SOUTH BEND – The Morris Performing Arts Center has announced that tickets are now on sale for comedian Daniel Tosh, who will appear at the center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18. Tosh is the host of Tosh.0 on the Comedy Channel. While the show is on hiatus, Tosh will visit 17 cities on […]
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by Rick A. Richards Michael Pound has become fully Americanized since coming here on a two-year temporary work visa 23 years ago. Not the fast-food, shopping mall kind of Americanized, but the full embrace of freedom and opportunity kind of Americanized. Even so, he still misses the ability to drive his car very fast whenever
By Kathy Sipple In December President Obama announced a $4 billion initiative to increase the energy efficiency of buildings over the next two years. “Upgrading the energy efficiency of America’s buildings is one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest ways to save money, cut down on harmful pollution, and create good jobs right now,” Obama said
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by Rick A. Richards Northwest Indiana bankers say their business is different–a lot different–than a year ago. Banking has seen a lot of change, nearly all of it driven by legislative reform as a result of the mortgage meltdown that threw the nation’s economy into a tailspin. Not one region bank was involved in sub-prime
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HAMMOND – More than a dozen South Shore arts and culture organizations will take part in Explore the South Shore II from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Indiana Welcome Center. The first 500 families attending will receive a “passport of savings” for coupons and discounts throughout the region. Giveaways and
by Kathy McKimmie Wide-ranging education and training programs have been put in place by Merrillville based Centier Bank to help both children and adults learn how to manage money and credit and to help those who have been disenfranchised from the banking system make their way in. The bank’s formal initiative started seven years ago
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WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central’s Odyssey 13 Arts and Cultural Events Series will host “Watercolors and Ceramics (Two Media, One Art)” by Steven Skinner. The exhibit will be featured through May 25 in the first floor, north study area of the PNC Technology Building. The building is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
by Steve Kaelble With the economy still sluggish, who isn’t in the mood for a dose of good business news? You’re in luck–this is a good-news story. It’s about companies that are doing things right, that have been reading the trends well, finding untapped markets to serve, laying the groundwork for sustained healthy growth, adding
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INDIANAPOLIS – Mark Miles, chair of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee, joined Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Allison Melangton, president and chief executive officer of the Host Committee, and Rick Fuson, volunteer co-chair of the Super Bowl Village committee, just before Christmas to share preparations for Super Bowl XLVI and unveil details about activities
Our annual reader nominations honoring business and community leaders. Leadership is difficult to quantify. Either it exists in an organization or it doesn’t. Successful companies and organizations have it, and in an economy that’s been as difficult as this one has been for the past two years, good leadership has proven to be a valuable
