Ideas in Motion Media Partners with Northwest Indiana Organizations on Popular Photos of Life Galleries within ValpoLife.com, PortageLife.com

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.

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Each of the four organizations have placed their support behind ValpoLife.com, PortageLife.com, and the Life mission of supporting good news about the people, places, and organizations in the region, and the network of websites, newsletters, and social media networks that have been built around that mission.

“We're glad to support the valuable community resources ValpoLife and PortageLife provide. Their coverage of local news and events helps bring the region together,” explained Kathleen Szot, External Communications Specialist with NIPSCO.

“REGIONAL is Valparaiso and Portage’s hometown credit union. We support local business and community organizations, and getting on board with ValpoLife and PortageLife is part of that,” said Kevin Kosek, Director of Business Development at of Regional Federal Credit Union.

The Photos of Life Galleries sponsorship and expansion is the first of several major developments in store for Ideas in Motion Media in 2012, as the company builds new and innovative hyper-local good news-focused services and networks in Northwest Indiana, Indiana, and beyond.

“ValpoLife and PortageLife have become a valued and trusted source of information to residents of the Portage, Valparaiso, and surrounding communities,” explained Mary Fetsch, Marketing and Community Relations Director of St. Mary Medical Center. “We are proud to team up with such a great organization in sharing important news about our healthcare resources and activities.”

About Ideas in Motion Media

Starting in Northwest Indiana, Ideas in Motion Media Inc. creates hyper-local, positive news-minded, community-based networks. They look to bring these networks to every city, township, county, or region that wants a vibrant alternative to the traditional cycle of negative news in media. Utilizing a real-time news mentality, web publishing tools, social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and a strong mission-based editorial and publishing management, IIMM is able to create an impact with communication of the good articles, editorials, photos, videos, events, and stories related to a community. IIMM develops networks of engaged, active, online, positive-minded people and organizations each community they serve.