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
LAPORTE – LaPorte Regional Health System is preparing for its name change by collecting all items that carry the LRHS or Clarian Health logo. All staff from LaPorte Hospital, Lakeshore Surgicare, Starke Memorial Hospital and LaPorte Regional Physician Network are collecting branded items – from pens and mugs to shirts and planners –
VALPARAISO – Porter Health System has introduced “Legs of Life,” a free community wellness program that screens people who may be at risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD). The Society for Interventional Radiologists says PAD affects some 12 million people in the United States, most commonly those over 50, those who smoke, have
MERRILLVILLE – Gibson Insurance Group of South Bend will hold a forum for contractors from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (CST) Jan. 26, 2011, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The seminar, “Deconstructing Risk,” is designed to bring together construction industry executives and top industry leaders for an in-depth discussion of the legal marketplace
INDIANAPOLIS – S. Joe DeHaven, president and chief executive officer of the Indiana Bankers Association has been named Association Executive of the Year for 2010 by the Indiana Society of Association Executives. DeHaven joined the IBA in 2006 and has led the organization through a merger and guided it through one of the
WEST LAFAYETTE – Development Consultants Inc. has opened an office in the Purdue Research Park. The company provides guidance to startups, and establishes networks and relationships with government entities for research organizations. The company was founded in 2008 by Mark R. Pipes, whose background is in project management and small business development.
PORTAGE – Tobin Development and TCB Development, developers of Midpoint USA at Ameriplex at the Port, was recognized by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Chicago Chapter, as a finalist for the Industrial Speculative Development of the Year. Although it did not win, Midpoint USA captured the judges’ attention as the only
SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Bank has been ranked No. 1 among all banks in Indiana for the number of Small Business Administration 504 loans closed in the last fiscal year. In addition, 1st Source has been recognized by the South Bend Business Development Corp. for its SBA lending in 2010. The bank
