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
HIGHLAND – The Indiana High Speed Rail Association has unveiled a new Web site. President Thom Davis said the site “is more relevant and informative in defining the Midwest Regional Rail System and the economic benefits it will bring to Indiana.” The proposed Midwest Regional Rail System is 3,000-mile network of passenger trains serving eight
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – For the second year in a row, St. Mary’s College has received first place in the Indiana CPA Society Case Study Competition. A dozen schools participated, including Purdue University Calumet and Valparaiso University from Northwest Indiana. Members of the St. Mary’s team were Allison Courtney of Northborough, Mass.; Maggie DePaola of
PORTER – The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has announced plans to increase fares for commuters by 5 percent. NICTD operated the South Shore Railroad, a commuter rail service that goes from Michiana Regional Airport in South Bend to the Loop in downtown Chicago. The rail line is based in Michigan City, but the commuter
SOUTH BEND – Triskell, a pharmaceutical systems company based in Sarasota, Fla., has announced it is moving to Innovation Park in South Bend. It will become the ninth tenant in the park since it opened in 2009. Triskell’s founder is Jean LeFloch, a 1975 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He founded the company
LAPORTE – Permits to remodel the vacant Maple Lane Mall in LaPorte have been issued. Work has begun on space to house Dunham’s Sports and a Family Dollar store. The interior of the mall has been gutted and the work will completely reconfigure the interior. The only business remaining at the mall is an Al’s
SCHERERVILLE – The Doctor is In has received the Certified Urgent Care designation from the Urgent Care Association of America, making it a true urgent care center. The facility at U.S. 30 and Burr Street opened in 2003. The clinic provides patients with walk-in, extended-hour medical care. When a medical condition cannot be handled by
