PORTAGE – Glenmount Global Solutions recently completed a flare gas pulpit control room for ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor Works in East Chicago. The control room was shipped in four loads to East Chicago. Each oversized truck took 90 minutes to travel the 21 miles from Portage. Once at ArcelorMittal, the units were unloaded and are being […]
MICHIGAN CITY – The LaPorte County Cooperative Extension Service of Purdue University is hosting Moms Together, a program that offers a safe atmosphere where pregnant or parenting youth and young adults can share experiences, support one another and build self-confidence to be a good mother. The program offers resources, hands-on parenting activities, health and safety
PORTAGE – Porter Health will hold a grand opening of its Shoreline Surgery Center at the Portage Hospital, 3630 Willowcreek Road, from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 12. “The $2.5 million expansion of Shoreline Surgery Center is complete and we are very happy with the outcome and additional amenities offered to our patients and physicians,” said
MICHIGAN CITY – Morse & Co. Advertising Communication has received the Gold 2011 Go Green Advertising Award for its online magazine, “TheBeachCoast.com.” The Go Green Awards is a national competition that recognizes outstanding creativity while being environmentally conscious.
CROWN POINT – Thomas Ference has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Ference is president and CEO of Human Resource Mining and Distribution, a consulting business that collects innovative ideas from HR professionals from around the world to help companies identify weaknesses and unmet
GARY – Latrice Edwards, a professional makeup artist, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Edwards uses her skills on movie sets like “Public Enemy” and television shows like “Boss,” but she also uses her skills to provide personal service to people who cannot
WHITING – William Halliar, founder of the annual Race for the Future, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Halliar is a retired senior project engineer for TTX Co. and holds 21 patents. He created the race to tap into the “ordinary individual” to
CHESTERTON – Duneland Group Inc., a provider of engineering and surveying services throughout the Midwest, has hired Shawn Kelly, a registered landscape architect. “We are extremely pleased to have Shawn join our team,” said Charles L. Ray, professional engineer and leader of Duneland. “People might not readily associate Duneland with industrial work as we have
HAMMOND – The directors of S/TEC Group Inc. have announced the appointment of William C. Hills as CEO. “In the past 15 years, S/TEC has diversified its capabilities and project deliverables to meet the shifting demands in the Midwest regional market we serve,” said Hills. “We have become a key partner in delivering quality engineering
CROWN POINT – Gardens, ponds, streams, waterfalls, flowers, fish and education programs will be a part of the Illiana Garden Pond Society’s 11th annual Waterscape Weekend Garden & Pond Expo at the Lake County Fairgrounds on April 28-29. “Waterscape Weekend is for everyone who enjoys the sights, sounds and pleasure of outdoor life,” said Sara
