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A Northwest Indiana spine surgeon has brought home a slew of awards and ranked in the top 1% of America’s Most Honored Doctors.

MICHIGAN CITY — A local gastroenterologist with Franciscan Physician Network earned board certification. Zohair Ahmed, who practices at Woodland Health Center in Michigan City and Valparaiso Specialty Health Center on U.S. 30 in Porter County, got board certified in interventional gastroenterology, meaning he has shown he meets "nationally recognized standards for education, knowledge, experience and skills." More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There a...

As U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky often did before him, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan appeared before the International Trade Commission Thursday to testify on behalf of local steel mills against the import of seamless line and pressure pipe steel products. "As many of you know, the First Congressional District of Indiana is a recognized leader in steel production and related downstream products. Additionally, I believe that you are familiar with my predecessor, Congressman Pete Visclosky, who has been a lon...

Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger is stepping down from his role overseeing the Indiana Economic Development Corp., which leads economic development efforts in the Hoosier state. “Today, I reluctantly received and accepted Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger’s resignation. He informed me it was the right time for him to step down immediately and I have accepted his decision,” Gov. Eric Holcomb said. “During Jim’s time at the helm of the Indiana Economic De...

The steel industry is calling for more public works projects after the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nations infrastructure a C- grade in its newly released 2021 Report

About three-fourths of small and mid-sized business owners plan to either require employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or encourage them to do so, a survey by PNC Bank found. The Pittsburgh-based bank, which has several branches in Northwest Indiana, found during its semi-annual national small business survey that most business owners believe the vaccine will drive the recovery. About 48% of those surveyed said they would mandate employee vaccinations, while a third plan to provide informat...

Wintrust has gotten nearly 7,000 loan applications for the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program meant to offer small business owners relief during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There are real names, faces and human stories behind that staggering number. This Sunday, The Times partners with 11 Indiana news agencies to share the stories of dozens of “Hoosiers We’ve Lost” in a special print section and online...

Framing Hanley, a rock band from Nashville that recently reunited, will play a reduced-capacity show at the Hobart Art Theater next week.