PORTAGE — Jill E. Ritchie, Forum Board Chair, announced Mark T. Maassel’s resignation from the Northwest Indiana Forum to assume the position of Vice President of the Indiana Energy Association (energy trade group) on October 16, 2013. Maassel has served as President and CEO of the regional economic development organization for the last three years. […]

SOUTH BEND — X-Ray Consultants (XRC) has announced the addition of Jonathan M. McCrea, M.D., to its radiology practice. McCrea is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology. J. McCrea is the son of past XRC president, Michael McCrea, M.D., a member of the practice for the last 25 years. J.

GARY — The City of Gary and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are teaming up to commemorate the city’s historic streetcar rail line with the unveiling of a historic marker on Friday, September 20th at 3 p.m. (CT) on the corner of 5th Avenue and Broadway, on the very thoroughfare where streetcars used to travel

CHESTERTON — Urschel Laboratories, Inc. proudly announces the appointment of Rick Urschel by the board of directors from vice president of operations to president/CEO effective September 13, 2013. Bob Urschel, president/CEO for the past 30 years, will remain actively involved with the company as chairman of the board. “As I pass the leadership of the company

MUNSTER — Four new physicians have recently joined Franciscan Medical Specialists: Arash Koochek, MD, has joined Franciscan Medical Specialists’ Department of Dermatology. He is board-certified in dermatology and practices at the Franciscan Medical Specialists office in Dyer. He is accepting new general and cosmetic dermatology patients. Dr. Koochek is fluent in English, Spanish and Persian

On October 4, Saint Joseph’s College of Rensselaer will be hosting its first annual Sustainability & Alternative Energy Forum. SJC, with its unique combination of agricultural assets and alternative energy generation, is an ideal venue for the Forum, which will discuss the various facets  (economic, social, political, ethical) of the Sustainability/Alternative Energy Movement. REGISTER HERE:

INDIANAPOLIS — Two chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) organization will now operate as one body known as the Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana/Kentucky. The consolidation serves as the first merger in ABC history creating a single, stronger, multi-state organization covering 76,000 square miles. “There’s a real strength in combining the forces