MERRILLVILLE – The Big Schmooze, a fundraising event for the United Way of Lake County and the United Way of Porter County, will be held Sept. 15 at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. “This event has created a great way for us to launch our campaign, collaborate with and support our partners and network with the […]
VALPARAISO – The president and CEO of the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce has been named chairman of the Indiana Chamber Executives Association. Rex Richards was elected to the ICEA board in July 2009 and will serve as chairman for the 2011-12 term. The ICEA began in 1915 as a way to create a strong
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has been ranked 61st in the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities. In specialty rankings, Purdue is 14th in engineering and technology, 18th in computer science, 19th in chemistry and 46th in overall science. “Purdue works hard to build academic, research and business relationships with partners around the world and
WASHINGTON – The St. Lawrence Seaway has announced that in July shipments totaled 17 million metric tons, up 7.3 percent from 2010. The increase was led by bulk materials for construction, salt, petroleum products and Canadian grain. Year-to-date salt tonnage was up 46 percent to 1.2 million metric tons as U.S. cities stockpiled salt for
SOUTH BEND – The Center for Hospice Care has announced changes to its board of directors. Terry Rodino of Recycled New Pallets in Elkhart is chairman; Corey Cressy of Grubb & Ellis/Cressy & Everett is chairman-elect; Amy Kuhar Mauro of 1st Source Bank is treasurer; and Susie Mahler of Café Max in Culver is secretary.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has been ranked 7th in the nation by SmartMoney magazine’s college “payback” survey, which quantified the long-term value of a college education. “If our payback survey were a football game, the public schools would be spiking the ball in the end zone and kissing the mascots,” wrote the magazine, which
Nominations Now Open for Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 20th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence, or E-Day, Awards. The deadline to nominate is September 7, 2011. Nominate a growing entrepreneur or small business person in your network. Nominations are
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MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes, one of Indiana’s oldest nonprofit environmental organizations, will host its first music festival, Jammin’ for the Dunes from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Washington Park. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Bands include Chester Brown, Stealin’ the Farm, Tommy Thompson Band, Ron Buffington and others. Craft
MERRILLVILLE – Matt Lake has been named executive director of the Merrillville Stormwater Management Board. Lake has provided consulting service with Christopher B. Burke Engineering since 2005, specializing in water resources and pollution control. Before that, Lake was with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in the Division of Soil Conservation. He is a graduate
INDIANAPOLIS – Gary Bollinger, president and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society is on a statewide tour to talk with accountants about changes in the industry. Bollinger is visiting 13 communities in Indiana to talk about new developments in financial reporting, licensure, technology, legislation and regulation. “Attendance at the Professional Issues Update is critical to
