The Influential Women of Northwest Indiana recognizes Susan Riddering, vice president of NorthStar360 Business Solutions, as a nominee for the 2012 Up-And-Coming Woman of the Year in Business. Riddering will be honored at the annual awards banquet on May 31.

“I am so very honored to be recognized as an influential woman in Northwest Indiana. Being recognized with a group of women that I look up to and admire is such an accolade. These women truly are making our communities a better place to work and live,” said Riddering.

This annual event honors women from 11 industries ranging from healthcare and education to construction and law. A committee of local business leaders had the daunting task of selecting nominees from more than 100 nominations. A nomination is a high honor and shows each woman nominated is highly respected by her peers.

“Northwest Indiana is the center for the growing influence of women in the workplace,” event founder Andrea Pearman said, “We are simply here to honor those women of the area who are working to build and help the women’s place in the workforce.”