Michael Gruszyk, a veteran retail industry executive and 1985 graduate of Valparaiso University, has committed $1.3 million to fund an endowed professorship and a scholarship in the university’s College of Business. The university in a statement said the funds will be divided between the Michael Gruszyk Endowed Professorship in Business and the Michael Gruszyk Endowed
The second annual diaper drive by Franciscan Health employees and Region businesses and organizations, collected 20,000 diapers, which were distributed to local organizations, providing help to more than 1,000 families. “The diaper drive is something we host every October during Diaper Insecurity Month to make sure that families receive this need prior to the holidays,”
A Northwest Indiana attorney is among the several state board appoints and reappointments recently announced by the office of Gov. Eric Holcomb. Sandra O’Brien, Valparaiso, attorney with Mindel & Associates, will join the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board. Her term expires Jan. 1, 2023. Other board appointments: Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities Terms expiring April
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Indiana officials say 2018 was a record year for small business growth in the state. The Indiana Small Business Development Center and Indiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center helped launch 318 small businesses and secure $86.3 million in government contracts for Indiana businesses, respectively, in 2018, according to the state. Together, the Indiana SBDC and Indiana
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The Indiana State Department of Agriculture recently promoted Ross Newton to deputy director and hired Amanda Williams as field auditor, both within the Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency. Newton grew up on a beef cattle farm, and was the Indiana FFA reporter from 2011–2012, as well as a 10-year 4-H member. In 2016,
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Nonprofits interested in learning more about how to better market their organizations may find help through a breakfast learning series presented by the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame’s Nonprofit Breakfast Series, an annual educational program for nonprofit professionals, kicks off Feb. 19 with this year’s series focusing on nonprofit marketing. Organized by the university’s
AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the growth of the agbiosciences sector, has added two new members to its board of directors. Alan Tio, CEO, Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., Warsaw and Chris Lowery, senior vice president, Workforce Alignment for Ivy Tech Community College, are the newest board members. As CEO of Kosciusko
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Focusing on one product and refining its production processes has helped JJ Babbitt Co. of Elkhart establish itself in a specialty niche in the music industry. It has been 100 years since Jesse James Babbitt began crafting mouthpieces for saxophones and clarinets in his garage in Elkhart. Now the company is looking toward the future
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