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Governor Pence Seeks Input from NWI Officials on Tackling Drug Abuse

September 3, 2015

CROWN POINT – Promising a “fresh approach” to tackling Indiana’s substance-abuse crisis, Governor Pence met with Northwest Indiana officials Wednesday to get their recommendations for the drug task force he formed this week. “If you’re dealing drugs to our kids, we’re coming for you,” Pence said at the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point, where he […]

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Manufacturing Technology Inc to Expand in South Bend

September 3, 2015

SOUTH BEND — Manufacturing Technology Inc to expand in South Bend and add jobs. Co-owner and Chief Technology Officer Dan Adams confirmed the news. The company will move its contract welding business from West Washington Street to North Sheridan Street beginning later this year, Adams said. Its machine assembly business will stay put. The move will

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Neurologists Encouraged to Warn About Stem Cell Tourism

September 2, 2015

COLUMBUS – Increasingly, patients with incurable diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) or multiple sclerosis (MS) are asking their neurologists about unproven stem cell treatments they’ve seen on the Internet or social media. These unregulated treatments often require patients to travel overseas or across the United States, and patients are

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Something Old, Something New

September 2, 2015

Address cardiovascular disease with both new technology and well-known advice. by Cassie Richardson Imagine if preventing a heart attack was as easy as swallowing a pill. The idea may sound like an imaginary convenience taken straight from the Space Age world of cartoon character George Jetson. But at Google X, Google’s semi-secret research facility in

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At the Top of Their Game – Carol Hiskes

September 2, 2015

Excerpt from the article: At the Top of Their Game by Laurie Wink. Women executives excel at juggling career and family responsibilities. Carol Hiskes co-owns Total Disposal with husband Mark. The Gary-based commercial and residential waste hauling business serves Northwest Indiana and South Chicago suburbs. The couple started Total Disposal in 2001 with one truck.

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Mercedes-Benz R-Class SUV Rolls Off AM General Line

September 2, 2015

MISHAWAKA — Last August, executives with Mercedes-Benz were visiting AM General‘s Commercial Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, asking themselves if northern Indiana and AM General were a good fit for the luxury vehicle brand. Barely a year after that visit, the white-gloved hands of workers polished away final flaws from the sleek, black exterior of a

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Porter County Be Kind To Animals Pet Care Expo

September 1, 2015

The Porter County Animal Shelter has announced that their 17th Annual Be Kind To Animals Pet Care Expo originally scheduled on Saturday, April 25 has been RESCHEDULED for September 5th at the Porter County Expo Center. “The dog flu epidemic that has spread into northwest Indiana poses a health risk for many of our animals

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Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Initiative

September 1, 2015

WEST LAFAYETTE – Researchers at Purdue University and Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) are partnering with global industry leaders in the Midwest and the state of Indiana as part of a $171 million flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing initiative to advance research and manufacturing in the field of flexible hybrid electronics. Researchers at Purdue will lead

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