HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced that the Chicago White Sox is its newest partner. “We’re looking to collaborate any way we can to bring more people to their games,” said Heather Becerra, South Sore CVA director of sales and marketing. In addition to promoting the White Sox at various […]
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SOUTH BEND – Alice Blakesley of Memorial Hospital and Safe Kids St. Joseph County has received the seventh annual Connie K. Gibbs Child Safety Advocate Award. It honors people and organizations who exhibit true dedication to the prevention of injuries and deaths among children. Blakesley’s activities include child passenger safety, bicycle safety, “Trauma Nurses Talk
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MISHAWAKA – The U.S. Small Business Administration has presented its Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Award to Karen M. Barnett, president and chief financial officer of Valley Screen Process Co. Barnett’s father founded the company in 1967. The company provides logos, decals and signs. The company has 51 employees.
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GARY – The Gary Jet Center is among 30 finalists for the U.S. Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is given to an employer who supports and Guard and Reserve program. Finalists not only meet the legal requirements set by Congress, but go further and help employees and their families. Gary Jet
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MERRILLVILLE – Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana has announced Training for Great Futures, a series of networking events with area business leaders. It begins with Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and former NFL player Jared Tomich on June 28. Tomich will speak at 5 p.m. event at NIPSCO headquarters in Merrillville. Training for
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MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, has announced that its board of directors has declared a 4 cent per share increase in its quarterly cash dividend. The Bancorp’s new dividend of 19 cents represents a 26.7 percent increase over the previous dividend of 15 cents a share. It will
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GARY – Methodist Hospitals have received the Get With the Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for Stroke Care for the second year in a row. The award is presented by the American Heart and Stroke Association. The hospital received the award during the Go Red for Women luncheon at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville, where
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GARY – The city of Gary will do more to promote Allegiant Airlines passenger service. The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority voted to spend $30,000 to pay for a consultant to improve marketing efforts for flights between Gary and Orlando, Fla. Previously, the city agreed to a $75,000 marketing effort. Since Allegiant began flying out of
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Chicago teams playing ball with fresh leadership and rosters. by Rick A. Richards There are barely 10 miles between Wrigley Field where the Cubs play on Chicago’s north side and Cellular One Field on the city’s south side where the White Sox play. Somewhere between is an invisible boundary that separates fans from both teams.
MERRILLVILLE – IV Diagnostics LLC has announced it will open an office in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. The Valparaiso company will continue to operate its office there. The company provides research and development in measuring and monitoring cancer tumor cells in the bloodstream. Frank Szczepanski, president and CEO, said that by opening
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