MERRILLVILLE – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, in partnership with Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, will host their Bring It Home Hero Ambassador Reception on Thursday, March 21 at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza. The ambassador reception invites members from associations and organizations to learn about creating a positive economic impact in […]
CHESTERTON – Save the Dunes will host a meeting of the Little Calumet River East Branch Watershed Group on March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Westchester Public Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton. Save the Dunes will provide an update on the status on the LCEB Watershed Management Plan and the group
MISHAWAKA – Join AMA Michiana for an evening of wine, beer, appetizers and networking, and to learn more about AMA member benefits, a chance to win door prizes, and tour a new state-of-the-art healthcare facility. The event opens at 5 p.m. (EST) today, and continues till 7 p.m. The event will be held at Sprenger
PORTAGE – The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has announced it will consider proposals for a new office. NIRPC has been in Portage since 1993, but its 20-year lease on its current office at 6100 Southport Road expires this year. Before moving to Portage, NIRPC was based in Highland. NIRPC, which funnels federal transportation funds
HIGHLAND – Christenson Chevrolet has completed work on a 17,000-square-foot addition at its dealership on Indianapolis Boulevard. The project includes an upgrade of the used car showroom and service department. The effort was brought about when General Motors, the parent company for Chevrolet, urged its dealerships to create a more modern look. Christenson Chevrolet has
MERRILLVILLE – IV Diagnostics has announced plans to merge its cancer detection efforts with Wisconsin-based StableBody Technologies. The two companies are working on ways to create an early detection of circulating cancer cells in blood. IV Diagnostics is based at the Northwest Indiana Purdue Technology Center and StableBody is based at the University of Wisconsin
MISHAWAKA – St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and OB/GYN Associates of Northern Indiana (OBNI), a division of Allied Physicians of Michiana, LCC, have joined forces to offer maternal-child services to Michiana, with the recent launch of the OB Hospitalist Program at the Mishawaka Campus. Offered through The Family Birthplace, this specialized program consists of board-certified
VALPARAISO – Porter Health Care System has named EMS Office Manager Darcy Jackson as its 2013 Associate of the Year. Jackson began her career at Porter in 2002. As office manager, she is responsible for the operation and day-to-day business of the EMS division. Jackson’s director said she is committed to her co-workers, always available
VALPARAISO – Porter Health Care System has named Cathy Pera, director of IMCU and the Progressive Care Unit, as Porter’s Clinical Manager-of-the-Year, and Tracey Knapp, director of Porter Physician Group, as Porter’s Non-Clinical Manager-of-the-Year. “Cathy and Tracey are first-class leaders and exemplify our organization’s core values and caring culture,” said Porter Health Care System CEO
VALPARAISO – Ideas in Motion Media has partnered with My Mobile Fans to develop and launch two new mobile apps to share positive news in Northwest Indiana, highlighting the positive, community-focused content on PortageLife.com and LaPorteCountyLife.com, available through the Apple iTunes and Google Play app stores. The mobile applications, developed on the My Mobile Fans
