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INDIANAPOLIS – Hamilton is proud to announce its recognition as a Platinum Winner in the 2025 Hermes Creative Awards for its exceptional work on Elanco’s exhibit at the Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX) 2025. The Hermes Creative Awards honor outstanding achievements by creative professionals in the fields of design, writing, and traditional and emerging media. Administered by the Association of [...]

STAR Financial Bank recently awarded $10,000 to the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation (INRF) in support of the Discover the Outdoors field trip grant program. Offered in partnership between Indiana State Parks and the INRF, Discover the Outdoors encourages educators from all K-12 schools to take students on field trips to an Indiana state park or reservoir. “We greatly appreciate STAR [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – FORUM Credit Union CEO, Doug True, won the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award at the 7th Annual Mt. Vernon Education Foundation Gala on Saturday, April 12. The gala was hosted at the Indiana Roof Ballroom and honored Mt. Vernon’s teachers, staff, alumni, and community leaders who champion education. The event raised more than $25,000 to fund a new [...]

VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University welcomes Chicago native Gloria Castillo, founder of CMC Enterprises, LLC and former president and CEO of Chicago United, who will serve as the commencement speaker closing out the semester on Saturday, May 10, 2025. “Gloria’s immense efforts have made a tremendous impact on the business sector of the Chicago area,” José D. Padilla, president of [...]

MARION – Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) will host Carlos Campo, Ph.D., CEO of Museum of the Bible, as the commencement speaker for its spring graduation ceremonies on Saturday, April 26.  During the ceremonies, Campo will also receive an honorary Doctor of Public Leadership degree. He is a distinguished educator, businessman, and founder whose Kingdom-oriented focus provides a meaningful context [...]

 Parkview one of 65 hospitals selected by Medtronic for research  FORT WAYNE – The Parkview Heart Institute has been selected by medical technology firm Medtronic as one of 65 hospitals globally to participate in a clinical trial of a new heart catheter. Ireland-based Medtronic recently enrolled its first patient to trial the Prevail™ paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter for in-stent restenosis (ISR) [...]

WARSAW – Bowen Health has named six people to management positions. Kim Shininger, Director of Community Engagement, Wabash Ms. Shininger joins Bowen Health with more than 35 years of healthcare experience in operations, human resources, and community initiatives. She grew up in Wabash and has worked for a large health system there for most of her career. Her unique perspective [...]

First Farmers Bank & Trust branch, 175 South Rangeline Road CARMEL – First Farmers Bank & Trust, one of the top 15 largest Indiana chartered banks, announces the grand opening of its newest location in Carmel, Indiana. This office will be the bank’s 38th location across Indiana and Eastern Illinois. The grand opening of the new office is set to be [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – In a powerful collaboration to address the rising cost of healthcare, Hylant, Parkview Health, and Butler University launched a dynamic, data-driven initiative aimed at identifying the root causes of high healthcare spending. The “Total Cost of Care Data Challenge” kicked off on March 20, 2025, at Butler University, bringing together 10 student teams tasked with analyzing Medicaid patient data [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – FORUM Credit Union now has financial coaching and small dollar digital investing through its subscription-based service called SafisLife. With SafisLife, members receive guidance on all aspects of their financial wellness including budgeting, credit score improvement, asset allocation, lifestyle planning, debt management, and more. A financial coach works with the member using tools available from Enrich Financial Literacy to [...]