HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has announced that four of its professors have received the university’s Outstanding Faculty Awards for 2010-11. Harvey Abramowitz received the Outstanding Teacher Award. He has been on the faculty for 24 years. Bin Chen received the Outstanding Scholar Award. He has been a part of the faculty as a biomedical […]
RENSSELAER – The Jasper County Economic Development Organization Inc. has elected officers and board members for 2011-12. Craig Wagner, plant manager at Stark Truss Co. in Rensselaer, is chairman; Jon Schwab, founder of Presidio Group in Remington, is vice chairman; William Del Principe, president of Del Principe & Allie, CPAs in Rensselaer, is treasurer; and
MERRILLVILLE – Lisa A. Witt of Braman Insurance has been named Outstanding CSR for Indiana for 2011 by the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Witt submitted her winning essay on the topic, “Many insurance service professionals believe that their personal relationships with clients may be threatened by agencies’ and companies’ efforts to use
MERRILLVILLE – Daniel R. Yamtich has been named vice president, team leader for Fifth Third Bank’s business banking line. He will be responsible leadership of business banking in the Merrillville region. Yamtich, who has 25 years of banking experience, previously was regional manager for commercial real estate for Fifth Third Bank. Yamtich is a graduate
WASHINGTON – Two Indiana community banks have received $41.4 million in funding from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Small Business Lending Fund. One of those banks is Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, which received $12.5 million. “These funds will provide a powerful incentive for community banks to expand their lending to small businesses, spurring new investment
SOUTH BEND – Five properties managed by Real Estate Management Corp. have received perfect scores from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Of 600 properties in Indiana assessed by HUD, only seven received perfect scores. “As evidenced by the few properties that received a perfect REAC score, they are difficult to come by,”
SOUTH BEND – Lori Headley has been named account executive with Villing & Co. Inc. She will be responsible for planning and executing business-to-business and consumer communication strategies. Previously Headley was with 1st Source Bank and Juhl Marketing Communications. She is a graduate of Indiana University-South Bend.
SOUTH BEND – Melanie Wroblewski has been named senior staff accountant for Schafer Gear Works Inc. She will be responsible for corporate consolidations, general accounting and financial analysis. Previously, Wroblewski was senior accountant for Memorial Health Systems in South Bend, and also has worked at AM General and National Steel Corp. She received her undergraduate
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Purdue University Cooperative Agriculture Extension Office has announced that a group of rural communities and banks in Porter, LaPorte, Jasper and Starke counties will take part in the federal Stronger Economies Together program. The banks and communities will be working to create programs and support businesses involved in tourism and manufacturing.
CROWN POINT – The number of Crown Point-area students enrolled at University of St. Francis has grown significantly since last year, said Andrew J. Prall, assistant provost. There are 184 students enrolled in health care education at USF’s Crown Point and Fort Wayne campuses, up 30 percent from last year. Prall said the growth is
