Wende Burbridge

Lakeshore Public Media’s Wende Burbridge elected to PRADO board of directors

Wende Burbridge, vice president of development for Lakeshore Public Media, recently was elected to the board of directors for the Public Radio Association of Development Officers.   PRADO is a membership-based organization that provides a supportive environment for public radio development professionals through a variety of projects and services including a mentor program and virtual […]

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NIPSCO

NIPSCO awards $50,000 in public safety training, education grants

MERRILLVILLE — Thirteen Northern Indiana organizations will receive grants from NIPSCO—totaling $50,000—to help fund assorted safety and educational projects and programs. NIPSCO earlier this year announced its new Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant, which it established to provide funding for community and youth public safety education programming and training for first responders. “This

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Specialty Steel Works

Specialty Steel Works upgrading its Hammond cold finish steel bar facility

HAMMOND – Specialty Steel Works Inc. announced Sept. 7 it will make a major capital investment at its Niagara LaSalle Corp. Cold Finish Steel Bar facility in Hammond. The company did not disclose the specific amount but said the multimillion-dollar investment will include new high-performance equipment and infrastructure, which will enhance the Hammond facility’s operating

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Four Indiana-based firms make Fortune 100 fastest growing companies list

Fortune’s latest list of the 100 fastest growing companies features four Indiana-based businesses. Making the list, including ranking and location: Patrick Industries, 30, Elkhart Thor Industries, 54, Elkhart First Internet Bancorp, 88, Fishers LCI Industries, 96, Elkhart To qualify for the list, a company — domestic or foreign — must be trading on a major

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Jesus Delgado

Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana appoints executive

EAST CHICAGO – Jesus Delgado was named vice president of information technology/chief information officer for Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc., parent company of the hospitals of Community Healthcare System. Delgado will be responsible for strategic planning, directing and managing information technologies for Community Hospital, Munster; St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago and St. Mary Medical

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NIRPC to conduct travel survey of 2,000 Region households

PORTAGE – The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission wants a better understanding of Region residents’ travel habits. Between now and November, NIRPC will conduct the My Daily Travel survey, asking an estimated 2,000 Region households about how, when, where, and why they travel around Northwest Indiana. NIRPC said collecting information through a survey provides the

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Hoosier state well represented in latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list

U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of best colleges in America features 43 schools from the Hoosier state. In the Regional Universities Midwest list, Butler University and Taylor University in Upland, tied for first. Valparaiso University was ranked fifth on Regional Universities Midwest list. Purdue University Northwest’s engineering program was ranked 35th among Regional

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South Shore Line

South Shore rail expansion project supporters make formal request for federal funds

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, operator of the South Shore Line railroad, has requested the West Lake Corridor Project be included in the New Starts Engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant. NICTD said its request was made in partnership with the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and the Indiana Finance

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