LAPORTE – A 137-acre expansion of Thomas Rose Industrial Park has been dedicated by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The new area has room for 1.2 million square feet of industrial space. The expansion site is served by Norfolk Southern and South Shore Freight railroads. LaPorte Mayor Blair Milo said developer Space Center has plans for nine […]
MERRILLVILLE – The Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management has given its Excellence in Stormwater Management Award to Matt Lake, executive director of the Merrillville Stormwater Utility. Lake was cited for promoting public awareness of proper floodplain and storm water management and for outstanding administration. Lake has been executive director since 2011. The Indiana
CEDAR LAKE – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority hosted its annual R.O.S.E. Awards dinner at Lighthouse Restaurant in Cedar Lake. Twelve winners from Lake and Porter counties were selected from 100 nominees. Winners were Steve Byrns of County Inn & Suites; Jacqueline Evans-Davis of Majestic Star Casino; Marlene Nosbusch of Bistro 157; Judy
MICHIGAN CITY – The 11th annual Women’s Fair sponsored Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Stardust Event Center at Blue Chip Casino. Last year more than 2,000 people attended. This year, exhibits include AmeriHeart walk-through inflatable, interactive heart; booths and exhibits from a variety
MERRILLVILLE – The annual meeting of the Regional Development Company will be 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at Gamba Ristorante in Merrillville. At the event, the 2012 bank and lenders of the year will be announced. Reservations are needed by calling (219) 476-0504, Extension 221 or by e-mail at admin@rdc504.org.
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will hold its 2nd Tourism Tech Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Indiana Welcome Center. Guest speakers include Frankie Lemer of Simpleview Inc., on search engine optimization; LAINAIR group on securing a network; and Kathy Sipple on maximizing the benefits
MICHIGAN CITY – The Little Wish Foundation’s 3rd annual Hog Roast will be from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department at Johnson Road and County Road 400 North. The event includes a hog roast, raffle, silent auction, a bean bag tournament and games for children. Tickets are
CHESTERTON – The Little Calumet East Branch watershed group will hold a day of leisure and learning on the river. It is a free event at Brummitt Elementary School at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. There will be a guided tour through the Shirley Heinze Land Trust Wetlands Preserve, a float down the Little Calumet
CHICAGO – Hoosiers are invited to time travel with the Fort Dearborn Bicentennial Initiative and experience frontier life in Indiana and Illinois as it was during the War of 1812. The journey begins with a day trip to Mississinewa 1812, the largest War of 1812 re-enactment in the country. At Mississinewa 1812 (near Marion, Ind.)
VALPARAISO – Save the Dunes and Valparaiso University are hosting a Green Infrastructure event at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, starting in Parking Lot 14 at VU. The event includes a walking tour of Valparaiso University to view rain gardens and bioswales have been installed on the campus. The projects were designed to reduce and
