INDIANAPOLIS — The 500 Festival announced today that a recent economic impact study revealed the 500 Festival events generate a significant tangible economic impact on the city of Indianapolis each year. In 2013, this amounted to $19.7 million in financial impact, including $5.5 million of direct spending by out-of-area visitors. Each year hundreds of thousands of […]

LA PORTE — Local union carpenters of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) volunteered to lend a helping hand at the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter. Earlier in this month, three IKORCC carpenters volunteered their skills to complete the Small Animal Shelter’s building addition and cat room renovation. In just four days, the carpenters

HAMMOND — The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will be hosting a corporate bowling charity challenge at Plaza Lanes in Highland on Wednesday, May 7. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., participating organizations will compete in Stars and Strikes for the Challenger Cup, with proceeds benefiting the center. The Challenger Learning Center uses science, technology, engineering

CHICAGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency responsible for securing U.S. borders from all threats, is now accepting applications nationwide to fill 2,000 additional officer positions at air, land and sea ports across the country.  As a result of funding provided in the fiscal year 2014 budget, 44 ports in 18 states will

SOUTH BEND — Georganna Geraghty has joined Schafer Industries as corporate human resources manager. Schafer Industries includes five manufacturing locations in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Geraghty will be responsible for developing policy, overseeing training, and directing and coordinating human resources activities such as employment compensation, employee relations, benefits and services.

MUNSTER — The Central Laboratory at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System is offering a new program designed to educate students in the healthcare field of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS). The goal of the curriculum is to graduate well-qualified, well-educated individuals to meet the present and future demand in the clinical laboratory industry. The 11-month

INDIANAPOLIS — Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) announced Tuesday, April 29 that Klipsch Audio will be its primary sponsor on the No. 67 entry for the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis on Saturday, May 10. Indianapolis-based Klipsch, a leading global manufacturer of premium speakers and headphones, has partnered with the Verizon IndyCar Series team since