Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Kathy Burnette, founder of Brain Lair Books, frequently role-played as a bookstore owner with her friends. After moving to South Bend, Burnette explored different career paths and ultimately wound up living out her ...... Read More
With the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership taking over planning for IDEA Week from the IDEA Center, this year’s iteration of Founder Factory will be the last edition and is set to take place on November 20 at the South Bend City Church from 4 p.m.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Rival Holdings has launched Defy Investments, an investment and management company specializing in acquiring and growing commercial and residential construction companies. Acquired by Rival Holdings in June 2024, Laux Construction will join ...... Read More
Representatives from the NASA will visit South Bend on Friday for tests on its Advanced Noise Control Fan, operated by the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory and featuring parts made by high school students at Career Academy Network of Public Schools.... Read More
Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) Chancellor Susan Elrod is retiring after five years in the role. During her tenure, Elrod led the development of a new strategic plan for the university and also launched the school’s Civil Rights Heritage Center and the ...... Read More
Skilled nursing care provider Euson Lindsay Health LLC has acquired The Laurels of Goshen and renamed the senior-care facility as The Restoracy Goshen. The company declined to provide financial terms of the acquisition.... Read More
After selling his first proper business, Story Blocks, Joel Holland and his wife, Mary Ashley, bought an RV and started their journey from Washington, D.C. through all the lower 48 states over the course of two years. The couple bought Harvest Hosts after ...... Read More
Pushing the needle on entrepreneurial education is what Iris Hammel, executive director of Regional Innovation & Startup Education (RISE), describes as her life’s work. Deeply passionate about practical entrepreneurship training, Hammel also serves as senior ...... Read More
Local officials, community partners and other stakeholders gathered to celebrate the opening of the newly completed 220,000 square feet Mishawaka Fieldhouse on Thursday, more than a decade after the vision was first conceived. The project came to life through ...... Read More
Experiencing what it’s like to live and work in the region is at the heart of the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership’s We+You Student Immersion Experience holding this week. The bi-annual experience introduces undergraduate and graduate students to comp...... Read More
