie basin. Multiple state agencies, including the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and