WHITING – Northwest Indiana Sports and Entertainment Inc. has organized the inaugural beer fest, “Southern Shores Brew Festival” from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, inside Oil City Stadium. The fest will highlight some of the best beers from Indiana. There also will be live entertainment and food from local vendors. Breweries attending will be Bulldog […]
MICHIGAN CITY – The 59th season of the Purdue University North Central Sinai Forum will continue at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Elston Middle School with “An Afternoon with Brian Lamb.” He is the founder and former chairman and CEO of C-SPAN. The 2012 season of Sinai Forum is sponsored by the Franciscan Alliance
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central is marking the 14th anniversary of its Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series with a public reception and opening of its multi-piece contemporary sculpture exhibit from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 in the Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02. The exhibit includes five new pieces bringing the
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.
Plan early to ensure the best future for you and your company. You’ve spent years devoting much of your attention to your business. Now that retirement is within sight, what will become of the company? There are many possibilities, and what’s right for your business depends on how soon you hope to retire, whether a
SOUTH BEND – The monthly Wednesday Wine Walk in downtown South Bend will include a celebration of craft beers with an Oktoberfest from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. The event, hosted by the Downtown Dining Alliance, includes nine restaurants. Participating will be Cafe Navarre featuring Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Mich.; East Bank Emporium
Surviving the downturn in construction and real estate. by Bob Kronemyer Weathering the devastating economic downturn and subsequent anemic growth cycle has not been easy for most industries, but the construction and real estate sector has been particularly hit hard. To survive, several regional firms have sharpened their pencils through downsizing and concentrating on strategic
Effective branding can help you boost this important metric. In boardrooms across the nation, CEOs and their teams discuss the metrics of success. A key measure often analyzed is Share of Wallet, the percentage consumers spend on you vs. your competitors. Rarely discussed, though, is Share of Mind. It is an easy metric to determine
