MERRILLVILLE – A discussion with two of Indiana’s top Democratic women, Sen. Vi Simpson and State Rep. Linda Lawson, will be held at The Patio in Merrillville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The Lake County Circle Evening Reception is a regular event hosted by the Lake County Democratic Central Committee and its chairman, […]
LAPORTE – A 137-acre expansion of Thomas Rose Industrial Park has been dedicated by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The new area has room for 1.2 million square feet of industrial space. The expansion site is served by Norfolk Southern and South Shore Freight railroads. LaPorte Mayor Blair Milo said developer Space Center has plans for nine
GRIFFITH – The United Ways serving Lake and Porter counties kicked off its 2012 regional fundraising campaign at The Big Schmooze in Merrillville. The combined goal is $6.5 million, up $200,000 from last year. Contribution raised during the campaign will support more than 60 health and human service programs and initiatives in 2013. “These are
VALPARAISO – Elizabeth Lynn has been named director of Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service. “Elizabeth’s involvement with the Valparaiso community and experience with civic engagement makes her the ideal candidate to lead the Institute for Leadership and Service,” said Mark Schwehn, provost. Lynn is a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities and received her
HAMMOND – Janis Flutka, the chief financial officer of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, has been named to the Indiana CPA Society Leadership Cabinet. “I’d really like to bring to light some of the policies and issues of governmental reporting and accountability. Government usually handles larger budgets, and those working with them should
MICHIGAN CITY – Rick Soria has been named vice chancellor and dean of the Michigan City campus of Ivy Tech Community College Northwest. Soria is an accredited mortician and a law school graduate of Valparaiso University. He joined Ivy Tech in 2002 and created the first mortuary science program. “We did a nationwide search and
LAPORTE – The Northern Indiana Regional Leadership Conference will be Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Best Western Hotel in LaPorte. The conference is sponsored by the ILA, Leadership LaPorte County, Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka and Leadership Northwest Indiana. Discussion tops include innovation skills, community leadership, inspiration and roundtable discussions of issues specific to area communities. Registration
MERRILLVILLE – The Legacy Foundation has announced the promotion of Barry C. Tyler to program officer. Tyler will be responsible for grass-roots administration, statistical record keeping and reporting, public relations, and providing support for the initiatives of Legacy Foundation. “Barry is a great asset to Legacy, but more importantly he is a great asset to
GARY – The Defense Department will present its 2012 Freedom Award to the Gary Jet Center for its support of employees who are members of the National Guard and Reserves. Gary Jet Center is one of only 15 companies nationally to receive the honor and the only company from Indiana. The award will be presented
VALPARAISO – The University of Phoenix, in conjunction with United Way’s Success By 6 initiative opened the Valparaiso Children’s Library, “Born Learning Trail.” This is the first Born Learning Trail in a library in the region. Typically, Born Learning Trails are outdoors in park settings. Success By 6 and the University of Phoenix worked with
