HAMMOND – The Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce will hold its eighth annual Business Expo and Luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Dynasty Banquet Center in Hammond. The keynote speaker is Charles L. Evans, nine president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank Chicago. Following lunch, the expo begins at […]
Our readers suggest some of the region’s standouts in medical care. Thousands of people work in health care across Northwest Indiana, serving patients at hundreds of different sites of care. They’re all helping patients get healthy and hopefully stay that way. We wanted to find out who is exceptionally good at doing so, and who
CARMEL – The BMW Championship will be played in Indiana for the first time this year at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel from Thursday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 9. The PGA tournament brings together the best golfers in the world. The event is expected to attract 125,000 people over its four days and
GARY – Allegiant has announced it is suspending passenger service from Gary/Chicago International Airport for six weeks between Sept. 6 and Oct. 18. The suspension of service affects all airports where Allegiant flies. Steve Landry, interim director of Gary Airport, said that with the start of school and the arrival of cooler weather, reservations had
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Physicians has announced that it is booking appointments online through its InQuicker system. Beginning immediately, anyone can visit iuhealth.org/laporte or iuhealth.org/starke to book an appointment at Pediatric Care at Founder’s Square and Primary Care at LifeWorks Business Park or hold their place online at After Hours Care at Founders’
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has announced its class schedule for its third annual Friday University series, set for Sept. 21 and Sept. 28. Friday University offers 15 single day non-credit courses of interest geared to adults with a desire to learn. Classes are taught by Purdue Calumet faculty. Each class is two hours and
SOUTH BEND – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians has announced it wants to develop 164 acres of land it has acquired just southwest of downtown South Bend. The development would include 44 private housing units, a health center for the tribe, a multi-purpose center and a casino. The Pokagon Band already operates Four Winds
LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Commissioners have signed off on a plan that will allow an intermodal freight terminal to be built at the Kingsbury Industrial Park near the intersection of U.S. 35 and U.S. 6. LaPorte County was delayed in making its final approval by the U.S. Army, which had to sign off on
MERRILLVILLE – NiSource Inc. has announced that Jim L. Stanley will join the utility on Oct. 1 as executive vice president and group CEO for Northern Indiana Public Service Co. “Jim Stanley brings extensive Indiana utility leadership experience to NIPSCO’s ongoing efforts to strengthen customer service, enhance reliability, and execute on major new environmental and
MUNSTER – Northwest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, has announced a dividend of 19 cents a share on its stock. The dividend will be paid Oct. 5 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 28. The company’s stock is traded on the over-the-counter bulletin board under the symbol
