INDIANAPOLIS – The Regional Cities of Northern Indiana, consisting of 22 cities and towns in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties, have been awarded one of three major grants for regional economic development through Governor Mike Pence’s Regional Cities Initiative today. The grant, in the amount of $42, was made possible by Indiana lawmakers who …
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WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue startup has received federal funding to further develop an assistive wheelchair technology that allows power wheelchair users an efficient and easy-to-use method to more easily position and remove an iPad and other mobile devices. Prehensile Technologies has received a STTR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation worth just …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Over 700 people, including Indiana Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, Connie Bond Stuart, Regional President of PNC Indianapolis, joined in a celebration Indiana’s women entrepreneurs during the National Association of Women Business Owners – Indianapolis (NAWBO-Indianapolis) twelfth annual Visionary Awards Luncheon presented by PNC Tuesday, December 15, 2015. This year, four individuals were honored for …
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HOBART – St Mary Medical Center opens new surgical pavilion with 32,000 square foot surgical department – the foundation of the hospital’s four-story, $40 million Surgical Pavilion/ICU addition. Hospital officials held an internal ribbon cutting and blessing ceremony on Wednesday, December 9th. The new surgical department will feature 12 large surgical suites, one minor procedure room, …
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MERRILLVILLE — NIPSCO warns of payment scams which began by telephone over the weekend and has continued. Reports state, the scammers are contacting businesses and residential customers from various 800 numbers claiming to be NIPSCO employees and informing them of a delinquent bill. They tell customers that immediate payment is required or their service(s) will …
INDIANAPOLIS – Today at the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann joined the Office of Community and Rural Affairs awards to recognize over 100 rural communities who partnered with the agency throughout 2015 to cooperatively shape and execute their vision for local community and economic development opportunities. “It is important to determine where we want our …
WEST LAFAYETTE — A research team including a Purdue professor helps create DNA based motor that “rolls” rather than “walks” and is 1,000 times faster than conventional DNA-based motors. Andrew Mugler, an assistant professor of physics in Purdue’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, provided insight into the theoretical framework of the physics associated with the motors …
WEST LAFAYETTE — Thomas Keon will be the chancellor when Purdue University Northwest officially comes into existence on July 1, 2016, the result of the unification of Purdue University Calumet and Purdue University North Central. The announcement was made Friday (Nov. 20) by Purdue President Mitch Daniels and search committee chair Gary Lehman, a Purdue trustee …
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WEST LAFAYETTE — Spensa Technologies Inc., a startup in Purdue Research Park, closed on $2.5 million in Series A funding as the precision ag company expands operations and its workforce and further conduct research on its technologies. “We will be able to do a tremendous amount with this infusion of growth capital including increase our sales force …
NEW YORK – Although the economy is improving and the job market is more robust, US salary increase budgets remain flat and continue to show little signs of growth. According to Mercer’s 2015/2016 US Compensation Planning Survey, the average salary increase budget is expected to be 2.9% in 2016, up slightly from the average increase …
