MUNSTER – The Franciscan Alliance has acquired the Surgical Hospital of Munster. It will be an outpatient surgery center as part of Franciscan Physicians Hospital. Some 20 physicians will be at the outpatient facility, which has four operating rooms and 14 recovery bays. It will have 31 nurses, operating room technicians and clerical workers. […]
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital announced on May 9 that is laying off 112 employees as a way to help it contain increasing administrative costs. In a letter to employees and the community, G. Thor Thordarson, president and CEO, said, “Most of us are aware that the cost of healthcare has to be
HAMMOND – To observe National Tourism Week starting, the Indiana Welcome Center on Tuesday, May 14, will host an Explore the South Shore event from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The first 500 families to attend will receive coupons for discounts to area attractions. Representatives from more than a dozen attractions will take part in the
VALPARAISO – The 40th anniversary of Amtrak will be observed with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 13, at the Harre Union on the campus of Valparaiso University. The event is sponsored by the Indiana High Speed Rail Association and the guest speaker is Marc Magilari, media relations manager for Amtrak. Amtrak was created
CROWN POINT – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana will hold Innovation Day at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Purdue Technology Center in Crown Point. The seventh annual call for nominations for the Society of Innovators will be held. Nominations will be accepted from Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke
INDIANAPOLIS – The 20th anniversary of the Heartland Film Festival will be held this year at the Murphy Art Center in Indianapolis. As part of the annual show, the Heartland High School Film Festival will be held. Entries are being sought from high school filmmakers. Deadline to enter the competition is June 1.
MUNSTER – The Shirley Heinze Land Trust and BP will unveil the newest poster in the “Just Around the Corner …” series celebrating life along the South Shore Line at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the South Shore Arts Galley at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster. The poster was made
VALPARAISO – Discoveries Unlimited, a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring middle school girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), will hold an informational meeting about its mentoring program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17. The meeting, for incoming sixth, seventh and eighth girls and their parents, will be at United Way of Porter County,
LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation will hold its 23rd annual Healthcare Scholarship Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 16, at Briar Leaf Golf Club. Proceeds will help fund healthcare scholarships and philanthropic selections based on community need. Last year’s event raised $53,000. The event include 18 holes of golf with cart, player favors, lunch, three
CROWN POINT – Lorri Feldt has joined the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center as a business advisor concentrating on LaPorte County. Feldt will work with community leaders and economic development organizations. Her business background includes 25 years in sales, marketing management at Whirlpool Corp. in LaPorte and as a consultant and instructor at Purdue
