CROWN POINT — The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) welcomes Christopher Campbell to its Board of Directors. Campbell, Senior Vice President at Centier Bank, will serve as Porter County’s representative to the RDA. “I am honored to be selected by the Porter County Commissioners and County Council as their appointee to the RDA Board …
WEST LAFAYETTE – American women have discovered and developed numerous inventions used across all industrial sectors that benefit our global society. Tabitha Babbitt was a Shaker toolmaker who invented the circular saw; Dr. Patricia Bath created the Laserphaco Probe to remove cataracts more quickly and accurately during surgery; Grace Murray Hopper conducted programming language design …
INDIANAPOLIS — Sunoco has been named official fuel of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, continuing the company’s rich tradition in motor sports and its successful partnership with INDYCAR. Sunoco’s relationship with INDYCAR goes back to 1968 in Riverside, California, when Mark Donohue drove the No. 12 Sunoco Eagle for Penske Racing. That same team of Penske, …
MICHIGAN CITY — Gwendolyn Cobb, who for 17 years has served as a health unit coordinator in the obstetrics department, is Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City’s March Ambassador of the Month. The award has been presented by the hospital’s Social and Recognition Committee since 1988 and recognizes employees who exhibit the mission and values of …
Daniel Aldrich, Purdue University associate professor of political science, has studied evacuation, disaster recovery and community rebuilding following the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He can discuss how government regulation, communication and social networks relate to natural disasters, especially concerning the location of nuclear power sites that can be affected by seismic …
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LA PORTE — The community is invited to experience the area’s newest eatery – Café 1007, open now at Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, 1007 Lincolnway, La Porte. The newly-remodeled facility in the hospital’s lower level has been transformed from a typical cafeteria to a high-end, health-infused eatery with exciting new features such as …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue Extension is starting a program that will provide training and resources on “rainscaping” practices used in residential gardens or small-scale public spaces to reduce pollution from runoff. The Purdue Rainscaping Education Program will begin in April with pilot workshops focusing on planning, installing and maintaining rain gardens. The workshops will train …
NiSource Inc., NIPSCO’s parent company, has been designated as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the fourth consecutive year. The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes those organizations that have had a material impact on the way business is conducted by fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at …
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First Merchants Bank, a subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation, is pleased to announce that John Freyek was recently elected to serve as board president. Freyek serves as First Merchants’ vice president/senior relationship manager in Crown Point, Ind. Freyek joined First Merchants Bank in 2008 and has nearly two decades of banking experience. Freyek is very …
MUNSTER — Culver’s Cares is a community program that is all about neighbors helping neighbors. During Valentine’s week, Culver’s of Highland, Merrillville and Crown Point teamed up to raise $1,611 in funding for the Cancer Resource Centre in Munster. “Our community fundraiser is a good way to share great food with friends and family and …
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