SOUTH BEND – Gibson Insurance Group will hold its third annual Risk Management Forum on Thursday, Aug. 11 starting at 7:30 a.m. (EST) in the Century Center in downtown South Bend. Discussions will focus on workers’ compensation, wellness, pre-employment matters, on-site health, case management, leave management and legal issues. Speakers are Ken Siepman, an attorney […]
LAPORTE – Tim Gropp, executive director of the Greater LaPorte Economic Development Corp., has left that position to take a similar position with the town of Fishers near Indianapolis. Gropp, 34, has been director in LaPorte since 2006. Gropp was appointed to the position in LaPorte by former Mayor Leigh Morris, who praised Gropp saying
WEST LAFAYETTE – P. Christopher Earley, dean of the University of Connecticut School of Business, will be the new dean of Purdue’s Krannert School of Management. “Dean Early will be a dynamic and visionary leader for Krannert,” said Purdue President France A. Cordova. “He brings academic and business acumen that will help our students succeed
SOUTH BEND – Memorial Health System of South Bend has announced the addition of several health care professionals its offices in LaPorte, Lakeville and South Bend. Linda Mansfield is associate director of the Sports Medicine Institute. She is a graduate of the University of Dayton and Ohio State University. Andrew Losiniecki has joined Memorial North
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital has received the Gold Seal of Accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging from the American College of Radiology. “We are very proud to receive this Gold Seal of Accreditation from the ACR. Our MRI unit is one of the most technologically advanced and sophisticated MRIs in the area. This
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MICHIGAN CITY – The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released its 21 annual report on beach cleanliness in the United States, and Indiana ranked 26th for the percentage of samples that exceeded the national standard for cleanliness. There were 406 closing and advisory days last year, up from 387 in 2009. Most closing and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Great Lakes Ports Association has announced that Green Marine has received the Sustainable Shipping Award for its efforts in improving environmental efficiency. Green Marine, based in Quebec City, Canada, is a joint Canadian-U.S. organization with 120 members that monitors the environmental activities of shippers, ports, terminals and shipyards in the
GRIFFITH – St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago has been named Hospital of the Year by Lake Area United Way for its outstanding contributions in the 2010-11 community campaign. This was the third straight year the hospital has received the recognition. LAUW honored the medical, nursing and administration and support staff at St. Catherine for
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte, the LaPorte Hospital Foundation and the LaPorte Hospital Auxiliary, has announced 2011 scholarship awards. The organizations have been offering scholarship to students pursuing healthcare careers since 1983. This year, 41 scholarships totaling $128,750 were presented. The LaPorte Hospital Foundation Kepler Award goes to a student studying to be a
MERRILLVILLE – Methodist Hospitals with working with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) to conduct a study in Northwest Indiana that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to
