Porter Health Care System will offer the following monthly support groups in January: Breast Cancer Support Group – Hope & Healing Porter Regional Hospital offers Hope & Healing, a support group for people coping with breast cancer, whether newly diagnosed or a long-term survivor. The group offers emotional support, information, education, and guest speakers. It …
VALPARAISO — Valparaiso University has again been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, joining a group of select universities and colleges across the country that are honored for their support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. In addition to receiving distinction for general community service, Valpo was named with …
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WEST LAFAYETTE — An agriscience company that develops and markets precision agricultural technologies has expanded its staff for a second time this year with the addition of three professionals to help lead the company’s engineering and sales departments. Spensa Technologies Inc., a Purdue Research Park-based company, has hired Chad Aeschliman as director of engineering, Nathan …
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MUNSTER — Patients who have suffered a painful compression fracture of the spine now have a new minimally-invasive treatment option. Surgeon Mark Chang, MD, on staff at Community Hospital in Munster is first orthopedic specialist in the state of Indiana to treat a patient with a vertebral compression fracture (VCF) using the new Kiva VCF …
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The SJC Chamber and many of its business leaders, in collaboration with other community leaders, chambers and economic development organizations in Michiana, participated in the Indiana Regional Cities Forum, hosted by the area’s regional economic development group, Michiana Partnership. Eric Doden, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), and Rich Overmoyer, CEO of the …
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University will partner with global leader edX, the nonprofit learning destination founded by MIT and Harvard, through a two-year agreement to begin offering a lineup of selected Purdue courses to anyone anytime with an Internet connection. The first PurdueX courses, being developed by Purdue NExT and nanoHUB-U, will roll out this …
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Porter Regional Hospital will present the following community wellness programs in January: Healthy Eating A healthy lifestyle involves many choices. Among them, choosing a balanced diet or healthy eating plan. Join Registered Dietitian Jill Kilhefner as we dive into what healthy food choices include as well as examining the DASH diet. The event will be …
Porter Health Care System will host “Pink at Portage” from 7 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, Jan. 31 in the Women’s Center at Portage Hospital, located at 3630 Willowcreek Road in Portage. “Pink at Portage” offers women getting their mammography screenings a complimentary brunch and massage one Saturday a month. Mammograms are an essential tool …
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INDIANAPOLIS — App Press announced that it has completed a fully subscribed seed investment round from a nationwide coalition of investors to transform enterprise and consumer mobility through a new method of app creation—bringing a design-first approach to mobile app authoring. The seed round was led by Elevate Ventures and included participation by VisionTech Angels and several individual angel …
Diane Davidson of Gibson has been promoted to CRM Operations Manager. She is responsible for oversight of the commercial operations team leaders, including monitoring performance standards and implementing strategic plans. She provides them with guidance and support for delivering the Gibson Client Experience and achieving the strategic goals of the agency and clients. Diane is …
