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
HAMMOND – Regional Development Authority officials, along with representatives of Hammond and Whiting, recently dedicated the opening of a new pedestrian bridge connecting the two communities. The George Lake Pedestrian Bridge goes over Indianapolis Boulevard. The $4 million project joins the lakefront trails in Hammond and Whiting and is part of the Marquette Plan’s vision
LAPORTE – Save the Dunes will hold a public meeting for stakeholders near the Little Calumet River East Branch from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Red Mill County Park near LaPorte. The agenda includes presentations on the Little Calumet watershed management plan and monitoring efforts for the watershed. There also will
MICHIGAN CITY – Sandy Gleim has joined the Unity Foundation of LaPorte County as vice president. Her background includes grant writing, grant making and oversight, fundraising and special events, marketing and public relations, and strategic development. “We’re delighted to add Sandy to our lean and effective team,” said Maggi Spartz, president of the Unity Foundation.
GARY – Indiana University Northwest has announced the appointment of Patricia Nowak as campus chief of police. The appointment is effective July 2. Nowak is the first female police chief in the Indiana University system. She will be responsible for 12 officers and a team of several dispatchers. As head of the IU Northwest Police
SOUTH BEND – Royal Adhesives & Sealants of South Bend has acquired a New Hampshire company, Extreme Adhesives. Royal Adhesives is owned by Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity group in New York. In the last two years, the company has acquired two other adhesive companies, bringing total employment to 330. In South Bend, the
