2012 has been a great year for the Ideas in Motion Media team. We launched our third online community, we overhauled our web design to be faster and easier to navigate, we doubled the size of our team, and by every measure we will complete our year having had the best 12 months since we launched back in 2009.
Below are the 10 stories, photo galleries, or videos that best summarize what it is we are doing and what we strive to do to bring you the absolute best good-news stories in our communities. We hope you enjoy this look back at the year as we look forward to bringing you even more good news stories in 2013 and beyond!
Porter Moves A Hospital
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Driving on Highway 49, you maybe have noticed a new facility adjacent to the route. Porter Regional Hospital officially opened its doors on August 25, bringing a new level of healthcare to the region. The hospital moved from the old LaPorte St location to its current spot all in one morning, requiring precise coordination from a variety of groups.
The move was controlled via two command centers, one at the origin hospital and one at the new facility. The mood inside both centers was very calm and coordinated. “We don’t operate in chaos,” Nalli stated, discussing the communication taking place between the individuals in the room, via phones and poly-coms between command center origin and command center destination, via live tracking on computers, and from people in each room whose presence there was to make sure every step was taken care of. “It’s actually communicative.”
Portage Lives in the Spotlight
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight highlights people around our community who go the extra mile to make Portage a better place to live.
If you know of someone who is going above and beyond, someone who is truly doing great work in the community, in a school, in a church, on a team, or in an organization, send us an email at share@portagelife.com and we'll add them to our continually growing list of people to highlight in our community.
Ideas in Motion Media Launches Third Good News Online Community with LaPorteCountyLife.com
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Ideas in Motion Media, publishers of ValpoLife.com and PortageLife.com, have launched their third exclusively-positive online community network, LaPorteCountyLife.com, dedicated to sharing the good news stories of people, organizations and businesses throughout La Porte County. The new online community network, encompassing the website, email newsletter and social networks, officially launched Wednesday, August 15, 2012, allowing users to access the full multimedia experience of stories, articles, photos and videos, all promoting good news throughout La Porte County. “We are happy to be moving our message of good news east into La Porte County,” said Ideas in Motion Media Publisher and CEO Chris Mahlmann. “We are excited to bring the positive message and impact to the county’s larger communities in La Porte and Michigan City, and also to every community like Westville, New Prairie, Michiana Shores and beyond. There are good things happening and good people to tell stories about in every corner of the county. If it’s positive, we’re on it.”
Steindler Signs Wraps Yet Another Ideas In Motion Media Vehicle, A 2012 Chevy Volt in "Connect to Good News" Partnership with Arnell Chevy-Kia
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Have you seen the highly decorated and detailed vehicles that belong to Ideas in Motion Media? They sport our logos with colorful designs displayed all over, making quite a positive statement as they cruise down the street. Well, meet the newest addition to the fleet Chris Mahlmann, Publisher and CEO of Ideas in Motion Media, took his Arnell Chevy-Kia Chevrolet Volt to Steindler Signs & Graphix in Wanatah, IN to get a custom car wrap.
"This will be the fifth car wrap that they have done on our behalf and we love working with them,” said Mahlmann. “We are more excited about this one than any other as it really focuses on our core messages and ties into what is awesome about the Volt being plugged in to good news," Mahlmann said.
Portage High School Class of 2012 Graduation
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Portage High School waved goodbye to the Class 2012 at the Graduation Commencement Ceremony on the PHS football field on Sunday afternoon. Friends and family members packed to the stands and batted the extreme heat in order to show support for their Portage senior. Well over 500 students walked in this year’s graduation.
The program got underway with a welcome from Principal Caren Swickard and the performing of the National Anthem by senior Erica Gaffney. A musical presentation was delivered by the senior choir members as they performed Like an Eagle
Good Life Awards - A Night to Celebrate Crazy Ideas and Good People
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Soon after we launched three years ago, I wondered in a blog post if it was just a crazy idea to have an award just for Good People. Fast forward a couple of years and through countless other crazy ideas, to our Good Life Awards party, which honored five individuals who have made such a positive impact on the world around them and on the LIFE mission. The net proceeds from the night will go to the Valparaiso Schools Foundation and the Porter County Career and Technical Center.
I was proud to see Ideas in Motion Media host the event and happy to present each recipient with their award, a hand crafted steel piece made by Industrial Revolution owner Mike Leeson, who is also President of Synergy Steel Structures.
9th Annual Portage Chamber PCBN a Huge Success
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The Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce held its ninth annual Portage Community Business Night at Woodland Park on April 19, 2012, with what seemed to be a record turnout for the community event.
We had an awesome time connecting to many new faces at the event and re-connecting with some in the community who we hadn’t seen in some time. We always enjoy the opportunity that the PCBN event gives us to put ourselves out in front of the community, and it gives us a chance to share our story about sharing the positive stories of the people, organizations, and businesses in Portage.
Ideas in Motion Media Partners with Northwest Indiana Organizations on Popular Photos of Life Galleries within ValpoLife.com, PortageLife.com
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Ideas in Motion Media Inc. announced today partnerships for its popular Photos of Life Galleries in conjunction with the support of four local businesses to help share good news and great images of life in Northwest Indiana.
NIPSCO, St. Mary’s Medical Center, REGIONAL Federal Credit Union, and Lakeshore Bone & Joint have partnered with the good news media company to be ongoing sponsors of the Photos of Life Galleries, which display over three million photos annually.
“We are incredibly excited to have these great businesses on board with us in sharing some really good, fun photos of people and events taking place in Northwest Indiana,” said Chris Mahlmann, CEO of Ideas in Motion Media.
Redesigning PortageLife: Bringing Blogging Back with PortageLife Voices
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We’re bringing our blogging back with a new section on the website with “PortageLife Voices”. The idea is simple: we want you to share your voice with us about something positive in the community.
The rest of our sections and categories share the good news of events happening, kids winning tournaments, someone got a promotion or new job, there’s a great deal on a car, etc. But with PortageLife Voices, we want you to share something more.
The State of LIFE - Letter to the Community
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Three years ago, we launched a new look at LIFE…
…a new media start-up working at a relentless pace above a garage, based entirely on one simple premise: Good News.
… a place you could go to enjoy positive, community-oriented information about the town, city, or region you live in and the people involved.
… a place where you can celebrate what is right in the world, share it with your friends, family, and your community of neighbors at school, work, or church and having some fun doing it!