For me, a highlight of 2020 has been chairing the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission. The commission was created to commemorate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Indiana's ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed that the...
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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced his 2021 Next Level Agenda, which is focused on safely navigating out of the pandemic and emerging as a stronger Indiana. “The 2021 Next Level Agenda is focused on making sure Indiana remains a state of...
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Leadership can be challenging. Responsibilities can take you away from your true north. Changes happen which can make you feel like a fish out of water. Failure happens and you have to determine what to do with that. Sometimes...
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By:
Bert Cook
Last Updated: November 23, 2020
Every year is different and 2020 has really pushed that envelope. It has been a challenge in so many senses of the word. The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts throughout the world and here in La Porte it has been especially challenging. That...
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By:
Bert Cook
Last Updated: November 16, 2020
This message is from La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership Executive Director Bert Cook. Every year is different and 2020 has really pushed that envelope. It has been a challenge in so many senses of the word. The pandemic has had far-reaching...
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The fun part of business is that rarely do you find someone who comes to work with ill intent or a work process that was put in place to cause problems. The intention is almost always to do good, it’s just that sometimes the “how” isn’t the...
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This week, Indiana received approval to continue its successful alternative to the traditional Medicaid expansion program, the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), for 10 more years, allowing the state to continue providing medical coverage for over...
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Dear LEAP Members,Every year is different and 2020 has really pushed that envelope. It has been a challenge in so many senses of the word. The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts throughout the world and here in La Porte it has been especially...
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On my desk, at the corporate office for the health system I work for as well as in my office at home, I have a small scrap of paper taped down. All it says is ‘pride,’ with a circle around it and a line through it. Like ghostbusters, I...
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Gov. Eric Holcomb and U.S. Administration for Children and Families Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson recently announced Indiana is the top state in the nation for increasing the number of children adopted from foster...
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