MERRILLVILLE – Kevin Kirkham, director of regulatory strategic analysis for NIPSCO, has been named Innovator of the Month for April by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. NIPSCO is the only public electric utility in the nation that offers free electricity during off-peak usage hours to encourage the adoption of “plug-in” charging stations for […]
VALPARAISO – Kassie Meeks has been named Innovator of the Month for April by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Meeks is creator of the Northwest Indiana Suzuki Conservatory, a step she took after being inspired by world-famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin who advocated yoga for violinists. Meeks not only incorporates yoga techniques when teaching
Megabus.com, the first city-to-city, express bus company with fares from $1, has served 25 million passengers across North America as of today. “Megabus.com is now the travel option of choice for more than 25 million people, and we’re thrilled to serve them as our passengers,” said Mike Alvich, megabus.com’s vice president of marketing and public relations.
MERRILLVILLE – Bruce Spires has been named town manager/director of municipal operations for the town of Merrillville. Spires has worked for Merrillville for 25 years, starting out as a part-time summer worker to earn money for college. He was named public works director in 2001. Spires replaces former town administrator Howard Fink, who left for
GRIFFITH – Dave Sikes, Lake Area United Way’s director of allocations and AFL-CIO Community Services liaison, has stepped down from the post he held for nearly 28 years. Sikes joined Lake Area United Way on July 1, 1985. During his career, Sikes coordinated LAUW’s volunteer allocations process, overseeing the reinvestment of over $100 million of
MERRILLVILE – NiSource Inc., the parent company for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., has announced a 34.7 percent increase in earnings. First quarter earnings were $260.5 million, with a major portion of that due to the sale of AGL Resources in January. The utility’s income from continuing operations in the first quarter was $215.4 million,
It’s not a cost; it’s an investment with a big payoff. The desire to neatly label and group all aspects of our environment is just human nature. People are good or bad; pretty, homely or plain; fat, fit or average; or smart, dull or normal. And yet none of the labels or groupings captures the
INDIANAPOLIS – WorkOne has presented Achievement Awards to Hearthside Food Solutions in Michigan City and to Gary Brooks of East Chicago. Hearthside was honored for its use of WorkOne’s on-the-job training program. Hearthside is an independent contract baker for major food companies and hired 10 people last year through the program. Brooks was a train
