The deadline for accepting nominations for Medical Main Street’s “INNO-VATOR of the Year” award is Sept. 5. The award honors the creators of a medical device which demonstrates the most dramatic change in the health care industry in Michigan. It will be presented Oct. 22 during Medical Main Street’s INNO-VENTION 2014 conference at the Suburban […]
Businesses must keep an eye on the courts and be ready to adapt to new marriage laws. by Nancy Townsend Indiana’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibited same-sex marriage and refused to recognize same-sex marriages from other states, was ruled unconstitutional on June 25. Chief Judge Richard L. Young entered a final judgment in
WASHINGTON – U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young ruled in Bowling v. Pence that Indiana’s law prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions is unconstitutional. The decision was stayed, pending an appeal. Judge Young previously struck down the state’s marriage ban in a ruling on a case known as Baskin v.
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HAMMOND — The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority received an Award of Excellence from the 2014 Videographer Awards. The South Shore CVA’s winning entry, a stop motion video series titled “How Tourism Benefits a Community,” highlights how restaurants, hotels, gaming, conventions and sporting events impact a community. To watch the series and learn how
CROWN POINT — Patrick O’Brien has joined the nursing faculty at the University of Saint Francis Crown Point as a mental health instructor for the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program. O’Brien spent nearly 20 years in Illinois law enforcement, working as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and certified firefighter for Sauk Village and
Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital VNA offers the Grief to Healing support program for those who would like to work through the grief of losing a loved one. The group provides a comfortable, caring atmosphere outside of the healthcare setting. The next program series is from 5-6:30 p.m, Sept. 2, 9, 16 and 23,
GARY — A little more than two weeks ago, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson announced the appointment of a new police chief, and shared the new comprehensive approach of how the city will address crime. One of the components in the plan focuses on the upgrade of equipment for police, fire and emergency services. “We
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INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today named Courtney Schaafsma as the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and Gabe Paul as the Administrative Law Judge for the State Employees’ Appeals Commission (SEAC). He also reappointed Chairwoman Linda Hamilton, among other members, to the Indiana Workers Compensation Board.
