WANATAH – The fifth annual LaPorte County Rural Summit will be held from 7:45 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 14 at the Wanatah American Legion. The program, “Planning Our Future,” will include programs on development for 2040, logistics for development of the Kingsbury Industrial Park, community planning and community grants for 2012. Representatives from […]
CROWN POINT – Kim Ziegler has joined the teaching staff at University of St. Francis Crown Point as a clinical adjunct member. Ziegler is a graduate of Purdue University and has 32 years of nursing experience. He has spent most of her career in hospitals as a nursing supervisor, nurse manager of telemetry and cardiovascular
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet and Tri-State Industries Inc. have formed a partnership that allows students to receive real world robotic experience. The partnership could eventually include internships to train engineering students how to program robots for manufacturing use. Tri-State has formed a new division to handle its rapidly expanding robotics business. The company buys
LAPORTE – Camp Summit Boot Camp recently partnered with Indiana first lady Cheri Daniels in the Hoosiers Helping Hoosiers Food Drive. Staff at the boot camp contributed 185 food items. The items were donated to Good Shepherd Food Pantry in LaPorte, which will distribute it to families in the area. The pantry serves about 400
GARY – Gary Jet Center at Gary/Chicago International Airport has opened a new $5 million, 40,000-square-foot hangar. The hangar was designed by the Lee Co., which has applied for LEED designation for the building, which would certify it as a green project and environmentally friendly. Jet Center owner Wil Davis said the new hangar was
PORTAGE – John Swanson, the executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission since 2004, has announced he will step down from that position at the end of the year. Swanson was previously head of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Planning Commission for 30 years before taking over the position in Northwest Indiana. NIRPC is
DYER – Two Franciscan St. Margaret Health physicians have received St. Luke awards, which are given on behalf of nurses from both the Dyer and Hammond campuses to honor excellence in service to patients and staff. Dr. Navin Kumar, a gastroenterology/internal medicine specialist, receive the award for the Hammond campus, and Dr. Urmi Kalokhe, a
GARY – Indiana University Northwest and the Indiana High Speed Rail Association have partnered to provide IUN students an opportunity to take on a real client with real needs. Business students at IUN along with students in the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence, will conduct research for IHSRA and produce a feasibility report for
SOUTH BEND – The fourth annual River Bend Film Festival will be April 11-14 at three locations in South Bend. The event is sponsored by Mid America Filmmakers and Downtown South Bend through a grant from Indiana Arts. The kick-off screening is from 7 to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at Merriman’s Playhouse, 1211
VALPARAISO – Anton Insurance Agency Inc. has been honored by Erie Insurance with the Founders’ Award. It is presented as a measure of quality agency performance in auto and property production and service to customers. Anton Insurance Agency has offices in Valparaiso and Chesterton and offers a full line of property/casualty insurance including auto and
