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Big Shoulders Fund Northwest Indiana hosted its fourth annual Lend a Shoulder Day event. Over 100 community members along with Big Shoulders executives, board members, and volunteers visited several local schools to interact with students, teachers, and principals. This year they visited St. John the Baptist Catholic School (SJB) in Whiting, Saint Mary’s Catholic School in Crown Point, Michigan City’s Saint Stanislaus Kostka School, and Marquette Catholic High School.

“This award has been one way to recognize positive impact people that embrace the premise of our mission,” said GreatNews.Life - Positive News and Community Networks Powering Good Founder Christopher Mahlmann. "This year, with the growth of our team, a common thread is how these recipients embrace, support, and align with our Lifers. This began as my mission, and Natalie and I are blessed that a legion of Lifers live that mission everyday."

“We have such a fun group of people at Latitude Commercial, and it really stems from Aaron McDermott,” she said. “His leadership style is modeled on this book by a Navy captain – ‘It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy’ – where we’re all a part of this. If we all own our piece and all make feedback and give suggestions, we can keep getting better.?This is all our ship; it’s all of our company. That’s how Aaron leads, and it’s our culture. We’re all a team.” Michelle Czysczon

"We truly have a family-oriented culture in our office. Because we have been involved with so many milestone events in our clients' lives over the years, we’ve developed that deep sense of camaraderie with them, too. They’ve become more than just our friends, they’re our family". Oak Partners Inc. Crystal DeHaven

“This groundbreaking represents a significant step towards the Y's part in the strengthening our community, fostering economic growth, and deepening our commitment of stewardship and connection within the Duneland Community,” Duneland Family YMCA Chair James Trout said. “The board and I are thrilled to be part of something that will leave a lasting and positive impact for generations to come.” Town of Chesterton IN

With her can-do attitude, interpersonal skills, and deep knowledge of GNL’s capabilities, Shelby Prouty plans to continue helping cement the news network’s roots in the Region while Jenny Craig-Brown looks to Michiana.Life - Great News Life. “I want to be the Jenny Craig-Brown of Lake and Porter Counties,” Prouty said. “I want to be that person for our partners in the Region, to really own the sales department in those two counties.”

larry Millefoglie pointed to Korellis’ extensive portfolio of uniquely challenging jobs – some of which shared similar characteristics – as a key reason for why they earned the right to work on Dune Park in the first place. “We’ve worked on a lot of high-profile jobs in the area,” he said. “The Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is one of our projects, as is Cabela's’s here in Northwest Indiana. The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Welcome Center off I-65 is also one that I worked on. With my experience, the experience of our guys out in the field, and our team in the office, we have a team that’s able to put everything together and bring out good results for everybody.”

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“Many years ago, spectators would gather at Marquette Park Beach to watch the Gary Air Show,” Taillon said. “It was eventually moved to another location, but we finally brought the show back here where it belongs last year. Marquette Park Beach is one of the Region’s most beautiful locations and the fact that the air show is being held here once again elevates it to an even higher level of quality and helps make it one of the best events in the state of Indiana, if not beyond.” South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Gary/Chicago International Airport City of Gary