“It’s a dream come true,” said Tony Kanaan and race fans were ecstatic. He is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and very popular with the media and the fans. After 11 attempts to win in Indy, his time had finally arrived. He recalled his father, who has passed, saying to him, “Never […]
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority recently received three awards recognizing their newly updated website and the 2012 South Shore Air Show event poster. Through the Hermes Creative Awards, the South Shore CVA, received a Gold Award for the redesign of the South Shore CVA’s website. The Hermes Creative Awards’ Gold Award
EAST CHICAGO – St. Catherine Hospital’s choice for the 2013 Nursing Excellence Award is Alanna Hunter-Parks. Hunter-Parks received the award based upon key characteristics of nursing excellence – leadership, dignity, compassionate care, community, quality and stewardship – all attributes that coincide with the hospital’s mission and values. Hunter-Parks, a Gary resident, has been a part
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named its 2013 Best Places to Work in Indiana and several Northwest Indiana companies are included in the listing. Companies on the list are evaluated on employee relations and customer service. Among the region companies included are Lawson-Fisher of South Bend, Gibson of South Bend, Peoples Bank
LAPORTE – Thode Floral and Gift has been a fixture in LaPorte since 1926 and will continue even though the business has been sold. Jessica Granger is the new owner of the floral and gift shop and will add artwork and handmade crafts to the business’s inventory. Granger has worked at Thode for 13 years.
MERRILLVILLE – White Lodging and REI Real Estate Services Inc. have begun construction on a 172-room Hyatt Place hotel in Bloomington. It is scheduled to open in July 2014. The seven-story hotel will have 4,448 square feet of meeting space and a two-level parking garage with room for 124 cars. Hyatt Place was launched in
MERRILLVILLE – InterContinental Industries has opened an office in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana in Merrillville. The company operates as interLink and is involved in providing online data management for health care. The company’s site is known as Advocare and serves state administrators and case management professionals who support underserved populations, including people
South Bend – From May 8th thru the 19th, WICKED bewitched more than 36,000 patrons at The Morris Theatre, broke box office records with a record gross of $2.7 million dollars and became South Bend’s most successful touring Broadway Show. The 16 performances resulted in standing ovations from the audiences, but also had a larger impact
