SOUTH BEND – Miguel Salazar has joined Gibson as a client executive in the employee benefits practice. He is responsible for new business opportunities and consulting with employers to provide an analysis of existing benefits program. Previously, Salazar was with Select Health Network, Community Health Alliance, Partners Health Plan and other agencies. Gibson is a …
SOUTH BEND – Holladay Properties and an anonymous partner have acquired the 539,137 square foot AJ Wright building on South Bend’s west side. Holladay will operate the building and handle all leasing and sales. The building will be known as the Interstate 80 Commerce Center. Holladay, based in South Bend, also operates the Ameriplex at …
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LAPORTE – The Pyrotechnics Guild convention held in LaPorte County in August pumped $3.5 million into the local economy, according to the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Of that amount, $1 million was tax revenue and another $800,000 in wages as a result of employment during the week-long event. PGI holds its annual meetings …
GARY – Wright Alcorn has joined Methodist Hospitals as vice president of operations. Alcorn has experience in hospital and health system administration. He has been interim vice president of operations since Feb. 27. He will be responsible for Centers of Excellence, clinical ancillary departments including laboratory/radiology/imaging and outpatient diagnostics and the facilities, plant operations and …
SOUTH BEND – U.S. News has ranked St. Mary’s College among the top 100 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. St. Mary’s is 87th, up from 90th last year. St. Mary’s college’s strong graduation and retention rates are among the factors that contribute to its performance. According to the College’s Office of Institutional Research, of the …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University and Indiana University Health Arnett have announced a joint clinical research study on colorectal cancer, focused on broadening participating from patients in more rural parts of the state. Research teams from the two universities are working with colorectal cancer data to develop tools for helping improve prevention, treatment and care …
Effective branding can help you boost this important metric. In boardrooms across the nation, CEOs and their teams discuss the metrics of success. A key measure often analyzed is Share of Wallet, the percentage consumers spend on you vs. your competitors. Rarely discussed, though, is Share of Mind. It is an easy metric to determine …
HAMMOND – The John Dillinger Museum in the Indiana Welcome Center will have free admission on Saturday, Sept. 29, in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! Event. The museum, which explores the life and times of John Dillinger and other gangsters during the 1930s as well as advancements in crime fighting technology, will allow …
GRIFFITH – The United Ways serving Lake and Porter counties kicked off its 2012 regional fundraising campaign at The Big Schmooze in Merrillville. The combined goal is $6.5 million, up $200,000 from last year. Contribution raised during the campaign will support more than 60 health and human service programs and initiatives in 2013. “These are …
BLOOMINGTON – Elizabeth Acton, an alumna of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a retired chief financial officer of Commerce Bank, is joining the school as a leader-in-residence. Acton earned a master of business administration at Kelley in 1976 and was inducted into its Academy of Alumni Fellows in 2001. In April, Acton retired …
