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ACCOUNTING CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA), ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, has a new principal in its Chicagoland offices. Charles (Chuck) Taylor, CPA, was promoted to principal, effective November 2013. Taylor provides services from both the Oak Brook, Ill., and Schererville offices of CLA, and will oversee tax compliance, […]

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Stephen R. Turner Named as Vice Chancellor

HAMMOND & WESTVILLE — Stephen R. Turner will assume responsibilities as the vice chancellor for Finance and Administration for both Purdue University North Central and Purdue University Calumet effective April 1. The appointment represents the first step in unification efforts intended to combine administrative and academic oversight functions at the two campuses.  The goal of

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Deadline Nearing for 2014 Lakefront Art Festival

Lubeznik Center for the Arts is seeking artists for their 2014 Lakefront Arts Festival. Artists can submit their applications until April 4 by accessing our online entry page at lubeznikcenter.org. Now in its 33rd year, Lubeznik Center for the Arts’ Lakefront Art Festival attracts thousands of shoppers and art enthusiasts to Michigan City’s lakefront Washington Park. Held on the

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Best of the Best

The region’s top CEOs and business leaders. by Jacqueline von Ogden Look up the word “lead” in a dictionary or using Google and you’ll get what seems like endless results. Some of the definitions include “showing the way,” “guiding,” “directing activities,” “serving as a route,” “inspiring conduct” and “to be a channel or conduit for.”

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Porter-Starke Honored for Workplace Best Practice

VALPARAISO — Porter-Starke Services, a licensed community mental health center for adults, families, adolescents and children with mental health or substance abuse issues, was presented with a Best Practices Honor from the American Psychological Association (APA) at the annual Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards ceremony held on March 8, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Porter-Starke Services was

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Lynette Eggers to lead ev360 Educational Solutions

HOBART — Locally owned College of Court Reporting announces today their collaboration with Lynette Eggers, former Assistant Director of Educational Services with the National Court Reporters Association. Ms. Eggers will head the newly-formed ev360® Educational Solutions, an educational consortia that will strengthen educational programs by developing training opportunities; providing educational consulting services; and furthering educational

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Gary to Focus on Early Childhood and Attainment Programs

GARY — Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson announced that Gary will partner with the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S. Department of Education to hold a “community conversation” to discuss strategies to advance learning, enhance student engagement and improve schools. Unveiled today at NLC’s Congressional City Conference in Washington, a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) was

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