SOUTH BEND – Dr. Suhayl Nasr, the medical director of the Epworth Center at Memorial Hospital, has been named a distinguished fellow by the American Psychiatric Association. Distinguished fellow is awarded to outstanding psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession at least five area – administration, teaching, scientific and scholarly publications, volunteering […]
GARY – Methodist Hospitals has opened an inpatient Geriatric Behavioral Health Services program at its Northwest campus. “We believe it is important for Methodist Hospitals to demonstrate its commitment to the mental and emotional health of the communities we serve by providing top quality behavioral health care to patients of all ages,” said Dr. Marcus
PORTAGE – The Ross Group has been named one of the top 10 builders in the country by Ceco Building Systems. The Ross Group is owned by Ross Pangere and has been involved with several projects in the region including the Monosol building in LaPorte, I/N TEK in New Carlisle, Round the Clock Restaurant in
CHICAGO – Steve Patterson of Schererville, a former Northwest Indiana reporter and writer, has joined Res Publica Group, a strategic communications firm in Chicago. Patterson, 38, was named vice president. Most recently, he was communications director for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, where he worked on high profile issues including foreclosure evictions, shutting down human
GARY – Superior Construction Co. Inc. is marking its 13th year of safe operations at the BP Whiting Refinery. Employees of the Gary-based construction company have put in more than 15 million work hours at the refinery without a single lost-time accident. “We have built an excellent safety culture there over the years by getting
SOUTH BEND – Schafer Gear Works was recently honored with the Economic Impact Award from the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County. In early 2011, Schafer Gear announced a joint venture with Somaschini S.p.A. of Ital to produce engine gears for the heavy-duty truck market in North America. As part of the venture, a
MERRILLVILLE – In partnership with the United Way in Northwest Indiana, University of Phoenix and its Northwest Indiana campus will provide a full-tuition scholarship for a four-year bachelor’s degree. The scholarship is part of the new United Way Success By 6 Scholarship for early childhood education workers. The scholarship can be used for new students
CEDAR LAKE – Radio One Communications has complete construction on a 500-foot tall radio transmission tower, the second-tallest structure in the region. The project includes five years of planning and several months of construction. The tower will serve classic rock station WXRD-FM X-Rock 103.9 and adult contemporary WZVN-FM 107.1, The Z. “The new tower consolidates
