Paul Anderson, general manager of Shrine of Christ’s Passion, receives a check from (l. to r.) Diversified Marketing Strategies representatives Andrea Pearman and Sumer Rex. The event helped raise more than $16,000 for the Shrine, a journey through the Passion of Christ along a half-mile trail in St. John.
The Saint Mary’s College’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) and the Indiana Department of Administration’s (IDOA) Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (MWBE) Division are proud to co-host the 2012 MWBE Northern Indiana Resource Fair. This year’s event, titled “Personal Empowerment for Small Business Owners,” will be held in the Student Center at Saint Mary’s College on Thursday, March 15 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The fair—described as part trade show, part workshop, and part networking—is free and open to the public. Space is limited, but advance registration is required. Lunch is provided. Those interested may register until March 8 at www.in.gov/confreg.
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Tickets are now available for the 2012 Opportunity Enterprises Celebration of Achievement Luncheon, to be held on Tuesday, March 20 at Strongbow Inn in Valparaiso. Doors will open at 11:00 AM with lunch and a program from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
The event will feature an awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of OE clients, staff, volunteers, and community partners, followed by a special presentation by performance duo “Handicap This!” Performers Mike Berkson and Tim Wambach bring their true-life adventure to the stage with humor and honesty, and provide a provocative look at friendship, breaking down barriers, living with disabilities, and most of all about living to your potential. To learn more, visit their website at www.handicapthis.com.
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Kentucky is seeking teams of contractors to design and build a new downtown Louisville bridge, a modernized downtown interchange and improved I-65 connections to Southern Indiana, Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock announced today.
The notice of intent is the first step to procurement of Kentucky’s half of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project, a bi-state partnership with the State of Indiana to build two new bridges and enhance interstate connections that will improve safety, congestion and mobility for the region.
Contractor teams from around the region, nation and world are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting beginning at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 1, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville. Information is available online at www.kyinbridges.com and here.
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Lutheran Basketball returns to Northwest Indiana today, March 25th through the 27th. This year’s tournament will draw boys and girls from across the nation to participate at Valparaiso University.
More than 64 teams are expected.
Lutheran Basketball means big business to the South Shore, as this tournament uses 2,400 hotel rooms during their stay and will create an estimated economic impact of $600,000 to the local economy.
To learn more about the tournament, visit www.lbaa.org.
Methodist Hospitals will present The Truth about Heart Attack Thursday Feb. 24, 2011, at the Methodist Hospitals Cardiac Rehab Center.
Participants of this free seminar, presented by cardiologist, Dr. Kais Yehyawi, M.D. and Connie Adams, RN – Chest Pain Coordinator, will learn about the risk factors and warning signs of a heart attack and what happens after one has had a heart attack. The seminar will also include free blood pressure and cholesterol screenings. Continue reading
The South Shore will be rolling out the welcome mats to returning conventions that will be hosted at the Star Plaza in Merrillville. Salvation Army and the United Council of Corvette Clubs are two of the most recent conventions that were secured by the South Shore CVA and the Star Plaza sales staff. Both will bring hundreds of thousands of dollars to the local economy.
Salvation Army is traditionally the largest convention held in northwest Indiana, bringing in 3,000 people and approximately 1,000 room nights. The convention was not held in Merrillville in 2010, but will return to the area in 2011 and again in 2012 and 2014. Salvation Army will bring more than $250,000 to the local economy (each year) with the influx of people attending the convention. Salvation Army will be held June 10th through 12th in 2011.
The United Council of Corvette Clubs (UCCC) was secured for July 8th through 15th of 2012. The event will include drag racing, a road course, cars shows and plenty of social activities. A very large part of securing the event was having the support of the Northwest Indiana Corvette Club during the bid process. Julius Johnson, Vice President of the UCCC and Governor of the NW Indiana Corvette Club, is a local “bring it home” hero for helping secure the event in northwest Indiana. Johnson said, “We are excited to bring this event back to the region after 9 years in other locations. It’s going to be at great event for the community and also a great way to showcase the area to other Corvette enthusiasts.”
The United Council of Corvette Clubs will bring 200 attendees and will total approximately 560 room nights. Through visitor spending at local businesses and the Star Plaza, the convention will bring more than $140,000 to the economy.
The South Shore CVA has been aggressively working on the “bring it home” campaign, where locals can help influence a bid of regional, state or national events to come to northwest Indiana. Conference attendees spend an average of $250 (including hotel rates) during their stay in northwest Indiana. The SSCVA places great value on the “bring it home” message because it increases economic impact and supports local businesses.
The Center for Workforce Innovations will host “Educating Our Way to a Better Economy,” a One Region/One Vision Education Summit, Wednesday February 23 at Hobart High School in Hobart, IN.
The program, which begins at 3 p.m., includes dinner and a keynote address by Martha Kanter, appointed Under Secretary of Education for the U.S. Department of Education by President Obama.
The event is sponsored by The Times, BP, Hodges & Davis-Attorneys at Law and the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board
To register online, visit innovativeworkforce.com.
Above: (l. to r.) Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point President Dave Ruskowski and Working Well Regional Director Tim Ross accept a plaque from Rich Shelhamer, National Sales Manager of Perry Johnson Registrars commemorating Working Well’s achievement of ISO 9001:2008 certification at the Crown Point facility.
Working Well occupational healthcare’s facilities at Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point were honored for attaining ISO 9001:2008 certification during a presentation today at Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point.
Working Well is the only occupational healthcare provider in the world to have received ISO 9001:2008 certification.
Rich Shelhamer, National Sales Manager of Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., an ISI 9001 auditing firm, presented a plaque commemorating the achievement to Working Well Regional Director Tim Ross and Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point President Dave Ruskowski.
The presentation was part of the Innovators Café, an ongoing series of luncheons designed to allow business and educational leaders to share strategies for innovation. The events are produced by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.
ISO 9001:2008 certification is part of the ISO 9000 family of quality certification procedures managed by the International Organization for Standardization (Geneva, Switzerland). The gold standard of quality certifications, ISO 9000 standards are employed by more than one million companies in 172 countries, and in the U.S. over the last two decades, have become routine across a broad swath of manufacturing industries.
Ross says that the certification provides a foundation for best practices that will ensure the highest quality healthcare, improved outcomes and reduced errors for all patients, which will in turn increase patient safety and satisfaction.
Working Well’s Michigan City location received ISO 9001:2008 certification last June. Its remaining three locations in Hammond, Munster and Valparaiso should all be certified by the end of the second quarter of this year.