Northwest Indiana emerging as a great place to turn research into products. by Rick A. Richards The buckle of the nation’s industrial belt is firmly cinched in Northwest Indiana. Steel and its affiliated suppliers and businesses have been a part of the region’s landscape for generations. And just a few miles south, Indiana’s cornbelt begins. …
VALPARAISO – Triple Crown Baseball in Valparaiso will double its size by acquiring nearby property. The facility at 2902 Cascade Drive will add 5,000 square feet in time for the October indoor season. Co-owner Kari Fryar Ritthalter said the expansion will allow the business to remodel more of its existing warehouse space, where the baseball …
HAMMOND – Internationally recognized photographer Marc Hauser and photographer and author Gary Ciadella will be featured in the annual photograph exhibit at the Indiana Welcome Center from Aug. 5 to Sept. 30. More than 20 other local photographers also will participate. Hauser’s photographs will anchor the exhibit. He has worked for Rolling Stone magazine, PepsiCo, …
Making a difference one person at a time, state-by-state. by Rick A. Richards Sylwia Pilat and Egle Vaitiekute are on their second road trip of a lifetime. The two Northwest Indiana women, who met at Red Robin restaurant where they worked, are visiting 16 states in the eastern part of the country, and along the …
By Rick A. Richards PORTAGE – The sustainability of economic development for the future in Northwest Indiana was examined by the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council recently at Woodland Park in Portage. Mark Maassel, president and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum, talked of the “three legged stool” of economic development – innovation, business …
A lot has happened in Northwest Indiana in the past three months–here is a bit of what has transpired in the region. ACCOUNTING McMahon & Associates, a certified public accounting firm in Munster, has passed a peer review on its accounting and auditing practice. BANKING/INVESTING Michele Banes has been named assistant vice president of client …
Mentoring outlines career options for middle-school girls. by Shari Held When Jeni Elkins’s daughter, Olivia, showed an interest in becoming a cyber-forensic specialist, Elkins, who had worked in computer technology for years, reached out to the CEO of a cyber-forensics company to give Olivia insight into the profession. “That woman opened up my daughter’s world,” …
This summer the racing’s on at two local tracks. by Rick A. Richards Northwest Indiana has a long history of racing, dating back to the early 1940s. This summer, for the first time in four years, area fans and drivers will have their choice of two local tracks to attend or at which to compete …
HAMMOND – Leon’s Triathlon, held June 5 in Hammond, will be featured on Comcast SportsNet in Chicago, Philadelphia, New England, Mid-Atlantic (Washington, Baltimore and Delaware) and in the California Bay area. More than 500 athletes competed in Leon’s Triathlon, which includes swimming, biking and running through parts of Wolf Lake Memorial Park and the city …
CROWN POINT – The South Shore Championship at White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point will be June 30 through July 2. The tournament is part of the LPGA Futures Tour. Tickets are $10 a day or $25 for a three-day pass. Proceeds benefit Lake Area United Way.
