Purdue University has reversed a decision to alter diplomas awarded at its satellite campuses. The Purdue University Board of Trustees during its Oct. 12 meeting approved a change to the diplomas awarded at Purdue University Northwest and Purdue University Fort Wayne. The overall diploma design will remain unchanged but now will note which campus a […]
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on Oct. 15 launched the Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund, a competitive grant program, which will provide $1.2 million in its first year to benefit Southeast Michigan communities and habitats. Work supported by the fund will improve resilience in the face of intensifying environmental stressors related to development, climate, invasive
A move which would have seen Valparaiso University’s more than 130-year-old law school continue as a new program of Middle Tennessee State University has been denied. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission on Oct. 15 denied MTSU’s plan to transfer Valparaiso’s American Bar Association-accredited law school to its Murfreesboro, Tenn. campus. The transfer was approved by
Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas announced Oct. 15 it had completed its acquisition of four properties from Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.: Belterra Casino Resort in Florence; Ameristar St. Charles (Missouri); Ameristar Kansas City (Missouri); and Belterra Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. As part of the transaction, Boyd Gaming has entered into a lease agreement with Gaming
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A new business confidence index revealed Region business owners are optimistic in Northwest Indiana’s economy and believe the momentum will carry into 2019. That was the finding of the new Business Confidence Index—or BIZCONF—developed by Subir Bandyopadhyay, professor of marketing, and Tin-Chun Lin, professor of economics, both with Indiana University Northwest. Development of the survey
Northwest Indiana business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about the Office of Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship, a new division of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development during two sessions on Oct. 17. The first session is 9:30 a.m. at the Center of Workforce Innovations, 2804 Boilermaker Court, Valparaiso. Another session is set
MISHAWAKA — Lighthouse Autism Center, a provider of center-based, applied behavioral analysis therapy, announced Oct. 11 that Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made an equity investment in the company. The investment, which gives Abry Partners an equity stake in the company, allows Lighthouse to accelerate its expansion plans and bring additional services
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Indiana’s Next Level Jobs initiative has gained more partners and resources to connect people to the skills they need to land better-paying jobs. Skillful Indiana, which will work to assist people—particularly individuals without a four-year college degree—to land a good job in a changing economy. The launch of Skillful Indiana brings together the Markle Foundation,
