In June 2008, after a long, grueling campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, Hillary Clinton finally conceded to Barack Obama. It was a historic moment for the entire nation, but especially for American women. “Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 […]
Championship Attitude
Brad Toothaker has a competitive streak in him. It dates back to his days as a champion swimmer for the South Bend Riley High School Wildcats in the late 1980s, and later the UCLA Bruins in college. Toothaker, though, doesn’t make a big deal out of being a part of a state championship swim team […]
Moran Design Ad Wins Summit Creative Award
Moran Design Corporation added another award to it’s ever growing list of recognitions, recently capturing a silver in the prestigious 2010 Summit Creative Award competition, sponsored annually by Summit International Awards. Thousands of submissions poured in from 24 countries with the Hammond, Indiana design firm scoring among the very best creative entries. The design firm’s […]
Call for Entries: Heartland Film Festival
Heartland Film Festival officially opened its Call for Entries and is now accepting independently-produced feature length, short and student films for its 19th annual competition, which will take place October 14-23, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Heartland Film Festival presents Crystal Heart Awards and more than $100,000 in cash prizes to the top-judged submissions, including a […]
Former U.S. Attorney, Business Leader to Speak at Law Commencement
The director of global litigation for one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies and a former United States Attorney for northern Indiana, John F. Hoehner, will speak to graduates of the Valparaiso University School of Law during May 22 commencement ceremonies. Hoehner, whose distinguished legal career has spanned more than 30 years, will […]
RSS Syndication
NWIBQ.COM supports RSS syndication, for all of you savvy web news readers out there. To subscribe, click on the RSS link anywhere you see it. Or, click the RSS icon in your browser’s address bar. If you are an avid news reader, and don’t know what RSS syndication means – you’re missing out on a […]
NWIBQ launches its new web portal
Welcome to our new site! We’ve updated NWIBQ.COM to provide a whole host of new features. Here are some highlights: The new Business News Blog (which you are reading right now) will provide a stream of updates about NWIBQ and general news items of interest to the Northwest Indiana business community. In between issues of […]
Help in the Workplace
The 2008 rankings from the United Health Foundation show that Indiana faces several health challenges. Nearly one-quarter (24.1 percent) of Hoosiers smoke and 27.4 percent are obese. The overall indications are that healthiness will decline over time rather than improve. Not a pretty picture. Many people are receiving health care assistance from the workplace—both medical […]
Publisher’s Note – Winter 2010
Are you a revolutionary? According to Penny Lewandowski, Director of Entrepreneurship Development, Edward Lowe Foundation out of Maryland, the 2009 “Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards,” recipients are. Our cover story written by our Editor, Rick Richards will inspire you and hopefully, give you a greater respect for what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in this […]
Peoples Bank
For David Bochnowski, the CEO of Peoples Bank and its parent, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp in Munster, the key to success in banking is building a strong team and then letting the team do its job. In a recent interview with Hoosier Banker magazine, Bochnowski said, “My job is to build the team and keep it […]