SOUTH BEND – Jeff Dougherty has been named Memorial Health Foundation’s director of major gifts. He worked for four years as a corporate giving officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where he oversaw corporate sponsorships and coordinated the hospital’s fundraising efforts with the Children’s Miracle Network.
SOUTH BEND – Gibson Insurance Group of South Bend has announced two promotions. Sarah Aldape has been named senior service specialist in the business and private client group, and Jenny Wenger has been name sales specialist in the business and private client group. Aldape is responsible for servicing personal insurance accounts, focusing on auto, homeowners,
GARY – Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville has received the Get With the Guidelines – Heat Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. It signifies that Methodist has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients for at least 90 days with 85 percent compliance to core standard levels of
GARY – Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville has been ranked No. 35 in the Chicago area in U.S. News Media & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings. “Methodist Hospitals is proud to be ranked among the health care leaders of the Chicagoland region,” said Ian McFadden, president and CEO. “This achievement is a testament
HAMMOND – Internationally recognized photographer Marc Hauser and photographer and author Gary Ciadella will be featured in the annual photograph exhibit at the Indiana Welcome Center from Aug. 5 to Sept. 30. More than 20 other local photographers also will participate. Hauser’s photographs will anchor the exhibit. He has worked for Rolling Stone magazine, PepsiCo,
MERRILLVILLE – The Legacy Foundation of Lake County has announced it has distributed $555,700 in educational, cultural and community grants the past year, include $143,000 in the most recent round of awards. The First Tee of Hammond received $6,500 to fund its ACT/SAT Prep and Golf Career Awareness programs. “We’re trying to help our high
MERRILLVILLE – MonoSol has announced that the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America has certified its MonoDose films as halal, or permissible. That means the film can be consumed by practicing Muslims. Halal certification is granted when a product is aligned with Islamic dietary guideline. MonoSol, based in Merrillville, also has a plant in
SOUTH BEND – Tom Coley has been name chancellor for Ivy Tech Community College’s North Central region, based in South Bend. The region also includes campuses in Goshen and Warsaw. Most recently, Coley was president of Scott Community College in Sioux City, Iowa. He is a native of Florida and graduated from Moorhead State University
HAMMOND – Line Logistics Insight Corp. of Warren, Mich., has announced will provide transportation and distribution services for Walmart at 1340 141st St. Line Logistics has hired 120 people to work as forklift operators and dock and warehouse workers. The company provides warehouse and distribution services for Walmart. Space for the operation is being leased
Tourism promotion leads visitors across the region. by Ken Kosky More than three million people come to the Indiana Dunes each year to take in the views from atop 120-foot sand dunes, hike on wooded trails and relax on sandy beaches as gentle waves lap the shore around them. And tourism officials say more and
