VALPARAISO – The Indiana Master Naturalist Program is a 30-hour continuing education course for adults age 18 and over at Taltree Arboretum. The program provides participants with hands-on opportunities to learn about Indiana’s natural resources. It also offers a way for Master Naturalists to share that knowledge along with life experiences through volunteer service opportunities. […]
Announcing the inaugural Indiana Governor’s Conference for Women The highly successful Midwest Invent Your Future Conference for Women is combining forces with Governor Mike Pence to create the first annual Indiana Governor’s Conference for Women in October 2013. Date to be determined. “The facts speak for themselves,” said Governor Pence. “Women owned businesses and corporate
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LAPORTE – Indiana University Health La Porte Community Health and Dental centers has named Rick Zastoupil the new director. Zastoupil previously served as a volunteer EMT/firefighter for a fire department in Washington State. He then served as the lead Spanish interpreter, and then later became the coordinator for an outreach program for a dual-county health
GRIFFITH – Lake Area United Way is looking for community members who live and/or work in Lake County to serve in the all-volunteer citizens review process to assist LAUW implement its community investment strategies. The citizens review process ensures fiscal and program accountability among 31 agencies and initiatives receiving LAUW funding. “This an enjoyable and
CORNWALL, Ontario – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has announced that tonnage increased by 4 percent to 38.9 million tons during the 2012 navigation season, exceeding its original forecast by 300,000 tons because of a late season surge in grain movements. Strong performance within a number of core markets contributed to an overall gain
SOUTH BEND – Press Ganey, a health care information data provider, has signed an agreement with Catholic Health Partners of Ohio to provide services to the organization’s 100 healthcare facilities. Press Ganey’s data will focus on the service provided through emergency departments and outpatient services.
MERRILLVILLE – The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra presents violinist Corey Cerovsek at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at The Auditorium at Bethel Church. Cerovsek will perform a variety of music from Ravel to “West Side Story” on is Milanollo Stradivarius of 1728. Tickets are $25 to $65; student tickets are $10. The concert is sponsored
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced it will open a Center for Low Energy Systems Technology through a $30 million grant over the next five years from the Semiconductor Research Corp. and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Joining Notre Dame in operation of the center will be Purdue University, Carnegie-Mellon,
3 Ways to Set Yourself Apart from the Competition A record number of women are Fortune 500 CEOs. Women are launching businesses at 1.5 times the national average. There are now 8.2 million American women running their own companies. “The numbers are notable,” says executive and business coach Debora McLaughlin, author of “The Renegade Leader:
MUNSTER – Community Hospital has begun a $33 million expansion of its Munster campus. Construction of a new four-story addition to the Emergency Department Pavilion will take 24 months during which time all hospital services will remain open. The project is designed to add private rooms, double the capacity of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
