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
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
