Marvin Ramey has been named the new Environmental Services Director at Porter Health Care System. Ramey previously served as the Operations Manager at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill. Prior to that role, he held positions at Jackson Park Medical Center and the University of Chicago Medical Center, both in Chicago, Ill. He brings …
I read a fun article today in Golf Digest, The Top 40 Mistakes Golfers make. The list included: Wearing black socks with khakis; following a bad shot with a dumb one; and thinking a white belt makes you look hip! It was such a good list, I decided to make my own: The top mistakes …
MUNSTER — Cathy Tinsley joins Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana (CFNI) in a newly created position, Vice President of Medical Data Analytics and Health Economics. Her experience with data analysis, project planning and healthcare management will enable Community Healthcare System to build a more integrated network with enhanced patient care and improved health information management.
Porter Emergency Medical Services will offer an Emergency Medical Technician Course beginning Nov. 3, 2014 through May 20, 2015. The class will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays, with an occasional Saturday, from 5 to 9 p.m. at 2206 LaPorte Ave. in Valparaiso. The cost of the course is $900 which includes the price of …
CHICAGO – The independent film studio behind the cult hit trilogy FINGER OF GOD, FURIOUS LOVE and FATHER OF LIGHTS – is poised to disrupt the entertainment industry’s long-established business model on September 6th with the 48-hour world premiere of its dynamic documentary film, HOLY GHOST. Fueled by more than 2,500 consumer-investors who surged to …
KNOX — Charles W. Weaver, Executive Director of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, has accepted an appointment to serve as one of thirteen (13) Judges from across northwest Indiana on the South Shore Wall of Legends and Legends Scholarship Project. The Wall of Legends is located at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond and …
WEST LAFAYETTE — The federal government expects Indiana and the nation to grow bumper crops of corn and soybeans for the second consecutive year, adding to already adequate supplies but further holding down prices farmers will get for their productivity. Indiana farmers are on track to harvest 1.04 billion bushels of corn – a record …
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RENSSELAER — The Jasper County Fall Festival will take to the Jasper County Fairgrounds Friday, Aug. 22, through Sunday, Aug. 24. The festival offers three days of live entertainment, numerous craft, antique and home décor vendors, food and children’s activities. Attendees can enjoy daily live entertainment, including mud drags, tractor pulls and semi-truck pulls, and …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Unanticipated economic benefits from the shale oil and gas boom could help offset the costs of substantially reducing the U.S.’s carbon footprint, Purdue agricultural economists say. Wally Tyner and Farzad Taheripour estimate that shale technologies annually provide an extra $302 billion to the U.S. economy relative to 2007, a yearly “dividend” that …
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MERRILLVILLE — Indiana Towing & Wreckers Association and Professional Towing & Recovery Operators of Illinois will be hosting the inaugural Great Lakes Regional Tow Show August 22 through August 24 at Radisson Hotel Star Plaza. According to Quincy Cunningham, staff member with ITWA, the conference is expected to attract between 400 and 500 attendees. Throughout …
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