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Health insurance giant Anthem keeping headquarters in Indiana

May 23, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Anthem Inc.

  Anthem Inc. announced it will remain headquartered in Indiana and will invest approximately $20 million in renovations at the company’s largest facility in downtown Indianapolis to house its new corporate offices. The company expects renovations to be finished by year’s end. The company said its new headquarters will house more than 2,600 employees, which […]

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Latest responsibility, sustainability report showcases ArcelorMittal’s impact on US

May 23, 2018 – By Larry Avila

ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal USA’s impact on the country and Northwest Indiana remains strong, according to its latest corporate responsibility and sustainability report. The company has issued the report annually since 2009 to showcase its contributions to the economy as well as the communities where it operates. ArcelorMittal has a presence in 14 states and employs about 18,000 […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: ArcelorMittal USA, Around, corporate giving, corporate sustainability and responsibility report, economic impact

Community Hospital Fitness Pointe members take first place in World Rowing challenge

May 22, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Community Hospital Fitness Pointe indoor rowing team

MUNSTER – Members of the Community Hospital Fitness Pointe team have been named champions of the indoor World Rowing competition. The team placed first, rowing 23,102,423 meters, beating out 79 other international teams entered in the health/fitness division. Sponsored by Concept2, a manufacturer of indoor rowing and other exercise equipment, the challenge took place between […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: champions, Community Heathcare, Community Hospital Fitness Pointe, indoor world rowing challenge

Blue Chip Casino will expand event space nearly 15,000 square feet

May 22, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Blue Chip Casino

MICHIGAN CITY –  Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa announced plans to add nearly 15,000 square feet of meeting space. Construction is expected to start before year’s end with a projected completion by fall 2019, Blue Chip said in a statement. Once completed, Blue Chip will have more than 45,000 square feet of rentable event […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Blue Chip Michigan City, Boyd Gaming, casino, economic development, event space, expansion, meeting space

Fifth Third Bancorp, MB Financial Inc. merging operations

May 22, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Fifth Third Bancorp

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp and MB Financial Inc. will merge operations in a stock and cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion.    MB Financial is the holding company for MB Financial Bank, which has about $20 billion in assets and has served the Chicago area for more than 100 years. The deal still is subject […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Banking, Fifth Third Bank, MB Financial, merger

Gov. Eric Holcomb appoints Stefanie Krevda to Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

May 21, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Stefanie Krevda

Stefanie Krevda has been appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb to fill a vacancy on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Krevda replaces Angela Weber whose term expired. Krevda has worked in public service and in the non-profit sector for 10 years. She presently serves as the executive director of external affairs at the IURC. Krevda previously […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: appointment, Around the Region, Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, IURC, stefanie krevda

Regina Biddings-Muro leaving Purdue Northwest for California post

May 21, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Regina Biddings-Muro

HAMMOND – Regina Biddings-Muro, a 14-year administrator at Purdue University Northwest, is leaving her post at the college by the end of June to take over as vice president of university advancement at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Biddings-Muro has been vice chancellor of institutional advancement at Purdue Northwest since 2012, after serving […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Education Tagged With: Around the Region, California Lutheran University, Purdue University Northwest, Regina Biddings-Muro

Indiana’s jobless rate still below national number

May 18, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Indiana’s unemployment rate for April was 3.2 percent, lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports. Indiana’s unemployment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years except during October 2014 when the jobless rates were identical. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Economy, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, unemployment rates, workforce

City of Hammond names leadership team for new Sportsplex and Community Center

May 17, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Hammond Sportsplex and Community Center

Members of the leadership team for the new $17 million Hammond Sportsplex and Community Center have been named. Hammond native James Taillon was named the center’s general manager and Kymberli Roberts of Hammond was named assistant general manager basketball/volleyball. “We are very fortunate to have these two talented and experienced individuals to lead the sportsplex […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Hammond, James Taillon, Kymberli Roberts, Mayor Thomas McDermott, Sportsplex and Community Center

St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty now part of Goodwill Industries of Michiana

May 17, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Goodwill

St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty now operates as a service of Goodwill Industries of Michiana in South Bend.  This transition took effect April 1. Goodwill in a statement said the move “offers an opportunity for program expansion and a regional reach throughout Northern Indiana.”  Bridges will operate as part of Goodwill’s workforce development […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Economy, Goodwill, poverty, St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty

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