La Porte Savings Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Jennifer Smart as a Mortgage Loan Originator.  Smart has more than twenty (20) years of residential mortgage experience.   She earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising from Purdue University and is a member of the La Porte County Association of Realtors and

Heartfelt recollections of people whose lives have been saved by organ donations were told during Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Dyer’s annual observance of National Donate Life Month. The program included remarks from Tom Gryzbek, hospital president; Linda Kraiko, senior director of patient services; Alice Jenkins, of the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network; and

The General Assembly has sent legislation to Governor Mike Pence’s desk that instructs the RDA to focus on shoreline and transportation improvements in Northwest Indiana. House Bill 1398 (approved 86-0) clarifies the duties of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority by requiring the bi-county agency to focus on improving region transportation and infrastructure and implementing

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation, Inc., d/b/a Hall of Fame Museum, is pleased to announce three new directors in an expansion of its Board of Directors and a new executive director on its  leadership team. “On the verge of the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 and the 60th Anniversary of the Hall

VALPARAISO — Theresa Valade the CEO of Success Trek Inc. served as facilitator and emcee of The Chicago Chapter of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) conference titled Disruption! Strategically Changing, Leading, and Succeeding in a Rocky World. The full day conference featured a roster of nine speakers and was held at DePaul University,

MICHIGAN CITY — One of the world’s foremost researchers into healthy living, Dean Ornish, M.D., will deliver a very personal message to our community in May. It’s the overall resounding message that living healthy is directly related to living joyfully. Discover Health & Joyful Living – An Evening with Dr. Dean Ornish, is brought to

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet carried out a longtime tradition leading into the Month of May when the 33 directors of the 500 Festival received 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertibles on the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The presentation was made as part of a 100 Camaro drive-away where the

Salong with Kirk, Music Director and Conductor of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, April 26 at noon at the Avalon Manor Banquet Center 3550 US 30, Merrillville, They will be honoring Symphony violinist Elaine Shumway for 49 years on her retirement! Brunch & Salon Program is $30.  Reservations needed before Friday, April 20.