Ball State economist Michael Hicks says Indiana’s economy is picking up steam as nearly 5,500 manufacturing jobs were added last month. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported today that unemployment for July was at 5.9 percent, the same as the previous month. The nation’s unemployment rate is 6.2 percent. Indiana added nearly 10,000 private […]

The South Bend Museum of Art’s Fall session of once-a-week art classes start the week of September 8, 2014. Adult classes offer a variety of daytime and evening options. Drawing classes are offered for beginners to advanced students. Discover the luminosity and ease of soft pastel or choose from three watercolor classes–each with a different

HAMMOND — Members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) recently donated time and labor to the rebuilding of the Hammond Chiefs dugout, which was damaged by a storm in the summer of 2013. The dugout is located at Riverside Park in Hammond. The Hammond Chiefs contacted John Winarski, IKORCC Business Representative, with the

CHICAGO — Mercer has announced four senior additions to its Midwest Health & Benefits business in response to growing client needs in the region. “We are pleased to have these four talented and experienced professionals take on these key roles for our Health and Benefits team in the Midwest,” said Dard Hunter, Market Business Leader

The Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Auxiliary will host an Amish bakery goods fundraiser at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 23 in the hospital lobby, 1201 S. Main St. The event will feature a variety of items offered by the popular Rise N Roll Bakery, which has locations in Middlebury, Ind., and in Chicago. “They will have

Online registration is open for INNO-VENTION 2014, Southeastern Michigan’s premier health care and life science conference. The event, now in its third year, is set for Oct. 21-22 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Along with the Medical Main Street Network, INNO-VENTION 2014 will build valuable relationships and productive collaborations in the region and

Theresa Caputo, psychic medium and star of the hit TLC show, Long Island Medium, will be appearing live at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend on Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30pm. Theresa will give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show and will also share personal stories about her life and her

INDIANAPOLIS — Marc Marquez’s perfect season rolls on. The Spaniard pulled away in the second half of the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sunday, beating Jorge Lorenzo by 1.803 seconds to win for the second consecutive year on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and continue an incredible 2014 season. The 21-year-old has won all