HAMMOND — Purdue University Calumet professor and scholar Kathleen Tobin contends that “what we hear about Cuba does not come close to telling the whole story.” That is one reason why the associate professor of Latin American Studies wrote the book, ‘Of God and Cuba,’ recently published by Mill City Press, Inc. Tobin, who has […]

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy® Award winning show that sparked America’s fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. Celebrating its landmark 10th season, So You Think You Can Dance’s Top 10 finalists will make their way across North America, performing in a mix

CROWN POINT — Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable’s annual golf outing raises over one thousand dollars for the Food Bank of NWI while bringing together local business.  The event united businesses on the golf course to network amongst NWI’s top professionals as well as raise money for a great cause. The annual meet-and-greet golfing event gives

The Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF) has nominated the Kemin Food Technologies facility in North Judson, Indiana and Lambert Farms, a Starke County family owned farming corporation for a Team Innovator’s Award from The Society of innovators of Northwest Indiana. Kemin and the Lambert family have joined forces to take advantage of the properties

HAMMOND — Dolores Rinke, a Purdue University Calumet accounting professor and certified public accountant, is serving the foundation of former professional and college football and baseball standout Bo Jackson. Rinke is a director and head of the Audit Committee for the Give Me A Chance Foundation, a 501c3 organization. The foundation serves to inspire disadvantaged

ST. LOUIS — Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, today opened a new branch in Kalamazoo, Mich. Located within Graybar’s Chicago District at 3100 Covington Road in Kalamazoo, Mich., the facility will serve the Kalamazoo metro area as well as

MERRILLVILLE — In conjunction with the upcoming Professional Disc Golf Association Pro World Championships, a player’s banquet and award ceremony will be hosted at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza on Thursday, Aug. 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Beginning with the banquet, players and guests will be able to socialize and network. Following the

HAMMOND — Purdue University Calumet Associate Professor of Chemistry Libbie Pelter joined 20 inorganic chemistry faculty peers and graduate students nationwide at the workshop, VIPEr: Solid State Materials for Alternative Energy Needs. The workshop, sponsored by the Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemistry (IONIC) June 23-29, brought together experts from various inorganic sub disciplinary fields

MICHIGAN CITY — United Way of LaPorte County and Food Bank of Northern Indiana will be handing out 350 boxes of food to people in need during our Day of Caring, on August 23, 2013.  Join us from 8-10 AM at 115 East 4th Street in Michigan City (across from the Michigan City Library). To

HAMMOND — Coaches, managers and umpires for the upcoming Cal Ripken Major/60 World Series will gather at the Indiana Welcome Center on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for a welcome breakfast before the start of the games. During the breakfast, officials will discuss the World Series schedule, rules and regulations. The