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You are here: Home / Archives for Magazine / Previous Issues / 2019-Aug-Sep

Talented developments

August 2, 2019 – By Troy Linker Leave a Comment

Troy Linker

Regardless of industry, all organizations need people Without people, no business would exist. Ultimately, people are the consumers of every product and service, including the most obscure technology. Even in business-to-business sales, people make decisions about what to purchase and when. All successful companies revolve around human needs and the humans who deliver the products […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Publisher's Note Tagged With: employee benefits, Ignite the Region, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, talent pool, Troy Linker

Around the Region

August 2, 2019 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Charlie Loitz joins McMahon

Learn about people, companies making difference at work and in their communities Accounting Charlie Loitz and Bethany Crose recently joined McMahon & Associates CPAs in Munster as staff accountants. Banking Marija Radiceska recently was named mortgage loan officer at Merrillville-based Centier Bank. The bank also announced these executive appointments: Beverly Strickland to assistant vice president; […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Around the Region Tagged With: Around the Region, business news, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, staff promotions, staff promotions in northwest indiana

Manufacturing bright future

August 2, 2019 – By Jerry Davich Leave a Comment

Preparing workers for industry

Region takes steps to ensure industry builds on technological skills, workforce needed for success Since the first steel mills opened along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Northwest Indiana has repeatedly proven highly adaptable to meeting the needs of manufacturing. Still this unheralded sector of American productivity continues to be viewed as a dirty, dangerous industry despite […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Manufacturing Tagged With: American Precision Services, Center of Workforce Innovations, Indiana manufacturing, Ivy Tech Community College, La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership, Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, manufactruing, manufacturing in Indiana, manufacturing jobs, Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, Next Level Jobs, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, Purdue University Northwest, State of the Workforce

What’s best for employees

August 2, 2019 – By Bob Moulesong Leave a Comment

Urschel Laboratories offers workout facility

Experts say a little creativity can go a long way in search for comprehensive but affordable benefits Offering employees traditional benefits — health care, insurance, savings plans, paid time off — has always been a challenge for employers because of the high expense that comes with them. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Worker Benefits Tagged With: Centier Bank, General Insurance Services, human resources, Kaiser Family Foundation, LHD Benefit Advisors, OurHealth, Society for Human Resource Management, Urschel Laboratories, Valparaiso University, worker benefits

Lawful adaptations

August 2, 2019 – By Annemarie Mannion Leave a Comment

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is building a new five-story

Law firms combine latest technology with traditional practice to retain, attract new business Paul A. Leonard Jr. has been practicing law for more than three decades, but he still remembers his first day of employment in a law office. “I was presented with a Bic pen, a legal pad and a telephone,” said Leonard, who […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Business Law Tagged With: Burke Costanza & Carberry, Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, Indiana Bar Association, Northwest Indiana law firms, the law and technology

A talent for in-demand jobs

August 2, 2019 – By Jane Donahue Leave a Comment

Job shadowing at Community Hospital

Health care, construction industries among Region groups developing talent pipelines When it comes to creating a pipeline of future employees, Hoosiers are getting down to business. And with the Region’s growth dependent on a highly qualified workforce, numerous efforts are underway to fill the ranks in Northwest Indiana. “Access to talent is a primary factor […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Talent Development Tagged With: Center of Workforce Innovations, Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital, Construction Advancement Foundation, Ivy Tech Community College, linda woloshansky, Northwest Indiana Healthcare Consortium, Plumbers Union Local 130, Ready NWI, Talent development, We Build Northwest Indiana

Certifiable work ethic

August 2, 2019 – By Lauren Caggiano Leave a Comment

High school students learn soft skills

Efforts underway to ensure Indiana’s employees develop foundation skills along with technical expertise An organization’s workforce recruiting efforts typically focus on technical skills and industry knowledge. But experts say there’s more to finding the right worker than looking at a resume. Individuals with hiring responsibilities say soft skills are in demand. That includes the ability […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Staffing & HR Tagged With: Express Employment Professionals of Northwest Indiana, Goodwill Industries, Goodwill’s Community Career Centers, Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate, Indiana Beverage, Ivy Tech Community College, ndiana Department of Workforce Development, Northwest Indiana Workforce Board, Vincennes University, Work Ethic Certificate, Youth Employment Council

Another way to work

August 2, 2019 – By Lesly Bailey Leave a Comment

greenCow offers co-working spaces in Hammond

More workers, employers embrace flexible work arrangements and reap benefits of working remotely Today’s economy is more than finding business opportunities and a qualified workforce locally. The expectation now is to replicate that model for success in a global marketplace. Thanks to advancements in technology and a changing mindset among workers and companies, it’s no […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Managing People Tagged With: flexible work, FlexJobs, Global Workplace Analytics, greenCOW Coworking, NWI Society for Human Resource Management, remote work, UnitedHealthcare

Making trays in Portage

August 2, 2019 – By Philip Potempa Leave a Comment

MCP comes to Portage

Israeli-based MCP finds perfect location to build on manufacturing success of food storage containers Eyal Tenenbaume, CEO of MCP Performance Plastic Ltd. in Portage, beams when a client or new acquaintance recognizes the distinct style and design of the tray and container products his company manufactures. Throughout the company’s 42-year history in Israel, where primary […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Business Profile Tagged With: Amorphous PET (APET), Crystallized PET (CPET), food trays, MCP Performance Plastic, Polypropylene (PP), Portage Economic Development Corp, thermoform food-packaging trays

Out & about in Northwest Indiana

August 2, 2019 – By John Cain Leave a Comment

“The Smell of the Kill”

‘The Smell of the Kill’ The Towle Theater in Hammond presents Michele Lowe’s dark comedy, “The Smell of the Kill,” Sept. 6 through 22. Take three delicious, malicious wives — add three miserable, unloving husbands — and chill. The play focuses on Nicky, Debra and Molly, who have tolerated one another during monthly dinners for […]

Filed Under: 2019-Aug-Sep, Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”, Arts & Entertainment, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Dunes Summer Theatre, John Williams, Living Hope Church, Memorial Opera House, Northwest Indiana Symphony, South Shore Arts Regional Calendar, The Smell of the Kill, Towle Theater

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