MERRILLVILLE – The 15th annual Indiana State Pocket Billiards championship is taking place through Sunday, March 4 at the Radisson Star Plaza. Hundreds of pool players from the state will participate in individual and team events. Among those on hand will be eight-time world champion Nick Varner who will demonstrate techniques needed to become a …
MUNSTER – Linda Eyermann has been named Innovator of the Month for Februaryary by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Eyermann tells visual stories through art and when a young man was seriously injured in an auto accident in Wheatfield, she wanted to demonstrate how the tragedy impacted family and friends. Eyermann, director of …
GARY – Ben Clement has been Innovator of the Month for February by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Clement promotes Gary to film and television productions. Recent films shot partially in Gary include “Transformers 3” and “Nightmare on Elm Street.” More than 80 films have been produced in Gary since Clement took over …
VALPARAISO – Stephen Bartholomew has been named Innovator of the Month for February by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Working in the basement of his home, Bartholomew introduced a new generation of throwing weights for indoor competition. His company, Dominator Athletics LLC, makes 35, 25, and 20 pound weights. He uses a throwing …
WHITING – Ineos, a chemical manufacturer in Whiting, has announced it will close its Northwest Indiana operations by the end of the year. The closing of its plant on Standard Avenue will put 40 people out of work. Ineos, based in Switzerland, opened in Whiting in 1983. The company produces 88,000 tons of polyisobutene, which …
GARY – Production will begin later this year on a substitute product for coke that will be used in the steelmaking process at Gary Works and the Mon Valley facility in Pennsylvania. The technology is owned by Carbonyx Inc. and uses two carbon alloy substitutes. As much as half a million tons of the project …
SOUTH BEND – Three students at St. Mary’s College have turned a college project into a business. The three have incorporated TOL Soda Co., which is marketing Twist O’Luck soda. The students responsible for the new soda are Hanna Hupp of Valparaiso, Lindsey Downs of Elkhart and Hanna Vicary of Erie, Pa. The green soda …
John Davies helps honor region’s “Legends” and “Innovators.” by Rick A. Richards Ask John Davies for a couple of minutes and he’ll give you 10 on something positive about Northwest Indiana. Looking at the region’s bright spot is not just in his nature, it’s his mission. Davies, assistant director of the Gerald I. Lamkin Innovation …
Clothing, fanciful illustrations and photos from space. by John Cain Three outstanding exhibits presented in three Northwest Indiana communities are showcasing the diversity of visual art in the new year. The symbolism that is inherent in what we choose to wear and how this affects and defines our cultural identity will be explored in the …
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced the results of a study that shows tourism contributed $1.6 billion to the Lake County economy in 2010. The study was conducted by Certec Inc. of Kentucky, which said the contribution was up from $1.3 billion in 2001. In addition, the study showed tourism …
