SOUTH BEND – Gibson Insurance Group has received the Best Practices status for 2011 from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Gibson first received the designation in 1994 and has retained it ever since. More than 1,200 independent agencies were nominated for the designation, but only 224 qualified for the honor. Best Practices […]
GRIFFITH – The Town of Griffith has received the Main Street Award for Excellence in economic Development from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The transformation of downtown Griffith over the past few months has involved new benches and landscaping as a way to make the downtown more inviting, a program to help
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet will host “You vs. Economy: Marketing Yourself in a Tough Economy,” a program on how to land or maintain job security during the current economy. The program will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, in the Student Union & Library – Room with a View. A three-member panel will
WEST LAFAYETTE – S. Laurel Weldon, a Purdue University professor of political science, says the critics and observers of the Occupy Wall Street movement are missing the point of most protests, which is to get people talking about an issue. “People keep saying the protesters are unorganized and lacking a policy platform, but those criticisms
LAPORTE – Graphic Packaging International Inc. has announced it is closing its LaPorte operation, a decision that will put 130 people out of work. President and CEO David Scheible said work will be transferred to other plants across the country. The closing will take place over the last quarter of 2011 and the first quarter
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority is seeking entries in its annual Ugliest Lamp Contest. Lamps can be dropped off between Oct. 20 and Nov. 12 at the Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive. The contest is a tribute to the 1983 movie, “A Christmas Story,” in which Mr. Parker wins a
MERRILLVILLE – Mike Shaver Sr., a third-generation auto dealer, has received the 2011 Joe Krier Quality Dealer of the Year award from the Indiana Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Shaver, the owner of Shaver Preferred Motors of Merrillville, was cited for having a record of good business decisions, honesty, integrity and civic leadership. He began at
SOUTH BEND – Inovateus Solar of South Bend has signed a contract with General Electric’s Energy Industrial Solutions to build solar carports with electric vehicle chargers for the growing electric vehicle market. The project is designed to demonstrate the equipment made by GE and how it can be used to charge electric vehicles. The prototype
GARY – Tony Walker, a lawyer practicing in Gary, has been named to the Indiana State Board of Education by Gov. Mitch Daniels. Walker’s term expires in 2014. The board includes members from each of the state’s congressional districts. Walker also is president of the Gary Library Board.
SOUTH BEND – Gibson Insurance Group of South has announced a staff addition and a special recognition for another. Jan Phifer has joined the company as a client executive in the employee benefits practice. She is responsible for providing support for new and existing employee benefit clients. Previously, she worked for several insurance companies before
