Details regarding workplace safety will be discussed on Feb. 6 at the 2024 Safety Seminar hosted by the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBRT), according to the release.
Each presenting company is a past recipient of NWIBRT's Innovation Award, which is presented at the annual Construction Awards Banquet, according to the release. This award is given only to companies that develop new safety initiatives, processes and procedures that creatively solve industry safety challenges and problems.
The 2024 seminar will be held at Ironworkers Local 395 Hall in Portage. For registration information, please visit his NWIBRT website, NWIBRT.org. Scheduled presenters include Gary Hulbert of OSHA/INSafe; Aaron Janowitz, BP; Jake Wheeler, Ton & Blank Construction. Shawn DeFee, Total Safety US, Scott Withan, K2 Industrial. Mike Bronson, Thatcher Foundation. Michael Olvera, Cargill; Shane Navratil, EMCOR Hyre Electric. Jason Lamartin, Solid Platforms, Jeff Violo, Fluor. Dylan Gessinger and Brian Babb, orbital engineering;
Save the Dunes and 10 partner organizations in Indiana and Illinois, known as the Calumet Land Conservation Partnership (CLCP), will receive the Force from the Chicago Conservation Alliance on January 17th at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.・The release announced that it won the Nature Award.
Force of Nature Award recipients are nominated by their peers and share a passion for the environment and a determination to improve their communities, the release said. Save the Dunes and her CLCP group were nominated for the Calumet Area Conservation Action Planning Project. This is a collaborative approach to protecting the nature of the bi-state region.
CLCP partners include Save the Dunes, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, National Park Conservation Association, Audubon Great Lakes, Openlands, Metropolitan Planning Council, Wetlands Initiative, Field Museum, and Northwest Indiana Urban Waters included. The release notes the federal partnership.
FAITH CDC (Families Anchored in Total Harmony Inc.) recently announced that enrollment in the Food Is Medicine (FFIM) program is underway, according to a release.
The program will provide northwest Indiana residents with free produce and meal-specific meals each week for six months, according to the release. We are currently accepting patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes, coronary artery disease, or gastrointestinal disease. A referral from a primary care physician is required, the release states.
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The program, located at 656 Carolina Street in Gary, is a partnership between Methodist Hospital and local physicians and farmers. A total of 120 slots are available, according to the release.
For more information about registration, please call 219-880-0850.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 17-18, more than 130 local vendors and artisans will be exhibiting art, jewelry, and handmade interiors at the American Factory at Journeyman Distillery (258 S Campbell St.). They plan to sell decorations, homemade bread, and more. Valparaiso, according to the release.
Journeyman's first winter artisan market, this free event allows shoppers to stroll through booths with products such as homemade beauty products, mosaic glass art, cashmere clothing and more. Dishes and cocktails made with award-winning Journeyman whiskeys are available for purchase on-site. For more information, please visit https://www.journeyman.com/events/Winter-artisan-market/.
Dr. Kimberland Anderson sees patients at the Franciscan Physician Network Family Medicine St. John office located at 8345 Wicker Ave., according to the release.
Rhonda Volk, director of operations for Franciscan Physician Network, said in a release that all existing appointments will be automatically moved to the new location. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago and completed her training at Advocate Christ Family Medicine in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
To make a reservation, call 219-627-5077.
