MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes, one of Indiana’s oldest nonprofit environmental organizations, will host its first music festival, Jammin’ for the Dunes from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Washington Park. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Bands include Chester Brown, Stealin’ the Farm, Tommy Thompson Band, Ron Buffington and others. Craft […]
MERRILLVILLE – Matt Lake has been named executive director of the Merrillville Stormwater Management Board. Lake has provided consulting service with Christopher B. Burke Engineering since 2005, specializing in water resources and pollution control. Before that, Lake was with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in the Division of Soil Conservation. He is a graduate
INDIANAPOLIS – Gary Bollinger, president and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society is on a statewide tour to talk with accountants about changes in the industry. Bollinger is visiting 13 communities in Indiana to talk about new developments in financial reporting, licensure, technology, legislation and regulation. “Attendance at the Professional Issues Update is critical to
GARY – Olympic Steel of Bedford Heights, Ohio, has purchased a building at the U.S. Steel Gary Works for use as a temper mill. Olympic acquired the building for $4.3 million, but plans to invest a total of $25 million in the project. Production will begin in 2012. At the same time, Olympic announced it
MERRILLVILLE – Attorney Trent A. McCain has been named to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. McCain, a Merrillville lawyer, is a graduate of the Valparaiso University School of Law and is owner of McCain Law Offices. He will serve a five-year term on the commission. His practice focuses on personal injury, medical negligence and
GARY – The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency on Monday announced it had awarded more than $1 million in federal grants to organizations involved in protecting the Great Lakes. Of that amount, $607,000 was given to the Save the Dunes Conservation Fund and the City of Valparaiso to repair the Thorgren detention basin in the Salt
The Editorial Advisory Committee for Retirement Living magazine has been announced. Retirement Living, which will debut in April 2012, is a publication of May Communications Group LLC. The magazine will cater to interests of those preparing for retirement or newly retired baby boomers and focus on health care, quality of life issues, new careers, business
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SOUTH BEND – Jill Scicchitano, the new general manager of the Century Center, has announced she is looking for new revenue streams for the 225,000-square-foot facility. She has already announced that 12 more events are scheduled this year than one year ago. Century Center hosts more than 500 events a year. In 2010, South Bend
