MUNSTER – Through their business, Illiana Heating & Air Conditioning, owners Tom and Sue Krygsheld have been able to bring comfort to the homes of area residents for more than 29 years. As a way to give back to the community and pay it forward, the couple holds an annual fundraiser during the month of […]
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Horizon Bank announces a partnership with Family Express to offer FREE ATM service at all Family Express locations. “This arrangement will allow our clients even greater access and convenience. Whether visiting sons and daughters away at Purdue, or in our local neighborhoods, whenever they see a Family Express store our clients will know there is
WESTVILLE & HAMMOND – Students from Purdue University Northwest tax and accounting classes are offering free federal and state income tax preparation assistance to taxpayers/families with incomes of $54,000 or less, individuals with disabilities and elderly residents. Students at the Westville Campus are participating in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
The Excel Center has received a planning grant of $30,000 under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 Students. The aim of the Counseling Initiative is to increase significantly the number of K-12 students in Indiana public school corporations and charter schools who are emotionally healthy, realize academic success, graduate from high school,
Each year in the United States, nearly 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 4,000 die as a result. The disease takes an even greater toll globally as the vast majority of cervical cancers occur in low-income countries. Like most cancers, an early diagnosis – typically revealed in Pap screenings – followed
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HAMMOND – The associate director of Purdue University Northwest’s Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center (CMEC) recently received the nationally-recognized Tibbets Award for driving small business innovation, research and development. Entrepreneur Mont Handley, who promotes and advances commercialization and entrepreneurial ventures in his position at Purdue Northwest, received his award during a White House ceremony. He
SOUTH BEND – Performing at the Morris Performing Arts Center on February 11 at 8 p.m., the South Bend Symphony Orchestra will celebrate an evening of the most popular Broadway musicals from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s. Led by guest conductor Gerald Steichen, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra will bring unforgettable favorites from Oklahoma, The Sound of
WESTVILLE –The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation recently extended a partnership with Purdue University Northwest by awarding a $150,000 grant to the Early Childhood Education baccalaureate degree program. The grant will be used to fund such initiatives as an Early Childhood Leadership Symposium to equip community leaders, business persons and legislators with information, tools and strategies
WEST LAFAYETTE — Ambassador Carolyn Curiel, a Hammond native and Purdue University professor of communication, was named by Crain’s NewsPro as one of the top journalism educators in the nation. Crain’s NewsPro, a leading publication for news media professionals, in its January publication focused on leading journalism educators and the difference they make. Those recognized
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SOUTH BEND — Downtown South Bend Inc.’s (DTSB) February First Fridays celebrates “Fire & Ice” this Friday, February 3rd from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free entertainment, live demonstrations, food & drink specials, and other activities can be found throughout downtown South Bend within the 38 participating businesses. February’s “Fire & Ice” themed First Fridays will have
