GARY – The U.S. Postal Service has named Bernice Grant as chief executive of the Indiana District and district manager for the Greater Indiana District. Grant, a Gary native, will be responsible for 13,000 employees at more than 670 post offices in Indiana. Those employees are responsible for delivering and processing 2.5 million items. She […]

SOUTH BEND – Gibson will hold its fourth annual Risk Management Forum starting at 8 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Hilton Garden Inn in South Bend. The forum will focus on Cyber Risk and panelists include Jason Glasgow of Travelers Insurance; Craig Sroda of Pinnacle Group; Carrie Raver of Barnes & Thornburg;

WANATAH – The Pinney Purdue Field Day at the Pinney Agricultural Center near Wanatah will be held starting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The session will include discussion on corn, soybeans, diseases, forage and the drought. During lunch, Dr. Karen Plaut, director of the Purdue Ag Research Farms, will speak. For information, call

PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Economic Development District board meets at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, to discuss projects to be included in the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The meeting will be at the NIRPC/Forum Office, 6100 Southport Road. The Northwest Indiana Economic Development District board is a not-for-profit organization that works to obtain grant

PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel reported earnings of $101 million in the second quarter, down from $222 million one year ago. While the company reported a profit, it said earnings fell because of challenging economic conditions. The company reported its steel shipments were down 1 percent from a year ago, with shipments remaining flat to customers

MERRILLVILLE – NiSource Inc. has announced second quarter earnings were up 73 percent. As a result, the parent company for NIPSCO, reported a profit of $69.4 million, up from $40.2 million one year ago. Earnings per share were 25 cents in the quarter, up from 14 cents in the same quarter one year ago. NiSource