According to Kyle Davis, product specialist, smart sensors, ABB Inc., the IIoT has had such a widespread effect that the company has built its ABB Ability division, which offers more than 180 connected devices. Among them are motors with smart sensors that can be configured to a specific machine to provide detailed feedback.

Keeping an eye on such trends is one thing, but incorporating them into an existing business structure often requires outside expertise. Software outsourcing companies are, by definition, businesses that help other businesses with the development, design, maintenance and testing of their software application and solutions. As such, leading providers in software outsourcing are constantly looking out for the latest tech advancements the market has to offer and craft their much-needed expertise accordingly.

Nick’s Tavern, a Lemont bar that has been featured on Chicago’s Best on WGN, is taking over the former Carlo’s Pizzeria/Big Butt BBQ at 13231 Wicker Ave. in Cedar Lake.

The military aviation-themed barbecue restaurant, acclaimed for its brisket, rib tips and other smoked meats, has more than doubled its seating in the new space behind Mark O’s Bar & Grill in the former Harrison Ridge Plaza, now called the South Shore Plaza. Owners Chris Cole and Anthony Petrocelli had been looking for a larger space to keep up with demand, especially with catering orders.

Bee & Me Boutique is on the move again after losing its lease to the former Renovar space at 100 S. Broad St., at the corner of Main and Broad streets in downtown Griffith.

Owners Verginiya Burgess and Tina Bilow sell juices like the top-selling "green detox" with cucumber, apple, spinach and lime, and smoothies including one with strawberry, spinach and yogurt. They have a juice menu but encourage customization.

Mike Reno, head groundskeeper for the Class A Peoria Chiefs, has spent his career preparing fields where legends are made, a journey he embarked on while at Arizona State University in the early 2000s. It was a busy time at Sun Devil Stadium, which was hosting ASU football, the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and bowl games. In Tempe, Reno’s path merged with some of the biggest moments in sports. Arizona State field chiefs Peter Wozniak and Brian Johnson quickly spotted something in the youngster.

• Abe’s BBQ and Catering, 3428 I-27: observed walls not sealed. Corrected by next routine inspection.

Relish is a small restaurant with a handful of seats that focuses on to-go orders. It also makes soups from scratch, and posts its soup offerings daily on its Facebook page at facebook.com/BroadStreetDogs/.

5. Tabletop can opener blade observed soiled with dried on food debris. Person in charge and employee were unsure when it was last used or cleaned. Employee washed, rinsed and sanitized the noted can opener.

"It is with great sadness that we inform you after 16 amazing years in business we have come to the difficult decision to close our doors and focus on our next business venture," the owners said in a note posted on the door. "It has been an incredible journey. Thanks to all our wonderful patrons and to the NW Indiana community. Please feel free to visit the original Don Pedro’s located in Calumet City, Illinois. Thank you."

ACTRESS: In a way, yeah. To tie it back to that face, again, it’s all in the face. There’s something quite scary and dark and sexy about the whole thing. That’s when computers and the depth of it becomes quite like, Yeah, I like this idea. That’s why Young Paint has galvanized my fascination for working with computers and developing software.