When it comes to amenities for business meetings, these days it’s less about the food and nearby entertainment venues (although those will always be important) and more about connectivity and teleconferencing capabilities. Cutting-edge and convenient, user-friendly technology is paramount to creating a meeting-friendly environment. Here is a look at what hotels and conference centers, which […]
GRIFFITH – “Bank on Northwest Indiana,” a program designed to help connect the region’s 21,700 “unbanked or underbanked” residents with free or low-cost bank accounts, financial education and other financial services was launched April 13. The program, organized by the Lake Area United Way, brings together financial institutions and community partners to assist
INDIANAPOLIS – The Matt Breman Memorial 5K Run & Walk to End Child Abuse will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 23, starting at Buggs Temple in downtown Indianapolis. The entry fee is $20 per person and $40 for families. Commemorative water bottles are available for $10. Matt Bremen was an avid
VALPARAISO – Porter Health System is using Donate Life Month in April to celebrate its Silver Award for organ donation performance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The award denotes Porter as a Health and Human Services’ 2010 Medal of Honor hospital, only of only four in Indiana to receive
CEDAR LAKE – Dushan Nikolovski, director of Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurship Success, is the guest speaker for eEngaging NWI Business Women, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Lighthouse Restaurant, 7501 Constitution Ave., Cedar Lake. He will speak about entrepreneurial opportunities and resources in Northwest Indiana. eEngaging
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host an hour-long webinar designed to help business owners make the right decisions to maneuver through the economic recovery. Among the questions that will be addressed are “How does a business owner take positive steps to ensure that his or her business remains resilient through
MERRILLVILLE – The Adidas Hardwood Challenge Basketball Tournament will be April 16 and 17 at the Fieldhouse in Merrillville. The challenge is sanctioned by the NCAA and more than 100 Division 1 college coaches will be in attendance. More than 100 girls’ basketball teams from across the nation will compete. Games start
HAMMOND – More than a dozen South Shore attractions will gather for the inaugural Explore the South Shore event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Indiana Welcome Center. The Indiana Welcome Center is at the Interstate 94 and Kennedy Avenue interchange in Hammond. The first 500 families
PORTAGE – When Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. and Graycor Blasting Co. Inc. open in Portage later this year, the companies expect to become more active with key labor and business groups in the region. “While we have been active in these group for many years, being right there in Portage now, vs. an
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet and the City of Hammond will partner in the development of an outdoor sports complex to serve the university’s athletics program and city activities. The complex will be at Dowling Park in the Hessville neighborhood, about a mile from the PUC campus. When fully developed, it will have
