Region’s community-based financial institutions see partnerships as potential long-term relationships, according to experts like Dale Clapp of First Merchants Bank.
Entrepreneurship for tomorrow
Educators from high school through college prepare tomorrow’s next generation of entrepreneurs for successful careers.
NiSource seeks new HQ, shuffles executive leaders
Plenty of change is in store for one of the Region’s largest and most recognized employers.
Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County merging
The Lake Area United Way and the United Way of Porter County are joining forces.
Launched in Indiana
Assistance plentiful in Northwest Indiana to help entrepreneurs like KC Mars turn ideas into business reality.
Lifetime of influence
Don Babcock, who spent two decades as director of economic development at NIPSCO, plans to stay involved in the Region’s communities during retirement.
People first attitude
The 2020 E-Day honorees have something in common. Each entrepreneur has successfully responded to change. The awards are given annually by the Indiana Small Business Development Center’s Northwest Indiana office.
Find the fun in eventless summer
Leaders help communities cope with cancellations of large gatherings, including festivals, but also find alternatives to bringing people together. Organizers of Pierogi Fest, among others, say the uncertainty of the pandemic led to their decisions.
Northwest Indiana Forum’s Heather Ennis elected chair of Indiana Economic Development Association
Heather Ennis, president and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum, was elected the 2020 chair for the Indiana Economic Development Association board of directors.
New trustees named to Porter Regional Hospital board
Three new members recently were appointed to Porter Regional Hospital’s Board of Trustees.