GARY – To mark the 40th anniversary of the Crisis Center held a wine tasting event to supports its programs. The Crisis Center, based in Miller Beach in Gary, was founded in 1971 and serves clients in Lake and Porter counties. Executive director and CEO Shirley Caylor said the agency has 50 employees and an […]
SOUTH BEND – Paul Marsh has been named president and CEO of Teachers Credit Union in South Bend. Marsh has been with TCU for 22 years, joining the institution right after he graduate from Indiana University. He is only the fifth president of the institution in its 80-year history. Marsh started as an intern for
HAMMOND – The Hammond Academy of Science and Technology will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, at 33 Muenich Court in downtown. Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr., the Hammond Urban Academy Board of Director and officials from HAST will take part in the ceremony, which includes placement of two
EAST CHICAGO – St. Catherine Hospital, a part of the Community Healthcare System, has announced it will open an outpatient clinic in November in the Hessville neighborhood. The Hessville Family Care Center will be at 3432 169th St. in the Briar East Shopping Center in Hammond. The 6,600 square-foot clinic will include family practitioners, obstetrics,
MERRILLVILLE – John Gregg, former speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and a 2012 Democratic candidate for governor, has received the endorsement of the 1st Congressional Caucus of the Democratic State Central Committee. The endorsement came during a speaking engagement at the Radisson Star Plaza in Merrillville, hosted by the Lake County Democratic Central
SOUTH BEND – Doug Fozo has been named operations manager for South Bend Gear, a new joint venture of Schafer Gear Works Inc. in South Bend and Somaschini S.p.A of Italy. South Bend Gear will produce gears for engines for the heavy-duty truck market in North America at a 50,000-square-foot plan being built in South
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University is developing a program in energy storage technology in cooperation with the Naval Surface Warfare Center based in Crane, Ind. The effort could eventually lead to a master’s degree in chemical engineering and help in the development of electrical vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, solar cells, wind turbines and diesel
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society recently honored 10 minority students with scholarships. The students were recognized at the annual Indiana CPA Society Diversity Summit. Of the 10 scholarship recipients (each received $500), one was from Northwest Indiana. Rachel Enokou is studying at Indiana University South Bend, where she has a 3.77 grade point average.
DEMOTTE – Belstra Milling Co. has announced it will spend $2.5 million to renovate and expand its DeMotte animal feed production facility. The project is designed to make the mill more efficient, increase storage and improve capacity. When completed, the project will create three new jobs, bringing employment at the feed mill to 31. “Customer
CROWN POINT – The University of St. Francis Crown Point has named Bobbie Atzhorn as student adviser/mentor to provide academic support services to students. Atzhorn received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a master’s degree in social work at Indiana University and has worked as a linguist for the National Security Agency, as an addictions
