Sarah Baker has joined Hilco Global of Northbrook, Ill. as vice president and assistant general counsel. Baker will handle the firm’s corporate legal matters as well as specific business transactions and deals requiring legal counsel. Baker will report directly to Eric Kaup, executive vice president-general counsel. Baker of Crown Point has more than 12 years […]
Tom Mihail, a retired Purdue University Northwest associate professor, recently was inducted into the Indiana Teacher Educator Hall of Fame by the Indiana Association of Teacher Educators. Mihail devoted his life’s work to educator preparation, specifically special educators. In his 48-year career, he worked with children, families, teachers, community members and aspiring special educators in
Valparaiso University named Thais Carter the next Bonnie and Peter Raquet endowed director’s chair for the Institute for Leadership and Service. “Thais has already brought tremendous gifts and vision to the Institute,” said Brian T. Johnson, assistant vice president for mission and ministry at Valparaiso. “Her passion to deepen and broaden concepts of vocation, her
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
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, 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
Jobless rates in many of the state’s metropolitan areas saw a decrease in September from August. The jobless rate for the Gary metro area was 4.1 percent, down from 4.8 percent in August and down from 4.5 percent in September 2017, according to the latest figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. In
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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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