CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) have chosen URS Corp. to develop a strategic business plan for commuter transit in northern Indiana. The two organizations will split the estimated $550,000 cost of the plan, which is expected to be complete in early 2014. […]
HAMMOND – Speros A. Batistatos, president and CEO of the South Shore CVA, has announced that the annual Gary Air Show scheduled for July 12 to 14, has been canceled due to the impacts of sequestration. “In response to the government’s sequestration measures which have resulted in the intentionally painful cuts of the federal budget
VALPARAISO – Metro Recycling will be part of the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Event on April 20. The free event will be held at the Porter County Expo Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We’re proud to be a sponsor for the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Event,” said Neil Samahon, CEO of Metro Recycling.
KNOX – Starke County residents are invited to attend the Community Health Fair Friday, April 26 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Knox Community Center, 55 E. Lake St. Indiana University Health Starke Hospital and Community Services of Starke County partnered for the annual event. Participants will receive a free gift for attending. Refreshments
MERRILLVILLE – VIA Marketing has earned a silver designation from Service Industry Advertising Awards: a Gold Award for a series of magazine ads created for Smith Animal Clinic of Crown Point. “Smith Animal Clinic has been in business for more than 100 years; last year they came to VIA for a new logo,” said Julie
GARY – Danita Johnson Hughes, president and CEO of Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, has been inducted into the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame. It honors individuals that have made substantial contributions to business and industry, as well as making a lifetime commitment to enhancing communities in the region. “Typically I listen more
GARY – Renae Vania-Tomczak recently earned designation as a Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP) and Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) from the National Development Council, the oldest national non-profit community and economic development organization in the U.S. Certification courses were sponsored by the Indiana Association of Community and Economic Development. Vania-Tomczak serves as the Project
KNOX – Dr. Nabil Abdo has moved to a new location to better serve his patients. Abdo will provide internal medicine services at 402 W. Culver Road in Knox. Dr. Thomas Browne also provides primary care services at the same location. Abdo received his medical degree from the University of Aleppo in Syria. He completed
SOUTH BEND – The American Marketing Association Michiana Chapter will hold a health care marketing luncheon on April 16. Daniella Koren, founder of healthcare relationship marketing company DKI, is the speaker. Koren’s focus and interest is in relationship marketing, specifically patient relationship marketing. The event will be held at the Pfeil Innovation Center from 11:30
The region’s manufacturers bring innovation to market. by Rick A. Richards Northwest Indiana and manufacturing fit together like hand in glove. The region is known for steel, automobiles, refining and railroads. Generations of region residents have worked in traditional manufacturing and many will likely work there in the future. But new, cutting-edge manufacturers are finding
