

Memories of King Kong Bundy's visit to Mishawaka
I met Christopher Pallies at a high school gymnasium in Mishawaka, IN on a cold February night about a decade ago. I was serving at the...


TayCo wins Commercialization Award
TayCo Brace, LLC, a South Bend based start-up business was crowned winner of the 2018 1st Source Commercialization Award at a ceremony...


Imagination Library Key to developing Future Workforce
There is a Chinese proverb that I love, it says “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second-best time is today.” The...


Make the right "Hire"
The deadline passed Monday of this week for you to register to vote in this May’s primary election. Hopefully you are signed up and are...


Population Growing Slowly
Five years ago, Indiana began taking an important look at its future. Slow population growth had the State concerned about its future...


IDEA Week Offers Something for Everyone
South by Southwest (SXSW) is going on this week in Austin, Texas. In 1987, the week-long event was launched to bring people together to...


New Regional Economic Development Plan Launched
More than two hundred community leaders from all corners of the region gathered last week in Mishawaka for the unveiling of the first...


We Receive the Air Service We Support
It’s really pretty simple, businesses tend to go where they think the customers are. The airlines are no different, and a community...


Legislature Kicks Off 2018 Session
Today, the Indiana General Assembly will kick-off it’s 2018 Legislative Session. This year is a short session, with a scheduled end in...


Look Back at 2017; Ahead to 2018
If you work in construction, 2017 was a busy year. If you were looking for a job, you had many options. If a new place to live was on...