VALPARAISO – The Valparaiso Chamber took home high honors at the Indiana Chamber Executives Association (ICEA) annual meeting and awards luncheon held in Indianapolis. It was selected as the 2013 Chamber of Commerce of the Year by an independent panel of judges outside the state. The award is based on the U.S. Chamber’s accreditation process […]
LAPORTE – Vickie Wipperman has been named medical director of Indiana University Health Occupational Services of Northern Indiana. Wipperman will provide further medical oversight to the program as well as assist in business development and client management. In January, IU Health Occupational Services acquired Wipperman Occupational Health — an independent occupational health clinic owned and
SOUTH BEND – Global Spectrum, operators of the Century Center, will host the River Bend Film Festival, April 3-6. The four-day festival, sponsored by Mid America Filmmakers and Downtown South Bend, will showcase everything from regional talent to Hollywood producers at three different venues in South Bend. More than 50 local, national and international independent
SOUTH BEND – Developer Dave Matthews has purchased The Emporium Restaurant in downtown South Bend. The 20,000-square-foot building is part of an $8 million development plan by Matthews along the East Bank area of the downtown. The Emporium will be renovated to include fiber optics and high-speed Internet. The building is across from a $4.5
HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will offer Summer Space Adventure Camps for students pre K through 8th grade. Students will train as the astronauts do during a variety of sessions that are both stimulating and age-appropriate. Camp sessions will vary by age, grade level and cost, with dates in June
SOUTH BEND – Memorial Hospital joined with the Indiana Hospital Association and other Indiana hospitals to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). This year’s Patient Safety 7/365 theme highlighted the need for everyone
Taking care of yourself is also healthy for your work. by Bob Kronemyer Christopher Jones, owner of Schoop’s Hamburgers in Hammond, celebrated in November the heart attack he suffered last April, by eating the restaurant’s signature Mickey burger: a half-pound of ground beef with two pieces of cheese. “My doctors told me that eating an
SOUTH BEND – Roger Huang, interim dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, has had the interim label removed from his title and is now the Martin J. Gillen Dean of the college, according to Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the university. The Kenneth R. Meyer Professor
