MUNSTER – Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc. has named David Otte vice president of engineering and support services. He began his career as construction manager with Community Healthcare System in 2004. Otte, of St. John, has 26 years of experience in construction. He will be responsible for planning, organizing and managing existing and new […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – A blind Purdue University alumnus and entrepreneur who founded a startup company at the Purdue Research Park has been recognized by the National Federation of the Blind. Cary Supalo was one of four winners of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award, which recognizes people and organizations who have contributed to the full integration
LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s annual Healthcare Scholarship Golf Tournament on June 16 drew 144 golfers at Briar Leaf Golf Club and raised more than $38,000 for scholarships. “The LaPorte Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament is again a success due to the caring involvement of a hard working committee chaired by board member John Leinweber,”
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HOBART – The City of Hobart and the Legacy Foundation have announced a $93,600 grant from the Maria Reiner Senior Citizens Fund to furnish the center, which is under construction inside the former Hobart Middle School. The 8,300-square-foot Maria Reiner Center, which will be open to Hobart residents and non-residents 55 and older, was established
SOUTH BEND – Gibson Insurance Group will hold its third annual Risk Management Forum on Thursday, Aug. 11 starting at 7:30 a.m. (EST) in the Century Center in downtown South Bend. Discussions will focus on workers’ compensation, wellness, pre-employment matters, on-site health, case management, leave management and legal issues. Speakers are Ken Siepman, an attorney
LAPORTE – Tim Gropp, executive director of the Greater LaPorte Economic Development Corp., has left that position to take a similar position with the town of Fishers near Indianapolis. Gropp, 34, has been director in LaPorte since 2006. Gropp was appointed to the position in LaPorte by former Mayor Leigh Morris, who praised Gropp saying
WEST LAFAYETTE – P. Christopher Earley, dean of the University of Connecticut School of Business, will be the new dean of Purdue’s Krannert School of Management. “Dean Early will be a dynamic and visionary leader for Krannert,” said Purdue President France A. Cordova. “He brings academic and business acumen that will help our students succeed
SOUTH BEND – Memorial Health System of South Bend has announced the addition of several health care professionals its offices in LaPorte, Lakeville and South Bend. Linda Mansfield is associate director of the Sports Medicine Institute. She is a graduate of the University of Dayton and Ohio State University. Andrew Losiniecki has joined Memorial North
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital has received the Gold Seal of Accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging from the American College of Radiology. “We are very proud to receive this Gold Seal of Accreditation from the ACR. Our MRI unit is one of the most technologically advanced and sophisticated MRIs in the area. This
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By Rick A. Richards PORTAGE – The sustainability of economic development for the future in Northwest Indiana was examined by the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council recently at Woodland Park in Portage. Mark Maassel, president and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum, talked of the “three legged stool” of economic development – innovation, business
