SOUTH BEND – Memorial Hospital will open a new vascular disease testing and wound care facility. It will be a part of the Memorial Leighton Heart & Vascular Center on the first floor of the hospital. The facility includes ultrasound equipment to diagnose vascular disease, including aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and carotid artery disease. […]
HOBART – V as in Victor, a creative agency, has developed the new advertising campaign for The Lakeshore 89.1 FM. The ads emphasize the public radio station’s role as “The Voice of Northwest Indiana.” The campaign emphasizes the station’s focus on news, sports, traffic and weather. “We are experienced in building the brands of strong
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central students and members of the community will have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., from March 4-9, 2012, as part of a course that explores the city and the topic of citizenship. The course, “Washington, D.C.: The History, Politics and Culture that Shaped Our Nation,” will be led
LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Cooperative Extension Service will be a host site for a video teleconference, “Income Tax Management for Farmers,” from 8 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. George Patrick, a Purdue University economist, and David Frette, a CPA in Washington, Ind., will lead the discussion. The presentation can be viewed at
SOUTH BEND – Memorial Hospital has been named a Consumer Choice Award winner by the National Research Corp. This is the 10th time the hospital has received the award. Winners are selected based on consumer perceptions of quality and image. “Consumers are taking a more proactive role in their healthcare decisions and demanding higher quality,”
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Silver Hawks have signed an agreement that will keep the minor league baseball team in South Bend for the next 20 years. Owner Joe Kernan, a former Indiana governor, said the agreement was need in order to sell the team to Chicagoan Andrew Berlin, an investor in the Chicago
SOUTH BEND – Real Estate Management Corp. has announced it is adopting Bradley Residential Management as its new company name. The company said the change better reflects its relationship between Bradley Residential Management and its sister company, CBRE/Bradley. “As Bradley Residential Management and CBRE/Bradley continue to grow, we want clients to easily recognize the unity
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has announced earnings of $10.5 million for the first nine months of the year with assets reaching $2.1 billion. The bank announced that it anticipates lending to grow in the coming months after the opening of a loan production office in Carmel. “We continue to make loans in our communities and
SOUTH BEND – The board of directors of Memorial Hospital in South Bend have voted to approve the formation of a new company that will combine the operations of Memorial with Elkhart General Health System. The agreement comes after years of collaboration between the two organizations. The affiliation of Elkhart and Memorial will lead to
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will host a special event for area fire, police, military and Hoosier Helpers to thank them for their service. Holiday for Heroes will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Indiana Welcome Center at Interstate 94 and Kennedy Avenue South. Light
