INDIANAPOLIS – Brandt Baughman, manager of Indiana Dunes State Park in Porter County, has received the 2011 Lieutenant Governor’s Hoosier Hospitality Award. The award is presented to a select group from across the state and recognizes those who help the hospitality and tourism industry grow. Baughman was nominated by Indiana Dunes Tourism Executive Director Lorelei […]
HAMMOND – Moran Design Corp. has received a bronze award in the magazine category in the 2011 Summit Creative Award competition, sponsored by Summit International Awards. The award was presented for the “Franciscan Companion,” a publication for Franciscan Physicians Hospital in Munster. “Receiving an award from Summit International, a premier arbiter of creative excellence, is
SOUTH BEND – The Gerontology Consortium of Michiana has announced that Dr. Paul Wright will be the keynote speaker for its upcoming “Aging with Purpose and Passion” conference from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 2. For 25 years, Wright was a cardiologist, and work with Mother Teresa for the last five years
SOUTH BEND – Several management changes have been announced by 1st Source Bank in South Bend. Wellington “Duke” Jones III has been promoted to vice chairman of the board. Jones will continue his duties as president and chief operating officer. He joined the bank in 1976 and is involved in the community as a board
MICHIGAN CITY – The Chanute Prize for Team Innovation, sponsored by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College, was installed at Dage-MTI in Michigan City. The traveling trophy is displayed by innovators who receive the Chanute prize. Dage-MTI is the first company from LaPorte County to receive the honor. Owned
CROWN POINT – Atom Groom Design and Keyword Design have moved into a shared office space overlooking the downtown square in Crown Point. “Our new office will improve how we serve our clients and expand the services we can offer together,” said Groom. “This new shared office will allow us to grow
HAMMOND – Dominion Resources Inc. of Richmond, Va., has announced that by the end of 2012 its State Line Energy generating plant will close. Although a possibility exists that the plant could remain open until mid-2014, State Line is slated to close, according to company spokesman Dan Genest. The 120 employees at the
HAMMOND – Researchers from Purdue University Calumet have completed a study of the Great Lakes that could be used to reduce mercury and other metals discharged into the Great Lakes by industry. Purdue Calumet researchers joined with scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory in the project, which began in 2007. “Our research teams have conducted
WEST LAFAYETTE – Three Purdue University professors have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are Leah H. Jamieson, the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electric and Computer Engineering; H. Jay Melosh, Distinguished Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Physics; and Ei-ichi Negishi,
MERRILLVILLE – Methodist Hospital employees from its Southlake Campus receive a Spirit Gram for exemplary work. The award is given to employees who work together and exemplify Methodist’s core values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. The staff members honored are Diane Beukema, emergency room nurse; Debbie Cole, Daniella Feddler and Kelly
