The 21st Heartland Film Festival is going on here in Indy till Saturday, October 27th. In attending this year’s awards Gala this past weekend, I was able to meet and talk with several filmmakers Including the film award recipients: Director, Mohamed Diab, for Cairo 678, won the $100,000 top prize, in the narrative feature category; […]
VALPARAISO – North Coast Distributing has changed its name to Indiana Beverage to better reflect the company’s recent expansion in central Indiana. The company moved into new 215,000-square-foot offices earlier this year and also operated a facility in South Bend. The inventory from South Bend will be transferred to Valparaiso. Indiana Beverage serves 11 counties
MERRILLVILLE – The Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors has elected new officers. They are Betty Daniel-Lanie of County-Wide Properties in LaPorte, president; Edith Cothran of McColly Real Estate in Schererville, president-elect; and Joe Wszolek of AppraiserJoe.com in Portage, as treasurer. Directors are Martha Brubaker of Re/Max Affiliates in Valparaiso; Chuck Dellorto of Coldwell Banker
CROWN POINT – Medical Specialists, a long-time Northwest Indiana health care organization of 69 health care providers who offer a variety of primary and specialty care services, has joined Franciscan Alliance. Medical Specialists, now called Franciscan Medical Specialists, was created in 1978 and has 12 locations in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. It has 55
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital will host a reception for its new Center for Women’s Health from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Medical Plaza at 85 E. U.S. 6, next to the hospital. The Center for Women’s Health offers a comfortable and convenient location for women to access outpatient diagnostic and treatment service.
MUNSTER – Community Hospital has received accreditation from the American College of Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology for its radiation department. The three-year accreditation means the department meets established guidelines for patients care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of equipment, quality control and quality assurance.
GARY – Forest Hayes has been named as the director of the Gary Economic Development Corp. He currently is director of the Gary Commerce Department. Hayes takes over for Tom Collins II, who headed the Gary EDC until last June. Collins is an executive with Luke Oil Co. in Hobart.
VALPARAISO – Valparaiso Partners has announced plans to develop offices in the former McGill Manufacturing building at 259 W. Indiana Ave., in downtown. The proposal encompasses 2,400 square feet and will be home to a law office on the upper floor. Work on the project has been underway since 2008, but the original plans for
