PORTAGE — Jill E. Ritchie, Northwest Indiana Forum Board Chair, announced today that Heather Ennis will be the new President and CEO of the regional economic development organization. Ennis, the first woman to lead the group, will take the helm in early April. “Heather brings an excellent set of skills to the position,” said Ritchie. […]
HAMMOND – The South Shore Civil War Memorial Trail’s exhibit, “Region United, Nation Divided: Following Lincoln,” will feature living history demonstrations on March 8-9 and March 22-23 as well as April 12-13 and April 26-27. Re-enactors from the 20th Indiana Infantry Company B will be present for the demonstrations at the Indiana Welcome Center from 8:00
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INDIANAPOLIS – DreamWorks Animation’s new animated feature film “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” has been recognized with the Truly Moving Picture Award by nonprofit arts organization Heartland Truly Moving Pictures. Now in theaters nationwide, ”Mr. Peabody & Sherman” updates the classic dog-and-his-boy team for contemporary audiences with state of the art CG animation and 3D, while
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MUNSTER — NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Bancorp declared a dividend of $0.22 per share payable on April 4, 2014, with a record date of March 28, 2014. NorthWest Indiana Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under NWIN.
SOUTH BEND — Memorial Regional Cancer Center (MRCC), through the newly designated Memorial Cancer Research Center (MCRC), has joined the Mayo Clinic to provide national clinical trials for local cancer patients. These are the same trials offered at institutions such as Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Dana Farber, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins and
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VALPARAISO — The Board of Directors of Porter Health Care System announced that Stephen Lunn will serve as its new CEO effective March 24. Lunn has more than 10 years of hospital leadership experience. Since 2011, Lunn has served as CEO of Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois, working to position the hospital as
MERRILLVILLE — Michael Suggs, director of operations integration and strategy for Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), recently received a 2014 Champion of Diversity award from Indiana Minority Business Magazine. The awards program honors individuals, businesses and organizations from across the state that have promoted diversity in hiring practices and outreach programs, or have individually
CROWN POINT — The first phase of the long-discussed West Lake Corridor rail expansion project took a significant step forward at today’s meeting of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority. The Board committed $8 million a year in RDA funds to match local funds generated for construction of the line. The
