How can you decide which new technologies to adopt? In 40 short years, the world has been transformed by the personal computer. There are few businesses that can successfully and profitably operate without computers and digital information technology. Embedded in this rapid and overwhelming innovation is a growing sense of falling behind. If you own […]
GARY – Armstrong AeroMod, which specializes in installing in-flight communications systems, will open an operation at Gary/Chicago International Airport. The company, based in Itasca, Ill., will operate an avionics test center in a hangar owned by the Gary Jet Center. The company also is talking about a possible technology partnership with Purdue University and the
HAMMOND – More than 40 Purdue University Calumet student research projects that advance cutting edge technology will be displayed at the university’s CIVS Student Research Showcase on Thursday, April 26. The free presentation is 1 to 3 p.m. in Purdue Calumet’s Center for Innovation through Visualizationa dn Simulation in the Powers Computer Education Building. The
INDIANAPOLIS – WGU Indiana is now accepting applications for its new master’s degree in information technology/network management degree. The non-profit online university degree is designed for students with IT network training who want to advance their careers. Students can begin coursework on May 1. WGU is set up to allow new students to begin six-month
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Redevelopment Corp. has announced it will invest $6.1 million to rehabilitate one of the only remaining buildings of the Studebaker complex into a technology center. The 1 million-square-foot building is at the south edge of downtown near Coveleski Stadium. The owner, Union Station Properties, plans to invest $10 million
MERRILLVILLE – An Israel-based company, ommyx, Ltd., has opened an office at the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. The company helps municipalities with water management, hazardous situation, floods and wastewater treatment. The company was founded in 2007 by Alon Shwartz and Aviv Peled. Information is provided by ommyx through computer software connected with treatment
WHITING – William Halliar, founder of the annual Race for the Future, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Halliar is a retired senior project engineer for TTX Co. and holds 21 patents. He created the race to tap into the “ordinary individual” to
MICHIGAN CITY – United Technologies, the parent company for Sullair Corp. of Michigan City, has announced it may sell the company as a way to raise cash for another acquisition. Sullair, one of the city’s largest employers, is one of five business units United Technologies has put on the market. It wants to raise $3
VALPARAISO – My Social Media Coach has changed its name to Kathy Sipple & Associates. At the same time, owner Kathy Sipple unveiled a redesigned web site. “Along with social media coaching and training, I have branched out into other area: event marketing, business sustainability, branding, email/data management, web design support, webinar productions and also
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet and Tri-State Industries Inc. have formed a partnership that allows students to receive real world robotic experience. The partnership could eventually include internships to train engineering students how to program robots for manufacturing use. Tri-State has formed a new division to handle its rapidly expanding robotics business. The company buys
