ANDERSON – Hispanic business owners in Indiana have a new opportunity to receive loan funds at fair and favorable terms and access resources to help them succeed. Bankable, an SBA lender located in Anderson, recently launched the Hispanic-Owned Business Loan Fund in response to a growing need throughout the state. Any Indiana business owner who identifies as Hispanic may [...]

JEFFERSONVILLE – At its September monthly meeting, the River Ridge Development Authority (RRDA) Board of Directors took a significant step in enhancing local economic growth. By unanimous vote, the Board approved a resolution prohibiting the future sale of a large portion of remaining land within the Commerce Center to companies whose projected average wage is not greater than the [...]

Free Tutoring Resource Provides Middle and High School Students with Access to STEM Homework Help from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Students  TERRE HAUTE – With school back in session, AskRose Homework Help, a National Tutoring Association-certified program, announces the return of its science and math tutors for the 2024-25 school year. This free educational support provides students in grades six [...]

VALPARAISO – The Kinder lernen Deutsch German Language program at Valparaiso University is accepting registrations for children in grades 2-4. Registration is $75, and sessions will take place Tuesdays starting September 24 through February, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center. Beginners, repeat attendees, and children with prior exposure to German are [...]

Industry veteran offers guidance, experience to moving company leaders INDIANAPOLIS – Wheaton | Bekins, the fourth largest van line in the country, taps April Milner, a seven-year employee of the van line with a long history in moving and storage, as its newest vice president. Milner, Wheaton | Bekins' new Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Move Management, brings [...]

Bill Gould joins Allied Solutions CARMEL – Allied Solutions welcomes Bill Gould as executive vice president. Gould most recently served as president and chief operating officer for Trustmark following a long tenure at Securian Financial, Allied Solutions’ parent company. “Bill knows Allied,” Allied Solutions CEO Pete Hilger said. “Bill was instrumental in supporting the integration of Allied Solutions into the [...]

VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University’s bachelor’s degree programs in bioengineering and environmental engineering have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. These new offerings are a part of Valparaiso University’s dedication to learning [...]

Ethiopian international student Sara Tewoldemedhin ’26, a biochemistry major at Valparaiso University, has completed the summer portion of her research as the University’s first recipient of the American Physiological Society's (APS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). Her project analyzes compounds involved in regulating fluids within the body to explore unanswered questions in the mechanics of those systems. The Fellowship [...]

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions has announced that it will receive 500 Ring devices to distribute and support Indiana seniors, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. A community initiative granted through USAging, Ring is donating Video Doorbells and Stick Up Cams with the goal of addressing home safety and accessibility, social isolation and caregiver support. Only 10 Area Agencies [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – FORUM Credit Union announces an organizational promotion and new hire within its technology and auditing teams. Karri Gates has been promoted to Assistant Vice President - Project Management in the Technology Department. She has been with FORUM since December 2006 and has served in various roles including Contact Center Manager, Retail Delivery Project Manager, Core Conversion Project [...]