SOUTH BEND – Jenny Toth has joined Gibson as an account manager in the Business and Private Client Group. She is responsible for servicing and processing risk management plans for personal clients and small business owners including renewing, auditing, and updating their programs. Prior to joining Gibson this year, Toth worked for Liberty […]
CHESTERTON – Life Strategies, LLC has announced the opening of a new autism and learning center in Chesterton. The Blooming Potential Autism & Learning Center is designed for children with autism and other developmental delays who demonstrate communication, learning, and social challenges. The center uses an evidence-based approach for treatment called Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA).
WEST LAFAYETTE – Indiana high school administrators, educators and community leaders have through March 29 to nominate high school sophomores and juniors for the seventh annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy. For a nomination form, call Juliana Casavan, academy coordinator, at (765) 588-3368, or e-mailjbcasavan@prf.org. There is no fee to nominate a student, nor is
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, in partnership with Ivy Tech Corporate College, is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant course to the public. The course begins Monday, March 4, and will be held at IU Health La Porte Hospital. Certified Nursing Assistants provide basic nursing care for patients under the supervision of a
by Shari Held It’s too soon to tell if 2013 will be a breakout year, but there’s a lot going on in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago area for 2013. “We are optimistic about 2013, with convention and sports bookings ahead of this time last year for the upcoming year,” says Carolyne Wallace, director of
MERRILLVILLE – After more than 20 years of operating is Extra Service Protections (ESP) appliance service program, Northern Indiana Public Service Co. has sold it. All ESP services are now being handled by NIPSCO Home Solutions, a Nicor Energy Services Company owned by AGL Resources. Customer coverage will remain unchanged. Existing customers should call NIPSCO
MERRILLVILLE – Competitive Support Options Inc., an IT company based in Mokena, Ill., has opened an office at the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. Competitive Support Options provides clients with Intel-based servers, IBM power servers, tape and storage solutions, desktops, thin clients, laser printers, impact printers, thermal printers, switches, and access points. President Pat
LAPORTE – LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 4 cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about March 5 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 22. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8 percent based
LAPORTE – LaPorte Savings Bank has announced the addition of Austen Kesling as mortgage loan originator at its main branch at 701 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. Kesling brings a strong background of sales and customer service to this position. A lifelong resident of LaPorte County, Kesling received a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University. Founded in 1871,
MUNSTER – Community Hospital is expanding outpatient services to Schererville. Scheduled to open in June, the 11,400-square-foot Community Hospital Outpatient Center at the corner of U.S. 30 and Harvest Drive will offer family medicine, immediate care, laboratory and outpatient diagnostic services for patients of all ages. Specialists in family practice and internal medicine will provide
