MERRILLVILLE – Shaver Motors of Merrillville has received the 2011 Joe Krier quality Dealer of the Year award from the Indiana Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Shaver, 5701 Broadway, demonstrated a record of good business decisions, honesty, integrity and civic leadership to earn the award. Owner Mike Shaver Sr. is the third generation of his family […]
VALPARAISO – Porter Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, certifying it as a Primary Stoke Center. “By achieving certification as a Primary Stroke Center, Porter has proven that it has the ability to provide effective, timely care to stroke victims and can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients,” said Jean E.
VALPARAISO – United Way of Porter County, in conjunction with the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, will hold a workshop on how to reduce poverty in the community from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso. The seminar, Bridges Out of Poverty, is based on the book by the
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitor Authority will hold a Tourism Tech Summit from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Indiana Welcome Center. The summit will provide information on marketing through social media technology. Participants from support organizations, private industry, academic institutions and IT groups are invited. Partners in
MICHIGAN CITY – The 10th annual Women’s Fair, presented by IU Health LaPorte Hospital, will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center. More than 30 exhibits from regional businesses and organizations will provide goods and information from jewelry to insurance, health and wellness information. Included in
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Great Lakes ports reported an increase in tonnage during the summer, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Throughout the system, tonnage was up 22 million metric tons in August, some 3.5 percent, from last year. The increase was noticed at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, which reported the biggest
MICHIGAN CITY – U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly has announced a grant of $1.3 million to the LaPorte County Economic Development Corp. for infrastructure improvements at the Interstate 94 and U.S. 421 interchange on the south side of Michigan City. The grant was awarded through the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation, Community, System Preservation Program. By improving
PORTER – Volunteers from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore are riding Amtrak’s Wolverine three days a week, presenting information to travelers from Chicago to Detroit about the national park. The volunteers hope to encourage train travelers to visit the area they zip through each day. Amtrak is working with the park in what it calls The
MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes has presented its top honor, the Paul H. Douglas Memorial Award, to Michigan City Mayor Charles E. Oberlie. The award is named for the late Illinois senator who led the campaign to create the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Oberlie was chosen for the honor for his efforts at preserving
GARY – The State Emergency Medical Services Commission has granted Emergency Medical Training Basic Certification to Ryan DesCamp. He is one of the few students to receive the rating before the age of 18. DesCamp graduated at the top of Methodist Hospitals’ EMTB class and was valedictorian at Andrean High School with a 4.7 grade
