HealthLinc has been awarded the Health Center Quality Improvement FY 2017 Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds are given when quality measures are met and used by health centers to continue improving the effectiveness and quality of health care provided to their communities. “Americans deserve a health care system that’s affordable, accessible, of [...]

Ronald Elsenbaumer, special advisor to the president at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and a Purdue University alumnus, has been named the next chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, effective Nov. 1. Purdue President Mitch Daniels on Thursday (Sept. 21) announced Elsenbaumer would replace Vicky Carwein, who retired after serving as IPFW chancellor since 2012. Purdue [...]

Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce Amy Cornell has been promoted to vice president at the government relations and strategic communications firm. With an extensive background in agribusiness, Cornell will lead and assist clients with the agricultural, rural development and related business sectors, focusing on policy and state and local government relations. “Few people in Indiana [...]

As Indiana continues to cultivate workforce talent and employment opportunities for women in the male-dominant field of information technology (IT), WGU Indiana has announced 15 new scholarships for women in any of its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the College of Information Technology. Each of the Women in Technology Scholarships offered through WGU Indiana is valued at up to $2,000— $500 per [...]

On Thursday, September 14, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) approved a new degree program to be offered by the newly realigned Purdue University Fort Wayne (pending anticipated HLC approval of the IPFW realignment). The Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry will be available for students beginning the fall 2018 semester. "We are proud to bring this new degree [...]

HealthLinc has been recognized as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) for five of their community health centers. To reach PCMH Level 3 status, each site had to meet an extensive set of standards as outlined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Each of the sites renewed under the current 2014 guidelines. Patient-Centered Medical Homes provide [...]

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has dispatched a team of appraisers, office claims representatives and field claims representatives to assist Texas Farm Bureau Insurance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The team of nine headed to Texas this past weekend and will remain there for two weeks to complete inspections and handle claims. “We are happy to help one of [...]

Marisol Buchanan, CEO of Premikati, located in Indianapolis, IN was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization, and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. Buchanan, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they [...]

Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. (TMHU), commemorated the 50th anniversary of the first Toyota forklift sold in the U.S. with a special event for dealers, associates, dignitaries and media at its U.S. forklift headquarters in Columbus, Indiana. The company, which holds the title as the number one forklift in North America, sold its first U.S. forklift to a grape farmer [...]