Health insurance giant Anthem Inc. said it has completed its purchase of Aspire Health, the nation’s largest non-hospice, community-based palliative care provider. Nashville-based Aspire provides services under contracts with more than 20 health plans to consumers in 25 states, including Indiana. The company uses proprietary predictive clinical and claims-based patient algorithms to identify patients with […]
VALPARAISO – The Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce has been named a finalist for the 2018 Chamber of the Year award, presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, an Alexandria, Va.-based association that represents more than 8,000 chamber of commerce professionals and 1,300 chambers of commerce around the world. The award recognizes the
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INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College sent 25,887 students with transfer credits to four-year higher education institutions during the 2016-2017 academic year, a 2.6 percent increase from 25,233 in the 2015-2016 academic year. Additionally, the college saw 2,970 students transfer a certificate or degree, which reflects a 23 percent increase in certificates and degrees earned.
SOUTH BEND – Ivy Tech Community College named Mark Melnick executive director of workforce strategic partnerships. He starts the role June 25. Melnick will serve as an advisor to the South Bend/Elkhart campus and community, regarding community relations and fulfilling workforce training needs, of both local and regional business and industry. Melnick currently serves as
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MUNSTER – Community Hospital recently welcomed Drs. Robert Clemency and Krishnaveni Gorantla to Community Care Network Inc. The CCNI physicians of Community Healthcare System are affiliated with Community Hospital in Munster, St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Clemency, a podiatrist, is board certified in foot, reconstructive rear foot
First Midwest Bancorp Inc., parent company of First Midwest Bank, plans to purchase Northern States Financial Corp., holding company for Waukegan, Ill.-based NorStates Bank. NorStates Bank operates eight offices in Lake County, Ill. and has approximately $500 million in total assets and $400 million in deposits, First Midwest said in a statement. The deal
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LAPORTE – CareEnroll, a company which assists consumers enroll in health care plans and maintain coverage, announced June 19 it will expand its LaPorte-headquarters and Fishers-based satellite office. The company, which was founded in 2015 by Phil Woods, plans to hire up to 197 new workers by the end of 2021, according to the Indiana
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Ivy Tech Community College is hosting express enrollment days at several of its campuses around the state on June 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ivy Tech’s campuses in East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, South Bend and Valparaiso also will be taking part. During the
