INDIANAPOLIS – IVDiagnostics of Valparaiso was an invited exhibitor at the fourth annual Innovation Showcase hosted by the Indiana Venture Club. IVDiagnostics is a biomedical diagnostic company focused on diagnostic tests for blood-borne and other diseases. The company was represented at the show by Tom Szczepanski, director of marketing, and Hui Chen, research scientist. The […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s Technical Assistance Program is offering an online version of its training course designed to help workers prepare to be certified as green manufacturing specialists. The online workshop provides preparation for those wanting to take the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Green Manufacturing Specialist Certificate exam. Topics include sustainability and global conditions,
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest technology distributor and supply-chain services provider, has reached an agreement to acquire BrightPoint Inc., of Indianapolis, a provider of lifecycle services to the wireless industry. Ingram Micro will acquire the outstanding shares of BrightPoint common stock for $9 a share. The deal is worth $840
The timing of business valuation is important. When a business owner divorces in Indiana, the business is most often inventoried as a marital asset, and must be valued for purposes of equitable distribution between husband and wife. The date of valuation can be a critical issue. Indiana uses the date of filing as the date
Reduce costs and boost productivity, retention and morale. Test. Just the word may make your palms a little sweaty. But employers have no need to sweat over pre-employment tests. This is a test you want as a strategic part of your hiring process. Employers face a number of human-resource challenges, a number of reasons to
SOUTH BEND – Federal Mogul has announced it will spend $22 million on new equipment for its South Bend plant, which manufactures pistons for the automotive industry. More than $18 million will be for new equipment and more than $3 million will be for a new research laboratory. Federal Mogul said the project will create
MICHIGAN CITY – The Michigan City Wild Wild Wolves 3936 student robotics team visited St. Anthony Health-Michigan City for a hands-on lesion in operation of the da Vinci Si Surgical System robot. Seven team members received a lesson in how to operate the da Vinci robot from Kurt Klepsch, a representative of the Intuitive Surgical
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A team of Purdue University Calumet engineering students placed third in the College Division of the recent international NASA Great Moonbuggy Race. Benjamin Moul of Hart, Mich., and Maria Frebis of Murfreesboro, Tenn., drove Purdue Calumet’s buggy, completing the course in four minutes and 32 second. A team from the University of
