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Regina Biddings-Muro leaving Purdue Northwest for California post

May 21, 2018

HAMMOND – Regina Biddings-Muro, a 14-year administrator at Purdue University Northwest, is leaving her post at the college by the end of June to take over as vice president of university advancement at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Biddings-Muro has been vice chancellor of institutional advancement at Purdue Northwest since 2012, after serving […]

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Purdue University Northwest Offers Free Cybersecurity Camp

May 20, 2018

HAMMOND and WESTVILLE – Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) College of Technology will offer free cybersecurity summer camps for high school teachers and students from northwest Indiana, southwest Michigan and the Chicago metropolitan area through a $194,010 grant, jointly funded by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). This is the third

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Indiana’s jobless rate still below national number

May 18, 2018

Indiana’s unemployment rate for April was 3.2 percent, lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports. Indiana’s unemployment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years except during October 2014 when the jobless rates were identical. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau

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Brauer Museum of Art at Valpo Debuts Summer Exhibitions

May 18, 2018

VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art opens its summer exhibitions Friday, May 18. The summer exhibitions run through Aug. 5, and all Brauer Museum exhibitions and events are free and open to the public. The summer shows offer an opportunity to view the Brauer’s newest acquisitions, featuring works in a variety of media.

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Crown Point Community Foundation Adult Learner Scholarships

May 18, 2018

SOUTH LAKE COUNTY – The Crown Point Community Foundation is accepting online scholarship applications for the Women’s Giving Circle Scholarship, Ron and Suzanne Borto Scholarships, Crown Point Lions Club Scholarship, McMichael Family Scholarship, Charles and Marjorie Quickle Memorial Scholarship and Dorothy Dillman Max Scholarship Fund. Specific criteria and info about each scholarship is listed below.

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City of Hammond names leadership team for new Sportsplex and Community Center

May 17, 2018

Members of the leadership team for the new $17 million Hammond Sportsplex and Community Center have been named. Hammond native James Taillon was named the center’s general manager and Kymberli Roberts of Hammond was named assistant general manager basketball/volleyball. “We are very fortunate to have these two talented and experienced individuals to lead the sportsplex

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St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty now part of Goodwill Industries of Michiana

May 17, 2018

St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty now operates as a service of Goodwill Industries of Michiana in South Bend. This transition took effect April 1. Goodwill in a statement said the move “offers an opportunity for program expansion and a regional reach throughout Northern Indiana.” Bridges will operate as part of Goodwill’s workforce development

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Notre Dame Makes Additions to Board of Trustees

May 17, 2018

Two new members — Dorene Dominguez and James Parsons — were elected to the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees at the Board’s spring meetings May 3 and 4, and Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., was elected to emeritus status. Dominguez is the chair of the Vanir Group of Companies, a California-based leader in

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Ports of Indiana reports solid first quarter for cargo shipments

May 16, 2018

The Ports of Indiana set a cumulative record for first quarter shipments in 2018, handling 3.2 million tons at all three ports. The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor was the only state port which saw a decrease in shipments year to date, however, port activity is expect to increase as the port handles more than 90

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Hammond Community Corporation Grant Provides Meals to Seniors

May 16, 2018

The Hammond Community Corporation has generously awarded Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana $1,000 to produce and deliver healthy, nutritious meals to those in need in Hammond. “We are so grateful for the continued support from the Hammond Community Corporation. They are one of our many community partners who understand the importance of senior nutrition

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