Business

An intriguing paper from Brookings relays how America’s voting population is skewing older. This is the first time in history (or at least the first census) in which people 45 and older made up the majority of the voting population. These trends...

Business advisor Bill Gregory is taking over leadership of the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center as interim director. Former Regional Director LeAnn McCrum has moved on to another opportunity as she pursues new challenges in her...

The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is presenting its business feasibility workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 13 at the Regional Development Company, 1757 Thornapple Circle. Launch your own Business details the key initial...

Twila Kaye from One Great Gift shares how she decided to open her own business and how Horizon has helped it grow. Visit Horizon Bank on Facebook Visit the Horizon Bank Website Follow Horizon Bank on Twitter What inspired you to open your own...

Verizon Wireless announced an expansion of its 4G LTE network in the greater Chicago area. Starting on December 15, the network will also be available north to the Illinois/Wisconsin state line, east to Valparaiso, Ind., south to Braidwood, Ill., and...

The nation's fastest campus supercomputer has been built at Purdue University. Nicknamed "Carter," the supercomputer was ranked 54th this week on the latest international Top500.org list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. The supercomputer...

By now, most companies have some sort of workable — and hopefully realistic — social media policy for their office. But a new study from Cisco indicates that if you’re considering banning employee access at work, you may be reducing...

Training provided online through the IRS "Link and Learn" program for becoming a certified tax preparer to aid elderly and low-to-moderate-income taxpayers For the second year, the United Way Regional Volunteer Center is looking for volunteers to...

Don’t let my positive attitude fool you; I am a world-class worrier. Just because I view the glass as half full doesn’t mean I’m immune to stress – whether it’s financial, work related, physical or mental. Fortunately,...

Legislation is going through the United States Congress to make it easier for small businesses in America to benefit from crowd-funding. Look for more on this topic in an upcoming edition of BizVoice (via a column from Kevin Hitchen, a founding...