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Murray to head national hospice group
SOUTH BEND – Mark Murray, president and CEO of Center for Hospice Care, has been re-elected to a one-year term as chairman of the board for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
The group has 52,000 members, including 3,700 hospice and palliative care provider members.
Murray has served on the 24-member national board since 2006.
He has been president and CEO of …
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GARY – Sandra Hall Smith of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs has accepted the position of assistant director of the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (C.U.R.E.) at Indiana University Northwest.
C.U.R.E.’s mission is to cultivate grassroots projects and see them through.
“I thought if I worked at a university I would be able to complete that goal,” said Smith. “One …
Read Full ArticleHosinski to head St. Vincent de Paul
SOUTH BEND – The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County has named Anne Hosinski Watson as director of development.
She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and served as assistant campaign director for the Marian High School Development Office in Mishawaka. She also has been involved in fundraising for Christ Child Society of South Bend.
“The addition of …
Read Full ArticleQuality of Life Council receives $55,000 grant
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council, Inc., has received a $55,000 grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation at Legacy Foundation to support production and distribution of the fourth edition of the quality of life indicators in Northwest Indiana.
The report will be used as a platform to engage residents and leadership in public discussion.
The Quality …
Read Full ArticlePEDCO names new executive director
PORTAGE – The Portage Economic Development Corp. has named Jim Fitzer its interim executive director. He recently retired from NIPSCO as manager of public affairs after 38 years with the utility.
“Bringing in Mr. Fitzer is an opportunity for the new mayor and his leadership team to gain critical knowledge and insight about PEDCO, its partner organizations and the work being done to create jobs …
Read Full ArticlePrisby to retire as CEO of Citizens
MUNSTER – Thomas F. Prisby, chairman and chief executive officer of CFS Bancorp, Inc., the parent of Citizens Financial Bank, has announced his retirement after 30 years with the institution.
He will serve as chairman emeritus of the bank until Dec. 31, 2013.
Prisby joined the bank in 1982 and was president and CEO until 1989. He was named chairman and CEO in 1996.…
Read Full ArticleTuft named to Indiana Dunes Tourism board
VALPARAISO – Scott Tuft of Valparaiso has been appointed to the Indiana Dunes Tourism Board of Directors. The appointment was made by Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas.
Tufts is director of sales and marketing for Accucraft Imaging in Hammond and is an associate at Bass Pro Shops in Portage. He has lived in Valparaiso for 20 years.
Tuft begins his two-year term on Jan. 1 and …
Read Full ArticleSociety of Innovators cites marsh project
LOWELL – The Indiana Grand Kankakee Marsh Restoration Project has been named the November Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.
The project has acquire, restored and enhanced 22,786 acres across eight counties. About 100 years ago, the Kankakee River in Indiana was dredged and the Grande Marsh wetlands drained.
Since 1994, a group of 36 partners has completed …
Read Full ArticleTwo region environmental groups merge
VALPARAISO – Two Northwest Indiana environmental organizations, the Hoosier Environmental Council and the Legal Environmental Aid Foundation, have merged. The two will operate at the Hoosier Environmental Council.
Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda said the merger made sense because there was a lot of overlap in what the two organizations did. The organization works to educate and advocate for solutions to improve the region’s air …
Read Full ArticleCummins is CEO of HealtheACCESS
PORTAGE – William H. Cummins has been named president and CEO of HealtheACCESS Clinics LLC.
Cummins is currently chief executive officer for Regency Hospitals in Northwest Indiana, which has facilities in Portage and East Chicago. Previously, he was CEO for Porter Hospital in Valparaiso.
He takes over for Donald E. Kiger, who becomes chairman of the board.
“Bill Cummins brings a vast amount of …
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