LAPORTE – LaPorte Hospital Foundation will hold its 10th annual Tour de LaPorte Bike, Run and Walk on Aug. 27-28. A 10K run, half marathon and mini Tour de LaPorte will be at Soldier’s Memorial Park in LaPorte on Saturday, Aug. 27. That same day, the bike time trial will be held at Rolling Prairie […]
Waffle-making executive earns Small Business Person of the Year honors. by Steve Kaelble What’s it take to bring about dramatic business growth? Some revolutionary new technology? Maybe. Or maybe just a new way to present a traditional ware, even an old product. And what could be more traditional than a piping hot breakfast, with delicious
Insights from some of the area’s leading business attorneys. by Michael Puente How can a small business handle delinquent customers? What are the pitfalls of obtaining legal advice online? What issues are overlooked by entrepreneurs when starting a new business? These are some of these questions on the minds of Northwest Indiana business owners. Each
HIGHLAND – A Pop-Up Gallery Event will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at 8149 Kennedy Ave. in Highland. A Pop-Up Galley is a concept to introduce art to the community, showcase available properties and create a networking experience for the community. The event has been organized by Highland Main Street,
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
