VALPARAISO – United Way Reading Buddies regional literacy program, funded by a $20,000 donation from Attorney Kenneth J. Allen, kicked off its program year Sept. 30. The United Way delivers reading buddies to 170 first and second grade classrooms in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. “Generous funding from Program Sponsor Kenneth J. Allen Law Group allowed […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Pence commends schools and teachers today by issuing the following statement after learning Indiana’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results have outpaced the national average at every level. “Every Hoosier should be proud that Indiana’s kids and teachers have once again outperformed their peers in this year’s ‘national report card’,” said Governor
PORTAGE – MC Industrial, Inc., an independent McCarthy company and leading self-perform industrial contractor, announced an awarded contract with Germany-based global manufacturer of bulk material handling systems, Förderanlagen Magdeburg (FAM), for a new equipment installation project at ArcelorMittal’s Steel Mill Facility in Burns Harbor, Ind. FAM has supplied ArcelorMittal a new Stacker Reclaimer to be
PORTAGE — Ever dream about being a roller girl? Now is your chance to lace up some skates and learn alongside the South Shore Roller Girls. The South Shore Roller Girls Derby 101 will be hosted in 5 sessions for women 18 years and older interested in playing roller derby. The sessions are Sundays from
BLOOMINGTON – John Seffrin, former American Cancer Society CEO joining the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington faculty as a professor of practice, Dean Mohammed Torabi has announced. “I am both excited and delighted to join the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington and its amazing faculty,” Seffrin said. “The breadth and scope of research, teaching and
Harold Ward survives a Triple A, in the right place at the right time. By Elise Sims Harold Ward of Gary worked for 39 years with the Department of Child and Family Services in and around hospitals helping plan care for kids with special medical needs. In relatively good health himself, he had never been
WEST LAFAYETTE — Krannert School of Management will host 23 veterans from around the United States Oct. 30 through Nov. 8 for its seventh annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. This entrepreneurship program for disabled veterans includes participants who are post-9/11 veterans with service-connected disabilities and a desire to start their own businesses.
SOUTH BEND/ELKHART – The Michiana Benchmark Business Index survey results by the certified public accounting firm of Kruggel Lawton CPAs, decreased slightly in the 3rd quarter of 2015 by just over 2% from the previous quarter. The overall Benchmark Business Index for the 3rd quarter was 58.61 out of a maximum possible score of 100,
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – An official at a water technology startup based on innovations from Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame says his company could improve the membranes used in seawater desalination plants and industries like food and beverage, oil and gas, and pulp and paper. The startup licenses technologies
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Porter Regional Hospital will offer free Healthy Heart Diet classes to the public on three Thursdays in November. These no-cost classes will provide attendees with an understanding on how to read food labels and choose heart-healthy food, along with teaching basic heart healthy food preparation tips. The free Healthy Heart Diet classes will be held from 1 to
