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.
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center has joined forces with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation to strengthen the small business community in Starke and Pulaski counties. “The efforts of the SBDC coupled with the Small Business Center will enhance our ability to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and
MUNSTER – Community Hospital has been named for the eighth consecutive year a HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. The designation honors hospitals with the best overall clinical performance across all 26 medical diagnoses and procedures. “Making a difference in the quality of life for the residents in our communities is what our
WEST LAFAYETTE – Richard Feinberg, a consumer psychologist at Purdue University’s Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, said the money spent on Super Bowl commercials might not be worth it. During the Feb. 6 Super Bowl, 110 million people are expected to watch, and during the game, they will see more than 100
