MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes has presented its top honor, the Paul H. Douglas Memorial Award, to Michigan City Mayor Charles E. Oberlie. The award is named for the late Illinois senator who led the campaign to create the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Oberlie was chosen for the honor for his efforts at preserving […]
GARY – The State Emergency Medical Services Commission has granted Emergency Medical Training Basic Certification to Ryan DesCamp. He is one of the few students to receive the rating before the age of 18. DesCamp graduated at the top of Methodist Hospitals’ EMTB class and was valedictorian at Andrean High School with a 4.7 grade
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend street formerly known as Showerlux Drive has been renamed by the city to Schafer Gear Drive. The street runs parallel to the property on which the company headquarters sits. The new name was unveiled by Mayor Stephen Luecke in recognition of the new 50,000-square-foot facility. “We’re delighted to see
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University has awarded more than $10,000 to six Indiana student veterans’ organizations that are helping student service members and veterans. The grants range from $1,000 to $2,000 and are to help strengthen student veteran organizations. Among new and emerging student veteran organizations, the top grant
HAMMOND – Brian Harris, business development manager with Amex Nooter LLC of Hammond, will take part in The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel: 101 program, hosted by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology in St. Louis. “The industry we take part in and complete jobs for is primarily steel,” said Harris. “It is
VALPARAISO – Mark Heckler, president of Valparaiso University, has signed a six-year contract with the university that extends her term to June 20, 2017. “The board fully supports the strategic plan and we believe that Mark provides the vision and discipline to move the university forward,” said Frederic k Kraegel, president of the VU Board
MICHIGAN CITY – Fas-Pak, a custom packaging operation in LaPorte and Michigan City, has acquired the former Jaymar-Ruby office and factory on the south side of Michigan City for $2 million. The 300,000-square-foot facility sits on 28 acres and has been vacant for several years since Jaymar-Ruby’s British-owned parent company filed for bankruptcy. Fas-Pak is
INDIANAPOLIS – Major changes could be coming to the U.S. Postal Service in Indiana. The USPS is looking at way to increase efficiency and improve productivity and among the alternatives being explored is closing the mail processing centers in Gary and South Bend. The two centers employ more than 400 people. Gary’s operation could be
Living up to our region’s incredible potential. “We have met the enemy and he is us” is a quote from the old comic strip, Pogo. As we strive to integrate sustainable development in Northwest Indiana, the perception of us as “Region Rats” impedes the initiative. The 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall caused an economic
By Rick A. Richards MERRILLVILLE – When U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addressed the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council earlier this month, he didn’t mince any words about the state of education in the region. Duncan, the former chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, said, “We have to take on the tough
