Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE), a program aimed at identifying, coaching and advancing women-led companies, is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its Prosper Capital Startup Accelerator class. Prosper Capital invests $50,000 in each woman-led startup accepted to the accelerator program and gives participants access to world-renowned mentors, resources, introductions and a curriculum […]

PCL Alverno is changing the way microbiology is done in the United States, said Sam C. Terese, President and CEO of the Hammond-based laboratory.  Thanks to new automated technology, this laboratory is able to identify organisms from 24 to 48 hours faster than conventional methods, he said. One of the largest integrated laboratories, PCL Alverno

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Indianapolis 500 starter Bob Lazier and amateur partner Jim Caudle were the class of the field on Saturday at the Indy Legends Pro-Am, the spotlight event of the four-day Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational. Thirty-three former Indianapolis 500 drivers paired with amateurs for a 40-minute race on the 2.439-mile

GARY — Summer Food Service Program will begin June 15th in Lake County, Indiana; as part of the national initiative sponsored by the USDA. More than a dozen sites will be open in Lake County this summer. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, in partnership with the USDA and site locations will serve more than

To give Lake County youth a second chance to eliminate ill-advised tattoos that can adversely impact their lives, the Lake County Superior Juvenile Court launched the Lake County Court Tattoo Removal Program. Influenced by a bad tattoo he received when he was 17, Senior Judge Thomas P. Stefaniak Jr. of the Lake County Superior Juvenile

MUNSTER — Community Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes Community Hospital’s commitment to ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines developed from scientific evidence. To receive the Bronze Quality Achievement award, hospitals must