CROWN POINT — The Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) continued to focus on jobs and connectivity to Chicago by agreeing to consider funding a transit center in Valparaiso and approving three contracts with private firms that will create more than 400 jobs in Munster, Merrillville and Portage. “All our […]

The Music Village’s weekly Songwriter’s Circle, led by Maya Rogers, hosts workshop by husband and wife duo, Grifters & Shills. The Houston, TX band will tour the country to promote their fourth album, “Watershed” and will stop in South Bend to give a workshop and performance. Local musicians and songwriters are invited to share their original works to receive

Porter Health Care System has recently installed a new Philips Ingenia 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI) at its Valparaiso Medical Center located on the corner of Roosevelt and Glendale Ave. in Valparaiso.  The new wide-bore MRI improves image quality and speed, and offers patients a more comfortable experience. “This new type of MRI features

INDIANAPOLIS — Commercial vehicle OEMs, automobile manufacturers, tier-one suppliers and smaller companies that develop engines, transmissions and hybrid systems, as well as fleet managers who want to understand and improve fuel efficiency, could benefit from an engineering firm that has become a tenant in the Purdue Research Park. VAP Systems LLC develops powertrain controls for

The City of Gary hosted a press conference to share details of its Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative and a status update on the Sheraton demolition project. Mayor Freeman-Wilson welcomed a host of partners. Each discussed their role in the new initiative which the City of Gary was selected to participate in by the Obama

Lubeznik Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception August 1, 5-8 p.m. (CDT) for its new exhibits Invasive Species, Transformation, and Aquatic Kaleidoscope. Invasive Species…The Art of Upcycling (Hyndman Gallery) features artwork by Michael Dinges, Victoria Fuller, Alan Emerson Hicks, Valerie Mann, Chris Silva, and Bryan Sperry that crosses boundaries between environmentalism and art. Transformation (North View

Nominations are now invited for the Northwest ISBDC’s annual Entrepreneurial Excellence (E-Day) Awards. The 23rd annual E-Day will celebrate entrepreneurs and champions in categories including Small Business Person of the year, Entrepreneurial Success Award, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Minority Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Advocate of the Year and Women in

MERRILLVILLE — South Shore Clean Cities Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and revitalize Northern Indiana by promoting the use of clean fuels and clean vehicle technologies, will host an event this week to celebrate its 15-year anniversary. The South Shore Clean Cities celebration will be 4-7 p.m. (CT) Thursday (July 24)

CROWN POINT — Cal Ripken baseball teams from Indiana, Wisconsin and Kentucky will take to the fields in Crown Point for the 2014 Ohio Valley Regional 12U Majors 60 tournament July 24 through July 27. The games will be hosted at the Crown Point Cal Ripken baseball fields, located at U.S. 231 and N. West