MICHIGAN CITY – The Chanute Prize for Team Innovation, sponsored by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College, was installed at Dage-MTI in Michigan City. The traveling trophy is displayed by innovators who receive the Chanute prize. Dage-MTI is the first company from LaPorte County to receive the honor. Owned […]
CROWN POINT – Atom Groom Design and Keyword Design have moved into a shared office space overlooking the downtown square in Crown Point. “Our new office will improve how we serve our clients and expand the services we can offer together,” said Groom. “This new shared office will allow us to grow
HAMMOND – Researchers from Purdue University Calumet have completed a study of the Great Lakes that could be used to reduce mercury and other metals discharged into the Great Lakes by industry. Purdue Calumet researchers joined with scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory in the project, which began in 2007. “Our research teams have conducted
Steve Dalton A German publisher named Johannes Gutenberg tinkered and toyed until he successfully mechanized his craft. Because of his innovation, the printed word was made available and affordable to the general public for the first time in history. The Gutenberg Press was not only a magical moment in human history, it was also technological.
WEST LAFAYETTE – A team of Purdue University students has designed and built a solar car that will compete in the 2011 Shell Eco-marathon Americas this month. The competition will be in Houston April 14-17 and is an international contest for college and high school students to design and build the most fuel-efficient
WEST LAFAYETTE – Five companies and an entrepreneur based in the statewide Purdue Research Park network have been named finalists for the 2011 TechPoint Mira Awards. The Purdue Research Park network has locations in West Lafayette, Merrillville, Indianapolis and New Albany and is home to 200 businesses that employ 4,000 people. The
MUNSTER – Cardiologists at Community Hospital have announced they are among the first in Northwest Indiana to begin implanting MRI compatible pacemakers in patients. The Medtronic Revo MRI Surescan device is safe for use around or in magnetic resonance imaging equipment. “It has been estimated that up to 50 percent of patients with
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital has opened a new Arrhythmia Center offering heart patients local access to high-quality tests and procedures for irregular heartbeats. The Arrhythmia Center provides 24-hour advanced cardiac care. The lab was modeled after facilities at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “The
SCHERERVILLE – Mixdesign has named Sarah Kiger as its director of operations and new business. She will be responsible for management of daily operations and development of new accounts. “As Mixdesign continues to grow throughout Northwest Indiana, Sarah’s ability to serve current clients and provide development insights to new ones is a benefit
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University is part of a new consortium set up to improve the competitiveness and innovation capacity of small- and medium-sized businesses. The National Digital Engineering and Manufacturing Consortium was announced March 2 in Washington, D.C. The project is being led by The Council on Competitiveness, a nonpartisan group of
