Doctor offers introductory telehealth appointment to address mental health of Hoosiers during crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Gov. Eric Holcomb shared an important message [...]
Purdue approves new hall of science name
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) - The Purdue University Board of Trustees has approved the naming of the university's new STEM Teaching Lab facility as the Chaney-Hale Hall of Science.
Gov. Holcomb to extend stay-at-home order for Hoosiers by 2 weeks
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Indiana's governor says he will order Hoosiers [...]
New protective device being used in Northwest Indiana
A new kind of personal protective equipment is being used by medical professionals after being brought to Methodist Hospitals by its medical director, Mohammad Zaman. The new device is a plexiglass intubation box which can be used to further protect patients as they're being placed on a ventilator.
Lake County relief fund grows
Gifts from several foundations have led to raising nearly a million dollars for COVID-19 relief in Lake County. The John and James Knight Legacy Foundation, Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, and a joint effort from Legacy Foundation, Crown Point Community Foundation and Foundations of East Chicago have raised over $915,000.
OrthoPediatrics Corp. acquires Israeli company
WARSAW, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) - Warsaw-based OrthoPediatrics Corp. (Nasdaq: KIDS) has acquired Israel-based medical device company ApiFix Ltd. including its minimally invasive deformity correction (“MID-C”) system for non-fusion treatment of progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (“AIS”).
Hicks: record unemployment signals impact of COVID-19
MUNCIE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) - In response to Thursday’s initial jobless claims, Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, says the numbers reflect the accelerating closure of commerce as Americans quickly adapt to social distancing and face stay at home orders in a rapidly widening number of states.
K-12 schools in Indiana to conduct remote learning through remainder of school year
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- All K-12 schools in Indiana [...]
Navy assists Purdue with grant to improve service life of helicopters
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) - AnalySwift LLC, a Purdue University-affiliated commercial software provider, has been awarded a $240,000 Small Business Innovation Research program grant from the U.S. Navy.
EdisonLearning to withdrawal from Gary schools
GARY, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) - Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Florida-based for-profit educational services provider EdisonLearning says it plans to end its relationship with the Gary Community School Corp. at the end of the school year.