The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Northwest Indiana. Small business incubators dot the region’s landscape – from Valparaiso to Hammond, from Merrillville to South Bend. As the landscape for small business changes from traditional pursuits in manufacturing to high-tech ventures, new questions arise among entrepreneurs on how to ensure success. To help answer …
HAMMOND – The PFX Professional Softball Tour team will compete against amateur girls softball players from Indiana and Illinois in a 61-team tournament set for Crown Point, Merrillville and Cedar Lake from June 10-12. More than 20 nationally recognized collegiate stars will compete, including three-time Olympic gold medalist and 2010 NCAA Division 1 Champion Lisa …
“Illinoyed” companies invited to take a look at Indiana locations. by Michael Puente There’s no doubt that Chicago is one of the great cities of the world. With its array of restaurants, wonderful parks and museums, expansive arts community and professional sports offerings, Chicago is the place to be – if you can afford it. …
Great opportunities for freight along the South Shore tracks. by Rick A. Richards As a kid growing up in Berkeley, Calif., Andrew Fox had a unique set of babysitters – switch crews for the Southern Pacific Railroad, whose freight yard abutted his dad’s steel warehouse business. Fox would accompany his dad, Charlie, to the office …
HAMMOND – More than 400 participants are expected to take part in Leon’s Triathlon Sunday, June 5, at Wolf Lake Park in Hammond. The event includes a 1.5K swim, a 40K bicycle ride and a 10K run. The swim portion will be in Wolf Lake while the bicycle section of the race will be on …
Music and visual arts on the bill across the region. by John Cain The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Kirk Muspratt have announced the 2011 South Shore Summer Music Festival. The two-week festival begins July 15 in Hammond and concludes on July 30 in Crown Point. Free concerts by the Northwest Indiana Symphony …
And while you’re at it, Buy Northwest Indiana. The recent Great Recession has revealed the strong impact the global economy has on the United States, and more specifically our region’s economy. Within the past five years, many companies within the office-products industry have increased their private-label brand items that are primarily manufactured outside the United …
By Kathy McKimmie Wellness programs, health risk assessments and carrot-and-stick employee incentive programs to encourage healthy lifestyles have been around for decades. Their effectiveness has been mixed for many reasons, including their voluntary nature, the lack of a convincing return on investment and the inability of fully insured small employers to impact their current insurance …
By Rick A. Richards The landscape at BP’s Whiting refinery on the shore of Lake Michigan is a Rubik’s Cube of pipes, derricks, construction cranes and scaffolding. Through a mindboggling maze of pipes, hissing steam, narrow roads and steel beams, it’s hard to tell where the refinery process ends and where construction on a $3.8 …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University and HVM Racing have partnered for the Indianapolis 500. The relationship will bring the HVM team advanced engineering technologies in aerodynamics, manufacturing and advanced materials, providing opportunities for Purdue students and faculty to participate in motorsports with HVM. “HVM Racing is one of IndyCar’s leading competitors with 2010 Indianapolis 500 …
