Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly Magazine wishes all our readers a Happy Thanksgiving. Because of the holiday, there will be no news postings on Thursday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 28. Business news postings will resume on Monday, Nov. 29.
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation has received a $749,853 federal grant to advance wind energy education. The three-year grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. The money will support a project, “Mixed Reality Simulators for Wind Energy Education.” Five simulators will be developed to
MERRILLVILLE – A high-tech life sciences company that uses radio frequency identification technology for patient identification has moved into the Purdue Technology Center in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. I-DENTI-FIED Inc., founded by dentist Kevin M. Brunski in 2008, has developed a patent-pending system in which a unique patient ID on
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council has invited community leaders to attend its quarterly meeting at 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Bethel Church, 10202 S. Broadway. The issue of race and its effect on Northwest Indiana will be presented. A discussion panel will follow. For more information, visit
MISHAWAKA – The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. announced Monday that the hospitals it operates will now be known as Franciscan Alliance. “Franciscan Alliance is the perfect pairing of two words to create a meaningful, memorable name that affirms our promise to continue Christ’s ministry in our Franciscan tradition,” said Sister
SOUTH BEND – Brad Toothaker, president and CEO of CB Richard Ellis/Bradley has been named 2010 Realtor of the Year by the Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors. Toothaker was president of the organization in 2004 and served on the board of the Indiana Association of Realtors in 2006-08. He also is a certified
MICHIGAN CITY – Johnny P. Martinez, director of the Washington Park Zoo in Michigan City, has been appointed to a five-year term to the governing board of the Zoological Association of America. Martinez, Jim Fowler of Mutual of Omaha, and Matt Oldenburg, director of the Zoo of Acadia, La., were all named to
WEST LAFAYETTE – The new Rossmann supercomputer at Purdue University is among the most powerful high-performance computing systems in the world, according to TOP500 Supercomputer Sites. The announcement was made this week at the SC10 supercomputing conference in New Orleans. The Rossmann supercomputer is 126th on the latest list. It is named after
KNOX – Starke Memorial Hospital has announced that its campus is now 100 percent tobacco free. A public event to mark the announcement will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19. Golden Living Center in Knox has partnered with SMH and also will become 100 percent tobacco free. “We encourage all community
LAPORTE – Lakeshore Surgicare, an affiliate of LaPorte Regional Health System, has been named the 2010 recipient of the APEX (Attributes for Patient Excellence) Quality Award. The award is based on excellence in patient satisfaction and is gauged by patient feedback, interaction with clinic staff and the processes used by the clinic.
