Manufactruing

Survey of Indiana manufacturers shows more companies want to invest in technology, automation

Finding more efficiencies through better technology and automation appears to be the top priority among Indiana’s manufacturers. The 2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey found most Indiana manufacturers consider investments in facilities, machinery and related information technology to be their top concern. Additionally, the percentage of firms identifying workforce development as their top concern declined to its […]

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech Community College, Marian University launch new transfer partnership

Ivy Tech Community College and Marian University have launched a new 2+2 partnership, which will allow students to transfer from Associate of Science to Bachelor of Science degree programs. This collaboration provides a seamless, cost-effective degree pathway for students in business and psychology programs, according to Ivy Tech. The program will allow students to complete

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Purdue University Northwest lands cooperative agreement for research from Naval Surface Warfare Center—Crane Division

Purdue University Northwest, through its Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, was recently awarded a cooperative agreement from the Naval Surface Warfare Center—Crane Division to research the ability to predict the lifespan of electronic components. The principal investigators for PNW’s proposal, Chenn Zhou, professor and CIVS director and Hansung Kim, PNW school of engineering

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Northwestern Medicine - NMH

Northwestern Memorial Hospital partners with Franciscan Health on neurological services

Franciscan Health announced Oct. 22 that it has entered into a professional services agreement with the department of neurological surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. As part of the agreement, Dr. Kevin Jackson, a full-time Northwestern Medicine neurosurgeon, is now employed at Franciscan Health Crown Point. The agreement also includes Telestroke services at four

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NIPSCO names new executives for regulatory issues, electric operations

Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., appointed three Indiana-based executives to oversee key operations, which the company says will enhance its efforts to improve service. The executives include: Michael Hooper, senior vice president of regulatory and legislative affairs and strategy. He will be  responsible for the company’s regulatory and legislative

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E-Day Awards

Winners named; annual Entrepreneurial Excellence (E-Day) Awards Nov. 15

The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center will honor several entrepreneurs and businesses during its annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards event Nov. 15. The 2018 honorees include: Minority-Owned Business of the Year: Chip Lee of C. Lee Construction, Gary Women-Owned Business of the Year: Lori Lake of Intercontinental Subscription Services, Michigan City Small Business Advocate of

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Jobs

Indiana’s September jobless rate of 3.5 percent unchanged from August

Indiana’s unemployment rate for September was 3.5 percent, which is unchanged from August, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Indiana’s jobless rate for September was lower than the national jobless rate of 3.7 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicator, which reflects the number of unemployed people

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