LAPORTE – Operation Stand Down offers qualifying veterans a free dental screening from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Indiana University Health LaPorte Dental Center, 400 Teegarden St., LaPorte. The screening is offered to LaPorte County veterans who do not have a dentist or do not have dental insurance. No treatments will […]
MERRILLVILLE – The Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors has elected new officers. They are Betty Daniel-Lanie of County-Wide Properties in LaPorte, president; Edith Cothran of McColly Real Estate in Schererville, president-elect; and Joe Wszolek of AppraiserJoe.com in Portage, as treasurer. Directors are Martha Brubaker of Re/Max Affiliates in Valparaiso; Chuck Dellorto of Coldwell Banker
CROWN POINT – Medical Specialists, a long-time Northwest Indiana health care organization of 69 health care providers who offer a variety of primary and specialty care services, has joined Franciscan Alliance. Medical Specialists, now called Franciscan Medical Specialists, was created in 1978 and has 12 locations in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. It has 55
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital will host a reception for its new Center for Women’s Health from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Medical Plaza at 85 E. U.S. 6, next to the hospital. The Center for Women’s Health offers a comfortable and convenient location for women to access outpatient diagnostic and treatment service.
MUNSTER – Community Hospital has received accreditation from the American College of Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology for its radiation department. The three-year accreditation means the department meets established guidelines for patients care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of equipment, quality control and quality assurance.
VALPARAISO – Valparaiso Partners has announced plans to develop offices in the former McGill Manufacturing building at 259 W. Indiana Ave., in downtown. The proposal encompasses 2,400 square feet and will be home to a law office on the upper floor. Work on the project has been underway since 2008, but the original plans for
LAPORTE – Kevin Beres, senior vice president of LaPorte Savings Bank has received a diploma from the Graduate School Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The school, sponsored by the 18 state bankers associations comprising the Central States Conference of Bankers Associations, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was established in 1945 to provide bankers with
SOUTH BEND – Eddy Street Executive Suites has announced the relocation of a new client to its office business center. CenterX, based in Madison, Wis., is now in the center. It offers accessible low-cost e-prescribing software services to the healthcare community. The Eddy Street Commons is located adjacent to the University of Notre Dame.
HAMLET – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital VNA Services will hold an open house for its new office in Hamlet in Starke County from 1-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 5955 E. County Road 600 North. During the open house, staff will be on hand to administer seasonal flu shots for $25. The main office
VALPARAISO – Valparaiso is considering a proposal from Metronet, an Evansville company, to operate a fiber-optic network for telephone, Internet and television service. The plan would lower the cost of customers in the city. Metronet provides similar service to a dozen other cities in the state. If the plan is approved, the city said cable
