SOUTH BEND – Spice maker McCormick and Co. will build a 50,000-square-foot distribution center to support its existing operation in South Bend. It will serve customers in the United States and Canada. The $6 million project will include a refrigerated area. Mayor Stephen Luecke said McCormick will receive tax abatement for the […]
WESTVILLE – The 2010 Health and Productivity Symposium, presented by Workforce Health, will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Purdue University North Central. “Solutions at Work: The Effect of Healthcare Reform on Employers,” is $25 for the public or $15 for members of the Northern Indiana Human Resources
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame have teamed up with state officials to offer Indiana’s first business plan competition that targets startup ventures and emerging nanotechnology companies. The Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition is March 25, 2011, and is offering prizes totaling $57,000 to top researchers or entrepreneurs developing
INDIANAPOLIS – From Nov. 5 to 14, participating central Indiana restaurants will ask diners if they would be willing to pay $1 or more for a class of water they usually enjoy for free. The reason is to bring attention to the nearly 900 million people worldwide who lack access to safe drinking water.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University civil engineers studying the effects of Haiti’s earthquake have concluded that a simple system could be used to quickly decide how to modify existing buildings and build new ones that would better withstand future quakes. The system uses a priority index to rank reinforced concrete buildings according to
Alzheimer’s disease currently affects 5.3 million Americans, and one more is added to the list every 70 seconds. That’s why it’s so critical that research continue, and why it was such a blow to families worldwide when Eli Lilly and Co. announced it would halt development of Semagacestat, its promising treatment for Alzheimer’s. Phase III
Northwest Indiana is blessed with solid businesses guided by visionary leaders. Even when the economy has been dismal, the region’s business leaders have found new ways to succeed, better products to deliver, innovative services to offer. But business success is just part of what it really means to be an exemplary leader of the business
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will present “Masterworks II – Music from the Heart,” at 8 p.m. (EST) Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Morris Performing Arts Center. Maestro Tsung Yeh and the orchestra will present an event of music of Dvorak and Chopin with guest artist Chu-Fang Huang. The
