CROWN POINT – Marci Crozier has been named Indiana Chamber of Commerce 2012 Volunteer of the Year. Crozier has spent 30 years working at Franciscan Omni Health & Fitness in Schererville and is the regional director of marketing and sales. After chronicling her nearly 80-pound weight loss on the popular NBC television show, “The Biggest […]
HAMMOND – SportsIndiana.org has received a facelift. The new site is more user-friendly and includes features such as an interactive community map, individual community sports venue pages, membership information and information on the sports tourism business in Northwest Indiana. “This new website greatly simplifies the process of applying for and submitting grant requests for the
GARY – Methodist Hospitals Auxiliary has recognized 137 volunteers for their service of more than 38,000 hours and three LPNs received scholarship to complete their registered nursing degrees. Recipients are Takesha Buchanan, Candace Kapranos and Renita Miller. Ian McFadden, president and CEO of Methodist Hospitals, said volunteers are the heart of Methodist Hospitals. “They are
MICHIGAN CITY – PXLFIX, a Smartphone and tablet service business, has moved to 720 Franklin St., said owner Allyson Kazmucha. At the same time, she announced the business has teamed up with Pod Drop. Pod Drop repairs iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices. Devices with cracked screens can many times be repaired the same day,
MUNSTER – Four employees of Franciscan Physicians Hospital will deliver donations from the region to victims of Hurricane Sandy. They are Lori Postma, Kari Wall, Mary Beth Kosiba and Robin Rossner. They will leave Nov. 16 and are still accepting canned goods, pet food, cases of water, diapers of all sizes, hand sanitizer, toiletries, wet
HOBART – TradeWinds Services will mark the renovation of its recently acquired building from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at 3198 E. 83rd Place, Hobart. “We’re not having a traditional ground breaking,” said CEO Jon Gold, “because the majority of construction will take place in the building’s interior.” Gold said the decision to
MICHIGAN CITY – General Insurance Services has announced three additions to its team and a promotion. DeShawn Gordon is now part of the personal and commercial lines team at GIS. She has five years of experience. Gordon is a lifelong resident of Michigan and is a graduate of Indiana University. David Gately has joined the
ST. JOHN – RecycledGranite.com, a St. John business that specializes in using granite scraps from the construction industry in home decoration, was featured last week in an episode of the DIY Network program, “I Want That.” Owner Julie Rizzo was part of the program that focused on a homeowner’s wish to remodel using an entire
