WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has organized a workshop for Indiana mayors to learn more about China and economic development in the state. “The Indiana Mayoral Roundtable on China will help the leaders of Indiana’s cities learn more about China and how to better attract Chinese investment to their communities,” said Wei Hong, professor […]
LAPORTE – Workforce Health LLC, an affiliate of Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital will offer occupational health and wellness services in Porter County in the spring. The clinic will be in the Eastport Centre off Indiana 49 between Indiana 2 and U.S. 30. It will offer treatment of work-related injuries, drug and alcohol
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital is offering a free series on Healthy Cooking on Thursday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, March 10. The programs include cooking demonstrations and sampling of the prepared items. The programs are from noon to 12:45 p.m. at The Crossing, 1203 Washington St., LaPorte. Chef Keith Peffers
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center has announced the addition of Joe Ubben as a business advisor. Working primarily with Porter County businesses, Ubben will help clients with business planning and execution while connecting with with region resources. “I look forward to working one-on-one with area small business
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurship Success and the Hammond Development Corp. are accepting applications for The Big Sell Entrepreneurs in Action competition. It provides an opportunity for 50 entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to audience members and a panel of judges for an opportunity share more than $30,000 in cash
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has reported growth in earnings and an increase in capital in 2010. Earnings for the year were $10.2 million with a return of assets of 0.51 percent and a return on equity of 6.71 percent. Centier also increased its capital from $167.1 million to $186.6 million. First Bancshares Inc.,
MUNSTER – Meteorologist Ginger Zee of NBC Channel 5 in Chicago will be the featured speaker for a fund raising dinner for the Cancer Resource Centre at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville. The luncheon centers on Zee’s career and uplifting, inspirational story. She was born in
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central and several of its employees have been honored by the United Way of LaPorte County. PNC was designated as the 2010 Cornerstone Award Organization. The award recognizes the largest contributing organization in LaPorte County. Accepting the honor was Chancellor James B. Dworkin, who also is a member
WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue University researcher has proposed development of a new cross-disciplinary approach for analyzing and preventing systemic failures in complex systems that play a role in calamities from power blackouts to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster and the subprime mortgage crisis. “The striking similarities in such catastrophes necessitate a broader
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center is offering Indiana companies specialized training targeted at their manufacturing needs. Most recently, it was used to teach lean manufacturing techniques to suppliers for Honda. Purdue’s MEP, part of the technical assistance program, provided one-day workshops for 42 employees from 22 Honda suppliers.
