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Indiana Manufacturers Association 2018 Hall of Fame inductees named

Jasper Engines & Transmissions of Jasper was among the companies included in the Indiana Manufacturers Association 2018 Hall of Fame class. This year’s honorees were recognized Oct. 24 at the association’s hall of fame event in Indianapolis. “The goal of the IMA Manufacturers Hall of Fame is to celebrate and recognize the positive achievements made […]

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Manufacturing Kristine Juster

Kimball International Inc. names Kristine Juster new CEO

JASPER – Kristine Juster has been named new CEO of commercial furniture maker and designer Kimball International Inc. in Jasper. Her appointment is effective Nov. 1. She succeeds Bob Schneider, CEO and board chairman, who announced his retirement—effective Oct. 31—earlier this year.   Juster brings more than 20 years of experience to Kimball International, and most

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Home for Sale

Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana slow in September

Sales of existing homes in Northwest Indiana slowed in September following two straight months of growth. The Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors, which represents Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke counties, reported 917 closed sales in September, a 4.3 percent drop from 958 closed sales reported in September 2017. In August,

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Sarah Baker

Sarah Baker of Crown Point joins Chicago area financial services firm Hilco Global as VP, assistant general counsel

Sarah Baker has joined Hilco Global of Northbrook, Ill. as vice president and assistant general counsel. Baker will handle the firm’s corporate legal matters as well as specific business transactions and deals requiring legal counsel. Baker will report directly to Eric Kaup, executive vice president-general counsel. Baker of Crown Point has more than 12 years

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Retired Purdue University Northwest professor inducted into Indiana Teacher Educator Hall of Fame

Tom Mihail, a retired Purdue University Northwest associate professor, recently was inducted into the Indiana Teacher Educator Hall of Fame by the Indiana Association of Teacher Educators. Mihail devoted his life’s work to educator preparation, specifically special educators. In his 48-year career, he worked with children, families, teachers, community members and aspiring special educators in

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Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University appoints Thais Carter to endowed director’s chair of Bonnie and Peter Raquet Institute for Leadership and Service

Valparaiso University named Thais Carter the next Bonnie and Peter Raquet endowed director’s chair for the Institute for Leadership and Service. “Thais has already brought tremendous gifts and vision to the Institute,” said Brian T. Johnson, assistant vice president for mission and ministry at Valparaiso. “Her passion to deepen and broaden concepts of vocation, her

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Manufactruing

Survey of Indiana manufacturers shows more companies want to invest in technology, automation

Finding more efficiencies through better technology and automation appears to be the top priority among Indiana’s manufacturers. The 2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey found most Indiana manufacturers consider investments in facilities, machinery and related information technology to be their top concern. Additionally, the percentage of firms identifying workforce development as their top concern declined to its

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech Community College, Marian University launch new transfer partnership

Ivy Tech Community College and Marian University have launched a new 2+2 partnership, which will allow students to transfer from Associate of Science to Bachelor of Science degree programs. This collaboration provides a seamless, cost-effective degree pathway for students in business and psychology programs, according to Ivy Tech. The program will allow students to complete

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Purdue University Northwest lands cooperative agreement for research from Naval Surface Warfare Center—Crane Division

Purdue University Northwest, through its Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, was recently awarded a cooperative agreement from the Naval Surface Warfare Center—Crane Division to research the ability to predict the lifespan of electronic components. The principal investigators for PNW’s proposal, Chenn Zhou, professor and CIVS director and Hansung Kim, PNW school of engineering

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