VALPARAISO – Meet with some of Lakeshore PAWS adoptable pets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, during the P.E.T.S. Rescue Appreciation Day at Positive Experience Training School, 750 Rigg Road. Proceeds will be divided up and donated to rescuers in attendance. For more information call (219) 405-3477.
CROWN POINT – Bickford Senior Living has announced plans to build a 58-unit complex on East 107th Street in Crown Point. Bickford operates senior housing units in seven Midwestern states and Georgia. To mark the groundbreaking and the beginning of construction, Bickford will host a tree planting ceremony at the site at 11 a.m. Thursday,
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has begun an effort to increase its College of Engineering faculty by 30 percent over the next five years. The additional faculty will allow the college to increase enrollment and expand the breadth and depth of its research. “This move will provide an economic benefit to the country as we
VALPARAISO – Century 21 Alliance Group has announced it and its agents have received mid-year awards from Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Century 21 Alliance Group has received the Pacesetter Gold designation for earning a minimum of $573,000 adjusted gross commission. The Jeanne Sommer Team received the Pacesetter Gold Award in recognition of teams on
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cargo shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway were up 25.1 million metric tons through the end of September. “Cargo tonnage on the Seaway System remained relatively steady for the month of September,” said Rebecca Spruill, director of trade development for the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. “These tonnage numbers reflect historical trading
There are thousands of film festivals all over the world, but the eyes of the world are tuning in to Indianapolis, as filmmakers and film enthusiasts gather. The Heartland Film Festival is rated as one of the best in the United States awarding over $100,000 cash prizes. It is an art to be able to
MICHIGAN CITY – A $16.5 million expansion project has been announced by Hearthside Food Solutions in Michigan City. The project at the corner of U.S. 20 and Ohio Street on the city’s west side will include a new production line. The new line will allow Hearthside to begin producing a new product for customers. The
VALPARAISO – Centier Bank has begun work on a new branch office on Morthland Drive, not far from Indiana 2. It will replace a current office two blocks away. Centier opened that branch in 1994. The new office will have a larger lobby, more offices, more drive-through lanes, safety deposit boxes and a 24-hour ATM.
MICHIGAN CITY – Orion Energy Systems has presented its Environmental Stewardship Award to St. Andrews Products of Michigan City for its lighting retrofit project that will reduce energy consumption by more than 121,000 kilowatt hours. St. Andrew expects to see a savings of more than $14,000 on its electric costs. The company provides branded and
SOUTH BEND – Regular passenger service between South Bend Regional Airport and Denver has begun on Frontier Airlines. Frontier offers four flights a week with arrivals on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Departures are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Service will be on a 138-seat Airbus 319.
