Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

Northwest Indiana’s Leading Regional Business Magazine Since 1991

You are here: Home / Archives for Community

Oil company exec to speak at VU

by

            VALPARAISO – T. Paul Bulmahn, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of ATP Oil & Gas Corp., will discuss the challenges of launching new businesses in offshore gas and oil development, green energy and thoroughbred racing, at a lecture at Valparaiso University on Oct. 27.             Buhlmahn, a VU alumnus, will present “Rise to […]

Purdue chemistry professor wins Nobel Prize

by

            WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University professor Ei-ichi Negishi has won a Nobel Prize for chemistry.             Negishi, the Herbert Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, received the award with Richard Heck, professor emeritus at the University of Delaware, and Akira Suzuki, a professor at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.             “Today, we celebrate a new […]

IUN hosts financial education expo

by

            GARY – Indiana University Northwest will host a free financial education expo, “Money, Money, Money,” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in the Morraine Center Lobby and Raintree Hall.             The expo is for children as young as 7 up to adults. Workshops will focus on maximizing savings, alternatives to foreclosure, […]

Pines Village receives awards

by

            VALPARAISO – Pines Village Retirement Communities has received two Excellence Awards from the Indiana Association of Homes & Services for the Aging.             Pines Village  received awards recognizing the organization for programs and services that are models of innovation and that contribute to the quality of life for residents, and the Excellence in Care […]

Dry conditions persist for Indiana farmers

by

            WEST LAFAYETTE – Climatologist Dev Niyogi at Purdue University said dry conditions throughout much of Indiana have caused an early harvest to begin in the state. Nearly all of Indiana’s 92 counties show some signs of drought or dry conditions.             Niyogi said weather in October will determine how widespread a drought will be […]

Hospital unveils new digital mammography

by

            KNOX – Starke Memorial Hospital has begun offering digital mammography services to its patients.             Selenia digital mammography technology offers incredibly sharp breast images within a matter of seconds. Radiologists can magnify the images, increase or decrease the contrast or manipulate the images to better detect any abnormalities.             The American Cancer Society says […]

Mental Health Alliance presents awards

by

            VALPARAISO – The Mental Health Alliance of Porter County has announced awards for several outstanding individuals. The alliance includes Porter-Starke Services, Inc., The Porter-Starke Services Foundation, and Mental Health America of Porter County.             Aileen Wehren of Porter-Starke Service received the Aled P. Davies award for Public Policy on Health; Amanda Gano and Cindy […]

VU to host global affairs seminars

by

            VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University will hold seminars on Global Strategies and will bring leaders in global affairs to the campus to speak to students and the public.             Among the visitors will be:              Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States. He will speak at 3 p.m. on Oct. 19.             David Sheer, […]

12 R.O.S.E. Award winners announced

by

            MERRILLVILLE – Twelve R.O.S.E. Award winners were announced Wednesday afternoon by the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority at a ceremony at Avalon Manor.             R.O.S.E. Awards honor front-line employees who go above and beyond the call of duty on a regular basis. Mark Maassel, president of the Northwest Indiana Forum, and Speros Batistatos, […]

Heartland Film Festival announces schedule

by

            INDIANAPOLIS – The Heartland Film Festival will be Oct. 14 to 23 at various locations in Indianapolis. Tickets for the annual event are now on sale.             A record 102 American and international films will be screened, said Jeffrey L. Sparks, CEO of Heartland Truly Moving Pictures. “This year’s number of films surpasses the […]