CHICAGO – Hoosiers are invited to time travel with the Fort Dearborn Bicentennial Initiative and experience frontier life in Indiana and Illinois as it was during the War of 1812. The journey begins with a day trip to Mississinewa 1812, the largest War of 1812 re-enactment in the country. At Mississinewa 1812 (near Marion, Ind.) […]
VALPARAISO – Save the Dunes and Valparaiso University are hosting a Green Infrastructure event at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, starting in Parking Lot 14 at VU. The event includes a walking tour of Valparaiso University to view rain gardens and bioswales have been installed on the campus. The projects were designed to reduce and
VALPARAISO – Porter County Regional Airport has received a $143,344 Federal Aviation Administration grant to support its plans for growth for the next 20 years. U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky said growth at the airport will encourage economic development and help create new jobs. The grant is part of the third phase of reimbursement for the
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital has received the Chest Pain Center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The accreditation signifies that patients who arrive at the hospital with chest pain or other symptoms of a heart attack are treated within the critical window of time when damage to the heart muscle can be
SOUTH BEND – Great Lakes Capital in South Bend has plans to complete a $4 million downtown project by rehabbing the former Wells Fargo building at Jefferson Boulevard and Michigan Street. The building has been renamed Citizen’s Bank and Trust, after the original tenant in 1913. The 50,000-square-foot, six-story building will be completely renovated. Work
LAKEVILLE – Robert “Bob” Newton, founder and owner of Hoosier Racing Tire, has died. He was 85 years old. Mr. Newton and his wife, Joyce, founded Hoosier Tire in 1957. Today, it is one of the largest manufacturers of racing tires in the world. Mr. Newton opened a factory in Plymouth in 1979 and the
SOUTH BEND – Press Ganey in South Bend has named Joe Greskoviak president. Most recently, Greskoviak was president of MedAssets. He is a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago. Press Ganey helps health care organization measure patient experience. It has 600 employees.
MISHAWAKA – The Daughters of Penelope, a non-profit philanthropic organization, has opened a three-story senior, low-income apartment complex in Mishawaka. Forty of the 50 units in the building on South Merrifield have been leased. Pets are allowed; the complex does not allow smoking. Angela Magrames, a spokeswoman for Daughters of Penelope, said the investment in
SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has received an $840,000 grant for scholarships to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The grant is funded by $600,000 from the National Science Foundation and $240,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant will provide scholarships for up to 20 students enrolled at St. Mary’s beginning in
SOUTH BEND – Miguel Salazar has joined Gibson as a client executive in the employee benefits practice. He is responsible for new business opportunities and consulting with employers to provide an analysis of existing benefits program. Previously, Salazar was with Select Health Network, Community Health Alliance, Partners Health Plan and other agencies. Gibson is a
