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MCHS robotics teams gets hand-on visit
MICHIGAN CITY – The Michigan City Wild Wild Wolves 3936 student robotics team visited St. Anthony Health-Michigan City for a hands-on lesion in operation of the da Vinci Si Surgical System robot.
Seven team members received a lesson in how to operate the da Vinci robot from Kurt Klepsch, a representative of the Intuitive Surgical Inc. of California, which manufactures the robot. Dr. Lisa Hendricks, …
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Indiana CPA Society honors 6 NWI students
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society has honored 29 students for leadership and academic achievement as Outstanding Accounting Students, and six of them are students from Northwest Indiana.
They are Justin C. Vanaman of Indiana University Northwest in Gary; Victoria Lynn Paulat of Indiana University South Bend; Nalyuan Kang of Purdue University Calumet in Hammond; Emily Thieme of St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer; Elizabeth …
Read Full ArticleAppointments made at IU Health LaPorte
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals have announced five leadership changes.
Pauline Arnold is now chief nursing and quality officer for IU Health LaPorte Hospital.
Don Yurkovich is vice president of hospitality services at IU Health LaPorte Hospital.
Rose Heise has been named vice president of business improvements for both IU Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals.
Jared Beasley has been named vice …
Read Full ArticleNew director named at Port of Indiana
PORTAGE – The Port of Indiana-Burns International Harbor has named Anthony Kuk as director.
Most recently, Kuk was general manager for Nexeo Solutions in Chicago. The company has more than 2,000 employees and operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Previous port director Peter Larman is leaving to return to his hometown in Michigan. The Port of Indiana also operates facilities on the Ohio River.…
Read Full ArticleBudding Entrepreneurs
Who says you need years of experience before making a mark in the world? These idea people are getting an early start.
by Rick A. Richards
The idea for the “next big thing” can come from anywhere but a lot of times it’s frustration that leads to inspiration.
That’s the case for John Rocha, who graduated from the University of Notre Dame last spring and …
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Posted in Business, Current Issue, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Spring 2012
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Indiana 5th best state for business
NEW YORK – Chief Executive magazine has come out with its rankings for the best and worst states for business and Indiana ranks fifth best in the country for business.
The annual survey of 650 CEOs looks at regulations, tax policies, workforce quality, educational resources, quality of living and infrastructure.
The top five states are Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Indiana. The five worst …
Read Full ArticleNew hours for IU Health LaPorte Physicians
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Physicians has announced new hours for its After Hours Care and the Pediatric Care offices.
After Hours Care hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Pediatric Care hours are 8:30 a.m. to p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, and 9 …
Read Full ArticlePortage trying for Ultimate Fishing Town
PORTAGE – The City of Portage is in the running for a $25,000 price and a chance to be featured on the World Fishing Network if residents and supporters vote for it as the Ultimate Fishing Town.
Indiana Dunes Tourism nominated Portage.
“Portage has marina access to sport fishing on Lake Michigan, as well as a park featuring pier and riverwalk fishing on Lake Michigan,” …
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Posted in Business News Bits, Government, Promotion, Recognition, Regional News, Tourism
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Refueling complete at Cook reactor
BRIDGMAN, Mich. – The Unit 2 reactor at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant has been returned to service following a refueling process that began in March.
During the shutdown, American Electric Power Co., which operates the nuclear facility on Lake Michigan, installed new transformers and conducted routine maintenance.
The Cook Nuclear Plant is just 25 miles north of the Indiana state line.
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Warm weather cuts into NiSource profits
MERRILLVILLE – NiSource Inc., the parent company for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., has announced first quarter net income of $193.4 million, down 7.7 percent from $209.5 million last year.
The decline was attributed to unseasonably warm weather during the first quarter.
Residential gas use was down 23.5 percent, corresponding to 23 percent warmer than normal temperature in the quarter.
At NIPSCO, net …
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