MISHAWAKA – Mark Murray has been named 2011 chairman of the board for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Murray is president/CEO of Center for Hospice Care in Mishawaka. NHPCO has 52,000 members and is the oldest and largest organization representing hospice and palliative care programs. Murray has been on the …
CROWN POINT – St. Anthony Medical Center’s Emergency Department ranks among the top 10 percentile in the nation for patient service and satisfaction according to survey by Press Ganey of South Bend. In the third quarter, Press Ganey, which works with more than 10,000 health care organizations nationwide, St. Anthony ranked in the …
VALPARAISO – Golden Technologies has announced it is opening a business development office in Chicago. Golden Technologies is a full-service technology company specializing in information technology and support, custom web development and web design. The office will be in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. “As the demand for our services continues to exceed our …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bankers Association has named 20 people to its board of directors. Officers are David M. Geis of Jackson County Bank, Seymour, chairman; Patrick J. Glotzbach of New Washington State Bank in Charlestown, first vice chairman; James C. Marcuccilli of STAR Financial Bank, Fort Wayne, second vice chairman; Michael K. …
MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bank has received the Northwest Indiana Small Business Lender of the Year honor from the Regional Development Co. At the same time, Kent Mishler, vice president and commercial lender, received the Top Lender Award for small business lending in the region. “Both of these awards are a positive reflection …
MERRILLVILLE – Five employees with Regional Mental Health (formerly Southlake Center for Mental Health) were honored recently for their years of service. Mary Havens, Stan Ladowicz, Gary Ronjak and Tom Zygmunt were honored for 31 years of service, and Marguerite Viteri was recognized for 25 years. Havens is a unit activity/recreation specialist …
SCHERERVILLE – AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy has opened a center at 1505 U.S. 42 in Scherevillville. It is the first center in Indiana. AthletiCo operates 50 centers in Illinois and Wisconsin. Services include physical therapy, sports medicine, work rehabilitation, functional capacity evaluations, work conditioning, golf rehabilitation and video throwing analysis. Facility …
GRIFFITH – Since the launch of the Lake Area United Way/FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Card in April 2010, Lake County residents have saved more than $102,000. Lake Area United Way said the average savings is 34 percent, or $18.82 per prescription. The card has been used 3,500 times, an average of 388 times …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Small Business Administration has unveiled a redesigned Web site to help small business owners and entrepreneurs have access to the latest information. The site features the launch of SBA Direct, a new Web tool with a variety of personalization features. “With the launch of the new SBA.gov, we …
VALPARAISO – Kankakee Valley REMC has donated $5,000 to Porter-Starke Services Foundation. The money will be used in youth programs in Northwest Indiana to create team building exercises for elementary students. In addition it will be used to provide discounts for adolescent substance abuse treatment and scholarships to high school seniors impacted by …
