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
MERRILLVILLE – Legacy Foundation of Lake County has elected five community leaders to its board of directors. The new members, all serving three-year terms, are David Austgen, a Cedar Lake attorney; Robert Johnson III, president and CEO of Cimcor Inc. of Merrillville; Tom Keilman, director of government affairs at BP in Whiting; Martha Rivas-Ramos, vice
SOUTH BEND – The Michiana Health Information Network has received full accreditation with the Health Information Exchange Accreditation Program. During the review process, MHIN’s privacy and security procedures were examined along with its technical performance, business practices and organizational resources. In addition, its process of managing and transferring protected health information was reviewed. “As the
LAPORTE – LaPorte Hospital Foundation will hold its 10th annual Tour de LaPorte Bike, Run and Walk on Aug. 27-28. A 10K run, half marathon and mini Tour de LaPorte will be at Soldier’s Memorial Park in LaPorte on Saturday, Aug. 27. That same day, the bike time trial will be held at Rolling Prairie
