Lakeshore PAWS held their first adoption event to showcase their new facility on Feb.22 in Valparaiso, Ind.  The event was held from 10 a.m. to 1.pm. at 405 Elm St. in order to bring in the community and introduce them to the animals in hopes of finding them forever homes.  Lakeshore PAWS’ next event will […]

The Portage Chamber of Commerce will host a one hour, free seminar on March 5, 2014 at 8am at the University Center Building on Central Ave. in Portage.  This event is part of the Chamber’s Rise and Shine Series, which is offered FREE to the public on the first Wed. of every month.   Various topics

WEST LAFAYETTE — Applications for the Trask Innovation Fund are being accepted through March 14 to eligible Purdue University inventors who are prepared to move their innovation to the market. Applications must describe commercially relevant work that can be performed over a six-month period that furthers the development of a Purdue-owned technology. The awards are

Gibson is hosting the 8th Annual Human Capital Summit on March 13, 2014 on the topic of Solving Health Care. Heath care is a top priority for every organization. With the unpredictability of Health Care Reform, an aging population, skyrocketing costs, and a broken delivery system, there’s never been a time when knowledge and strategy

March 7, 5-8 p.m. (CST) Lubeznik Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception for its new exhibits What is Left Unspoken, conceptual mixed media works by artists Doug Fogelson and Barbara Hashimoto (Hyndman Gallery); and, Embroidered Archetypes by local artist Laurel Izard (Brincka-Cross and Northview second floor galleries). The opening reception will feature

Studio Ghibli’s “The Wind Rises” has been recognized with the Truly Moving Picture Award by nonprofit arts organization Heartland Truly Moving Pictures. “’The Wind Rises’ is another extraordinary film from one of the best directors of the past few decades,” said Heartland’s Artistic Director Tim Irwin. “Beautifully realized, with evocative, gorgeous animation in every frame,

GARY — Ivy Tech Community College Northwest’s Society of Innovators, a project of The Gerald I. Lamkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (I&E Center) announced their “2014 Young Innovators Video Challenge, as part of the  “What’s Your Idea?” Campaign. This is a joint project with SMDG, LLC, a social media firm in Gary. The video challenge, open