Midwest Orthotics and Technology Center rebrands as Transcend

Midwest Orthotics and Technology Center and its affiliated clinics now operate under Transcend Orthotics & Prosthetics. Transcend had operated under six different names and had 13 locations, including sites in Merrillville and South Bend, across eight states and wanted to put all operations under one brand, according to a statement from the company. Bernie Veldman, […]

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Downtown La Porte

New alliance combines resources of Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce and Greater La Porte Economic Development Corp.

A new alliance between the Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce and Greater La Porte Economic Development Corp. will bring together the resources of each organization under one roof. In Feb. 21 statement from the La Porte Economic Development Corp., the organizations said the new alliance will continue to operate chamber of commerce and economic

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech Community College students, programs receive state excellence awards

Four Ivy Tech Community College students and three Ivy Tech programs have been selected for Awards for Excellence from the Indiana Department of Education. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Feb. 26 at the Indiana Government Center Auditorium. “Ivy Tech is honored to see such an outstanding list of students and programs

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Purdue University Northwest seeks to develop community leaders

  Purdue University Northwest seeks to build on the success of the South Shore Leadership Center. The leadership center, which has operated as an affiliate of PNW since October 2016, now operates as The Leadership Institute at Purdue Northwest. The institute builds skills of emerging leaders through project-based learning. Sheila Brillson Matias, executive director, leads

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Northwest Indiana Business Magazine announces 2019 Best of Business winners

More than 100 businesses and organizations from Northwest Indiana and the greater South Bend/Mishawaka area were selected by Northwest Indiana Business Magazine readers as the Best of Business for 2019. Northwest Indiana Business Magazine annually surveys readers asking them to vote for the best businesses throughout Northwest Indiana and the greater South Bend area. This

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Retired astronaut Jerry Ross

Retired astronaut and Crown Point native Jerry Ross featured guest at Share the Love event Feb. 27

Retired astronaut and Crown Point native Jerry Ross will be the featured presenter at the annual Share the Love event on Feb. 27 at The Center for Visual & Performing Arts in Munster. A veteran of seven space shuttle missions, Ross logged more than 1,393 hours in space during his NASA career. Ross’ appearance is

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HoistLiftruck 2.18.19

Toyota Industries North America grows material handling line with purchase of Hoist Liftruck

Other than a new name, it should be business as usual at East Chicago-based Hoist Liftruck. Toyota Industries North America announced Feb. 13 it had entered a definitive agreement on Feb. 8 to purchase Hoist Liftruck Mfg. LLC, and change the name to Hoist Material Handling Inc. In a statement, Marty Flaska, founder of Hoist,

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