MERRILLVILLE – The annual meeting of the Regional Development Company will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at Gamba Ristorante in Merrillville. At the meeting, the bank and lenders of the year will be announced. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (219) 476-0504, Ext. 221, or e-mail admin@rdc504.org. Reservations are due no …
VALPARAISO – Kankakee Valley REMC recently presented Porter-Starke Services Foundation with a $5,000 grant to continue the “You and Your Baby” program to build parenting skills for first-time mothers. The program was initially started through a grant from the Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso. “I have really enjoyed spending time with and building positive relationships with …
SOUTH BEND – Advanced Imaging Solutions of South Bend has received the Elite Dealer Award by The Week in Imaging, an online information and new publication for imaging technology, supplies and services. Advanced Imaging Solutions has received the Elite Dealer Awards for 2001 and 2012. It honors the best dealers in the industry based on …
The 21st Heartland Film Festival is going on here in Indy till Saturday, October 27th. In attending this year’s awards Gala this past weekend, I was able to meet and talk with several filmmakers Including the film award recipients: Director, Mohamed Diab, for Cairo 678, won the $100,000 top prize, in the narrative feature category; …
VALPARAISO – North Coast Distributing has changed its name to Indiana Beverage to better reflect the company’s recent expansion in central Indiana. The company moved into new 215,000-square-foot offices earlier this year and also operated a facility in South Bend. The inventory from South Bend will be transferred to Valparaiso. Indiana Beverage serves 11 counties …
MERRILLVILLE – The Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors has elected new officers. They are Betty Daniel-Lanie of County-Wide Properties in LaPorte, president; Edith Cothran of McColly Real Estate in Schererville, president-elect; and Joe Wszolek of AppraiserJoe.com in Portage, as treasurer. Directors are Martha Brubaker of Re/Max Affiliates in Valparaiso; Chuck Dellorto of Coldwell Banker …
CROWN POINT – Medical Specialists, a long-time Northwest Indiana health care organization of 69 health care providers who offer a variety of primary and specialty care services, has joined Franciscan Alliance. Medical Specialists, now called Franciscan Medical Specialists, was created in 1978 and has 12 locations in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. It has 55 …
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital will host a reception for its new Center for Women’s Health from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Medical Plaza at 85 E. U.S. 6, next to the hospital. The Center for Women’s Health offers a comfortable and convenient location for women to access outpatient diagnostic and treatment service. …
MUNSTER – Community Hospital has received accreditation from the American College of Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology for its radiation department. The three-year accreditation means the department meets established guidelines for patients care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of equipment, quality control and quality assurance.
GARY – Forest Hayes has been named as the director of the Gary Economic Development Corp. He currently is director of the Gary Commerce Department. Hayes takes over for Tom Collins II, who headed the Gary EDC until last June. Collins is an executive with Luke Oil Co. in Hobart.
