A team of three Valparaiso University students hit the iPhone app jackpot over the holiday weekend, releasing Battery Go!, an iPhone application that gives users an easy way to see how much battery power their device has and the amount of time they can talk on their phone, watch videos, browse the Web or listen [...]

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Tuition and fees at Purdue University Calumet stand to increase 5% to 6% during the upcoming 2009-10 academic year, according to a proposal by Purdue officials.
The projected fee hike is in response to a 5.2 percent cut in state appropriation dollars to Purdue Calumet’s 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years operating budget. Although Purdue Calumet and [...]

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The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) recently granted three-year accreditation with commendation to the cancer program of LaPorte Regional Health System (LRHS).
The program received the three-year accreditation with commendation following an on-site evaluation by a physician surveyor. Further, the program demonstrated a commendation level of compliance with one or [...]

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A survey of 350 CEOs of Indiana businesses reveals that customer loyalty and retention is the No. 1 issue facing chief executives. “Corporate reputation” also scored highly, while employee retention, top-line growth and securing funding all took a back seat.
Local municipalities will save a bundle thanks to the Indiana Department of Administration’s decision to aggregate [...]

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