MICHIGAN CITY – The Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission has named Jack Arnett, executive director of the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau as its new president. NITDC is a seven county organization with works together to promote a regional approach to tourism across northern Indiana. The counties involved are Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, […]
MISHAWAKA – AM General has announced the appointment of John C. Ulrich as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He will be responsible for overseeing AM General’s operations, product development and program management. Ulrich most recently was an executive with General Dynamics, where he spent 35 years.
PORTAGE – The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has received the Daniel Burnham Award for 2013 from the American Planning Association for its 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan. NIRPC was recognized for its two-year effort to keep the public informed of the plan. The 2040 plan looks 30 years into the future, prioritizing transportation projects, land
VALPARAISO – Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP has announced that Keith Wolak has been voted to equity partnership at Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP. Wolak originally joined the firm in 2008, specializing in estate planning, wealth planning, probate and taxation. He has represented clients before all levels of the IRS and the United States Tax
HAMMOND – The Dunes National Park Association has named new officers. In addition to helping the association work toward their goals, officers work on committees that handle strategic planning, finances, marketing and membership. The new officers are Speros A. Batistatos, president; Mike Shymanski, vice president; Donna Kuschel, secretary; and Robin Carlascio, treasurer. The Dunes National
HAMMOND – Developing effective leaders through research and practice is the focus of the recently-established Purdue University Calumet Leadership Center. The interdisciplinary center seeks to advance successful leadership through application of critical, related concepts intended to benefit both experienced and emerging leaders. “Our world today is in need of capable, honorable leaders,” Purdue Calumet Chancellor
HAMMOND – Through a grant from the Hammond Gaming Advisory Council, the Challenger Learning Center has begun offering Hammond first graders a chance to try their hands at being junior astronauts. The students are participating in Challenger’s newest STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program called Moonbase Explorers. “The hands-on science, coupled with reading directions, recording
MERRILLVILLE – Lakeshore Public Television has announced the resignation of CEO Thomas Carroll. The resignation was announced following a meeting of the station’s board of directors. A nationwide search for a new CEO will begin immediately. Until a new CEO is named, board members Bonita Neff and Calvin Bellamy will assume CEO responsibilities. Carroll had
Readers pick the top CEOs and community leaders. by Rick A. Richards The best leadership is that done by example. That’s what the five people selected as Northwest Indiana’s top CEOs and Community Leaders have in common, according to the people with whom they work most closely. These five provide a quiet example of doing
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has named Sherri Ziller as its first chief operating officer. Ziller, 31, has served as finance and grants manager since 2006. “For more than six years, Sherri has done an outstanding job for us,” said RDA President and CEO Bill Hanna. “She has overseen the commitment
