Businesses that had been on the sidelines are ready to expand or relocate and the region is ready. by Heidi Prescott Wieneke When Urschel Laboratories decided it needed to construct a new corporate campus with a manufacturing plant, the Valparaiso-based company embarked on an extensive search for a location. Urschel needed to find the right […]
Whiting celebrates its 125th year with a long list of big plans. by Michael Puente The great city planner Daniel Burnham once said, “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” Burnham was referring to the big city of Chicago, but his words could easily be applied to the “Little City
Properly insuring your business is a matter of thinking the unthinkable. by Heidi Prescott Wieneke None of us would buy insurance if we didn’t have to. Insurance agents acknowledge this and consumers admit it. And when it’s time to consider coverage, we are bombarded and barraged with advertisements that feature catchy slogans, memorable mascots or
Meet some of the leaders of the region’s community foundations. by Jane Bokun As a woman with a lot of responsibility, Barb Young heads up the Porter County Foundation, which gives out more than $1 million in grants each year. She began her career as a volunteer for Porter County and has been affiliated with
Call pioneers an automated way to keep patients from returning to the hospital. by Shari Held Launched in 2003, HealthCall LLC has successfully transitioned from a fledgling startup, operating on unchartered waters, to an industry leader in automated health care communications. For the past three years it has grown at a rate of 20 percent
Changes Bring Opportunities The region’s businesses, such as HealthCall, innovate and thrive. The health care industry, like it or not, has been greatly impacted by the Affordable Care Act. And with the ongoing changes, opportunities grow for aspiring entrepreneurs, such as Dan Hayes, whose HealthCall LLC creates software products designed to help contain costs and
Hard work, strong values and careful planning help family businesses last. by Jerry Davich Family-owned businesses employ two-thirds of America’s workforce and generate nearly 80 percent of all new job creation in this country. These so-called “mom and pop” companies, roughly 5.5 million strong, also comprise 35 percent of Fortune 500 firms and have an
They happen everywhere. How can your company be safe? Almost no industry seems to be free of data breaches. In retail, we’ve heard about Target and Neiman Marcus (and now Sears and other retailers are investigating whether they have been hacked). In education it’s Indiana University and University of Maryland, the most recent as of
