MERRILLVILLE – The Legacy Foundation of Lake County has announced it has distributed $555,700 in educational, cultural and community grants the past year, include $143,000 in the most recent round of awards. The First Tee of Hammond received $6,500 to fund its ACT/SAT Prep and Golf Career Awareness programs. “We’re trying to help our high […]
MERRILLVILLE – MonoSol has announced that the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America has certified its MonoDose films as halal, or permissible. That means the film can be consumed by practicing Muslims. Halal certification is granted when a product is aligned with Islamic dietary guideline. MonoSol, based in Merrillville, also has a plant in
SOUTH BEND – Tom Coley has been name chancellor for Ivy Tech Community College’s North Central region, based in South Bend. The region also includes campuses in Goshen and Warsaw. Most recently, Coley was president of Scott Community College in Sioux City, Iowa. He is a native of Florida and graduated from Moorhead State University
HAMMOND – Line Logistics Insight Corp. of Warren, Mich., has announced will provide transportation and distribution services for Walmart at 1340 141st St. Line Logistics has hired 120 people to work as forklift operators and dock and warehouse workers. The company provides warehouse and distribution services for Walmart. Space for the operation is being leased
Tourism promotion leads visitors across the region. by Ken Kosky More than three million people come to the Indiana Dunes each year to take in the views from atop 120-foot sand dunes, hike on wooded trails and relax on sandy beaches as gentle waves lap the shore around them. And tourism officials say more and
Making a difference one person at a time, state-by-state. by Rick A. Richards Sylwia Pilat and Egle Vaitiekute are on their second road trip of a lifetime. The two Northwest Indiana women, who met at Red Robin restaurant where they worked, are visiting 16 states in the eastern part of the country, and along the
VALPARAISO – Shoe Carnival has announced that it will open a retail store in Valparaiso. Through Thompson Thrift Development, based in Terre Haute, the retailer purchased an acre of land at 360 Silhavy Road in the Valparaiso Marketplace Shopping Center. The site is next to Kohl’s Department Store. Shoe Carnival has signed a 10-year lease
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet will hold a free picnic for military veterans and their families from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Indiana National Guard Center, 2530 E. 173rd St. The event will include opportunities for people to speak with Veterans Administration officials about assistance and benefits related to healthcare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The latest statistic through the end of June on the St. Lawrence Seaway show that grain shipments are up more than 20 percent. Year-to-date shipments from March 22 to June 30 were 2.6 million metric tons, up from 2.1 million metric tons one year ago. Canadian grain shipments were up 3 percent.
GARY – Three nurses at Methodist Hospitals have collaborated on a book to guide patients and families through a SAFE hospital stay. The book, “Hospital Safety – Insider Tips,” is designed to assist patients in receiving safe patient care. The authors are Jodi Boling, a clinical nurse specialist with more than 15 years of experience
