GARY – Methodist Hospitals has opened an outpatient behavioral health services program at its Northlake Campus in Gary. “We believe it is important for Methodist Hospitals to demonstrate its commitment to the mental and emotional health of the communities we serve by providing the full continuum of inpatient and outpatient care,” said Dr. […]
HOBART – St. Mary Medical Center has been selected by Chicagoland nurses as a top hospital in the fourth annual Reader’s Choice survey by Advance for Nurses newsmagazine. This is the third straight year St. Mary has been chosen. Voting was open to registered nurses who ranked at selected hospital in quality of
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bankers Association has issued a series of holiday shopping tips to protect consumers from thieves looking to take advantage of the chaos of Black Friday. When shopping in public places, shop during daylight hours or park in a well-lit, high-traffic area; leave personal valuables at home or else locked
SOUTH BEND – Spice maker McCormick and Co. will build a 50,000-square-foot distribution center to support its existing operation in South Bend. It will serve customers in the United States and Canada. The $6 million project will include a refrigerated area. Mayor Stephen Luecke said McCormick will receive tax abatement for the
WESTVILLE – The 2010 Health and Productivity Symposium, presented by Workforce Health, will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Purdue University North Central. “Solutions at Work: The Effect of Healthcare Reform on Employers,” is $25 for the public or $15 for members of the Northern Indiana Human Resources
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame have teamed up with state officials to offer Indiana’s first business plan competition that targets startup ventures and emerging nanotechnology companies. The Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition is March 25, 2011, and is offering prizes totaling $57,000 to top researchers or entrepreneurs developing
INDIANAPOLIS – From Nov. 5 to 14, participating central Indiana restaurants will ask diners if they would be willing to pay $1 or more for a class of water they usually enjoy for free. The reason is to bring attention to the nearly 900 million people worldwide who lack access to safe drinking water.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University civil engineers studying the effects of Haiti’s earthquake have concluded that a simple system could be used to quickly decide how to modify existing buildings and build new ones that would better withstand future quakes. The system uses a priority index to rank reinforced concrete buildings according to
Alzheimer’s disease currently affects 5.3 million Americans, and one more is added to the list every 70 seconds. That’s why it’s so critical that research continue, and why it was such a blow to families worldwide when Eli Lilly and Co. announced it would halt development of Semagacestat, its promising treatment for Alzheimer’s. Phase III
Northwest Indiana is blessed with solid businesses guided by visionary leaders. Even when the economy has been dismal, the region’s business leaders have found new ways to succeed, better products to deliver, innovative services to offer. But business success is just part of what it really means to be an exemplary leader of the business
