Valpo chamber honors Nalli, Thorgren as leaders

VALPARAISO | Local business leaders Jonathan Nalli and Rob Thorgren were honored at the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce’s annual Salute to Leadership dinner Saturday evening.

Valpo chamber honors Nalli, Thorgren as leaders

Rob Thorgren, recipient of this year's Legacy of Service award at the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce's Salute to Leadership banquet, greets visitors to the celebration on Saturday at Strongbow Inn. Thorgren is president of Thorgren Tool and Molding.

Valpo chamber honors Nalli, Thorgren as leaders

Jonathan Nalli, recipient of this year's Distinguished Community Leader award from the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, speaks with others during the Salute to Leadership dinner and award ceremony on Saturday at Valparaiso's Strongbow Inn. Nalli is CEO of Porter Hospital.

Chamber honors economic generators

VALPARAISO │ The Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce honored 21 companies it identified as being major economic generators in Northwest Indiana during a business appreciation luncheon Tuesday at Valparaiso University’s Harre Union.

County candidates square off in forum

VALPARAISO | Candidates for contested Porter County Council and commissioner seats pretty much agreed with each other Tuesday night during a forum sponsored by the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce.

20 UNDER 40: Jon Schmaltz

Attorney Jon Schmaltz became a partner of the Valparaiso law firm Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP in 2006 when he was only 32. He grew up in Michigan City and earned his undergraduate degree at Purdue University in 1996 before attending the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis.…

Two from region retained as trustees in higher education

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels has reappointed a Merrillville man and a Valparaiso woman as trustees of an Indiana university and college.

Real world finances add up for students

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Ladd Defoor's life was going along pretty well until he lost his job and couldn't find a new one.

Valpo Chamber, PNC Porter County host official Purdue mascot

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce members satisfied their inner child -- maybe even their inner hobos -- at Chamber After Hours on Thursday.

Richards elected to lead state chamber group

VALPARAISO | Rex Richards, president and CEO of the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, recently was elected to serve as the 2011-12 chairman for the Indiana Chamber Executives Association.

Disney reveals best practices at workshop for local businesses

VALPARAISO | It's good practice to run a Mickey Mouse operation. Just ask the 260 business professionals who attended the Disney Institute's Approach to Business Excellence on Tuesday at Valparaiso University's Harre Union.

Valparaiso Chamber to host Disney Institute on Aug. 16

VALPARAISO | The Disney Institute is bringing its professional development program, Disney's Approach to Business Excellence, on Aug. 16 to the Harre Union at Valparaiso University.

Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence

On Tuesday, August 16th, the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce will bring Disney Institute to Valparaiso University's Harre Union. The one-day program will give business leaders the power they need to propel their organization forward by teaching the five most powerful lessons in business, less…

Rail summit to highlight freight, high-speed, commuter

The United States' top transportation official is coming to Chesterton to boost freight, passenger and high-speed rail as the solution to rebuilding the U.S. economy.