WEST LAFAYETTE – Experts from Purdue University will be among presenters at the 2013 Indiana Green Expo, which will feature a variety of workshops, sessions and exhibits for horticulture, turf science and business professionals. The conference and trade show will be held Jan. 9 to 11 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. …
Ball State economist Michael Hicks that today’s federal job report underscores his belief that recovery from the Great Recession will be anemic for the long term. The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the economy added about 155,000 new jobs in December. The jobless rate remained at 7.8 percent as about 12.2 million Americans continued …
GARY – The National League of Cities’ subgroup Women in Municipal Government has elected Gary’s 3rd District Councilwoman Mary Brown as President for 2013. It also elected Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson to its Board of Directors. The group, meeting in Boston, also voted to host their annual summer meeting in the Gary/Chicago area in May 2013 with …
WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue University biochemist has determined the function of a gene that when mutated leads to a genetic variation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. James Clemens, an assistant professor of biochemistry, found that a gene called VAPB is responsible for transporting certain proteins to their proper places along neurons. …
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet associate professor of history Wendy St. Jean has been selected a 2012-13 Indiana Campus Compact Senior Faculty Fellow. St. Jean, of Hammond, is part of a class of faculty recognized for demonstrating that service-learning and community engagement effectively can integrate faculty teaching, research and professional service. “I am engaged in …
WARSAW – Lakeland Financial Corp., parent company of Lake City Bank, has been included on the Sandler O’Neill Partners Sm-All Stars List. Lakeland Financial is one of only six bank holding companies that were members of the Sm-All Stars Class in 2011. Sandler O’Neill + Partners annual evaluates all publicly-traded banks and thrifts nationwide with …
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – LPGA Tour veteran Laura Davies of Great Britain has added another victory to 81 world-wide triumphs and created more awareness for The Legends Tour for LPGA professionals 45 and older. French Lick Resort in southern Indiana will host the event in September 2013. It is likely she will join several LPGA …
HIGHLAND – Strack & Van Til has announced it will buy seven WiseWay and PayLow stores. Details of the transaction were not disclosed, although both said the deal should be completed by the end of the year. WiseWay stores in Chesterton, Hobart and Valparaiso will be rebranded as Strack & Van Til, while PayLow stores …
LAPORTE – The Louis Berger Group, Inc. of Morristown, N.J., and SolaRover of LaPorte have partnered to donate a mobile hybrid solar generator to Citi Field to provide alternative energy to locations still without power in Superstorm Sandy’s aftermath. “We are proud to support the City of New York City with this donation of …
HAMMOND – A Purdue University Calumet mathematics major from Hobart has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the American Mathematical Society. Tyler Billingsley, 21, is among seven students selected nationally to receive The Trjitzinsky Scholarship. The late namesake of the award was a higher educator who wrote some 60 papers about mathematical topics and was …
