MERRILLVILLE – NiSource Inc., the parent company for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., has begun a program to build a pipeline of women leaders through national and regional leadership summits, a mentoring program, an employee affinity group and other program. The Building the NextGen: Women in Leadership initiative provides opportunities for women at NiSource to […]
Advances in medical technology improve outcomes, and careers, too. by Bob Kronemyer Whether it’s electromagnetic guidance to detect lung cancer or robotic-assisted surgery for removing a gallbladder, the region’s health care centers are committed to offering their patients the newest in clinically proven diagnostics and treatment. High-tech options are also fueling select job growth within
PORTER – Seven Peaks Water Parks, a Utah-based amusement company that acquired Splash Down Dunes last year, has begun a fund-raiser to benefit local schools. Seven Peaks is offering the Pass of All Passes, good at more than a dozen attractions. The pass is good at Seven Peaks facilities along with games for the Chicago
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HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will host a special event for all fire, police, EMS, military and Hoosier Helpers to say thank you for their service. Holiday for Heroes: A Special Evening of Appreciation, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Attendees may take a free photo with
CHICAGO – Natalie T. Pedraza of Munster has been named director of compliance for James McHugh Construction Co. Most recently she was with the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority where she was director of procurement and business diversity. She is a graduate of DePaul University.
CHICAGO – Executive Director Walter Stearns announced he will launch a subscription series at the Mercury Theater including four full productions, which will transform the Mercury into the largest producer of musicals in the city of Chicago, employing almost 100 theater professionals. Plans are to produce Rogers and Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing,” which
LAPORTE – Tickets for the 18th annual LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s Holiday at the POPS are on sale. The concert is Saturday, Dec. 8 at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, 12 and younger. Proceeds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – North American commodities for the industrial and manufacturing sectors helped increase the tonnage shipped through the Great Lakes-Seaway System. The St. Lawrence Seaway reported a 9.8 percent increase in cargo in October – 4.4 million metric tons – compared to one year earlier. “In the general cargoes category, shipments through the Seaway
