MISHAWAKA – The Mishawaka City Council has approved plans for a 104-unit upscale apartment complex. Known as Toscana Park, the units will rent for between $1,000 and $1,600 a month and are aimed at people who have recently moved to the community or those who have just sold a house and need a place to […]
SOUTH BEND – The 25-story Chase Tower in downtown South Bend, the region’s tallest building, could receive major improvements if the South Bend City Council signs off in a proposal that includes $5.7 million from the city. The building has been in receivership for nearly a year. It has just 22 tenants, most of whom
HAMMOND – The legendary Jackson 5, the Nobel Laureates, and the Medal of Honor recipients from Northwest Indiana will be inducted on the South Shore Wall of Legends starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority in Hammond. The Wall of LEGENDS is sponsored by the Whiting Business
The benefit of the 2012 Super Bowl will be felt statewide. by Rick A. Richards Back in 2008, when Indianapolis was bidding to host the 2012 Super Bowl, an economic-impact study by Ball State University showed Indiana would benefit by at least $250 million. Under the right conditions, the impact could surpass $400 million,
MERRILLVILLE – Regional Mental Health Center has received the only recent HUD grant to an Indiana agency to provide supportive housing for disabled people. The three year grants include a $2.9 million capital advance and $159,900 rental subsidy. Robert Krumwied, chief executive officer of Regional Mental Health Center, said the agency plans to build a
MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bancorp, the parent company of Horizon Bank, has announced a stock split that will be distributed Friday, Dec. 9. Each shareholder will receive an additional half share of their common stock. The price paid for fractional shares will be based on the five-day average closing price. The split will increase Horizon’s
MERRILLVILLE – The Sierra Club issued a statement praising Northern Indiana Public Service Co. for its effort to develop clean energy programs. NIPSCO has asked the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to allow it to create a feed-in tariff program that allows customers that install wind and solar generation systems to sell electricity they generate to
MERRILLVILLE – Northern Indiana Public Service Co. has signed a contract with 350Green LLC of Los Angeles, Calif., to conduct a study on locations for publicly available charging stations for electric cars. The study is to be completed by Jan. 7, 2012. Details of the contract were not announced. 350Gree designs, builds and operates charging
PORTAGE – William H. Cummins has been named president and CEO of HealtheACCESS Clinics LLC. Cummins is currently chief executive officer for Regency Hospitals in Northwest Indiana, which has facilities in Portage and East Chicago. Previously, he was CEO for Porter Hospital in Valparaiso. He takes over for Donald E. Kiger, who becomes chairman of
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central is recruiting high-tech start-up companies to take part in a system wide initiative called “Interns for Indiana.” It is a competitive program that assists start-up companies by partially funding high-quality undergraduate interns. Companies are matched with student interns who are expected to work 400 hours starting in May and
