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
VALPARAISO – Porter County Regional Airport has received a $143,344 Federal Aviation Administration grant to support its plans for growth for the next 20 years. U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky said growth at the airport will encourage economic development and help create new jobs. The grant is part of the third phase of reimbursement for the
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital has received the Chest Pain Center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The accreditation signifies that patients who arrive at the hospital with chest pain or other symptoms of a heart attack are treated within the critical window of time when damage to the heart muscle can be
SOUTH BEND – Great Lakes Capital in South Bend has plans to complete a $4 million downtown project by rehabbing the former Wells Fargo building at Jefferson Boulevard and Michigan Street. The building has been renamed Citizen’s Bank and Trust, after the original tenant in 1913. The 50,000-square-foot, six-story building will be completely renovated. Work
Candidates say jobs are the top priority–but how to create them? by Michael Puente In most general elections in Indiana, the race for governor would be the top attention getter in the field of candidates and races for state offices. But not this fall. The race for U.S. Senate between Republican Indiana State Treasurer Richard
