Former U.S. Attorney, Business Leader to Speak at Law Commencement

The director of global litigation for one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies and a former United States Attorney for northern Indiana, John F. Hoehner, will speak to graduates of the Valparaiso University School of Law during May 22 commencement ceremonies. Hoehner, whose distinguished legal career has spanned more than 30 years, will […]

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RSS Syndication

NWIBQ.COM supports RSS syndication, for all of you savvy web news readers out there. To subscribe, click on the RSS link anywhere you see it. Or, click the RSS icon in your browser’s address bar. If you are an avid news reader, and don’t know what RSS syndication means – you’re missing out on a

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NWIBQ launches its new web portal

Welcome to our new site! We’ve updated NWIBQ.COM to provide a whole host of new features. Here are some highlights: The new Business News Blog (which you are reading right now) will provide a stream of updates about NWIBQ and general news items of interest to the Northwest Indiana business community. In between issues of

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Help in the Workplace

The 2008 rankings from the United Health Foundation show that Indiana faces several health challenges. Nearly one-quarter (24.1 percent) of Hoosiers smoke and 27.4 percent are obese. The overall indications are that healthiness will decline over time rather than improve. Not a pretty picture. Many people are receiving health care assistance from the workplace—both medical

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Ciao Bella

You never know quite what you’re going to get when a new place opens up and calls itself an Italian restaurant. Sometime that means the restaurant can make a tasty pizza and a terrific plate of spaghetti. An Italian restaurant is something special when it embraces the richness of northern and southern Italian cuisine. Happily,

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Keeping Employees Healthy

Everyone is concerned about health these days—from our own personal health to the health of the economy. On at least one level, the two are intertwined. Americans pay more for health care than many other nations, which raises the question: Could economic recovery start at the doctor’s office? “No,” says Mike Campbell of Louisville-based Neace

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Leading in Challenging Times

Perhaps its an age old saying, but “Leaders Lead.” Success when facing challenges takes leaders who act. Are there reasons why leaders need to act? Certainly. For example, leaders have access to lots of information about the issues and opportunities. Others may have access to the information but may not have time to digest the

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Staying Fit

Dr. Michael Leland, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and senior partner of Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute, says staying fit comes down to only a few things—eating properly and in moderation, getting proper exercise, fresh air and sunshine, and not polluting the body with substances such as cigarette smoke. “And when it comes to diet and exercise,

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Publisher’s Note – Winter 2010

Are you a revolutionary?  According to Penny Lewandowski, Director of Entrepreneurship Development, Edward Lowe Foundation out of Maryland, the 2009 “Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards,” recipients are. Our cover story written by our Editor, Rick Richards will inspire you and hopefully, give you a greater respect for what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in this

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Ready For Green Building Legislation?

In its “Report on Building Rating and Certification in the U.S. Building Community,” the National Institute of Building Sciences noted that “elected officials and policy makers at the federal, state and local levels only rarely understand the objectives, development, intended uses, opportunities and limitations of rating/certification programs for buildings and accreditation programs for individuals.” The

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