MUNSTER – CFS Bancorp has announced second quarter earnings of $1.4 million, up from $1.2 million one year ago. CFS is the parent company for Citizens Financial Bank. President and CEO Daryl Pomranke said Citizens has seen stronger demand for loans, but the bank’s nonperforming assets continuing to higher than preferred. Citizens has $1.1 billion […]
VALPARAISO – Elizabeth Lynn has been named director of Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service. “Elizabeth’s involvement with the Valparaiso community and experience with civic engagement makes her the ideal candidate to lead the Institute for Leadership and Service,” said Mark Schwehn, provost. Lynn is a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities and received her
LAPORTE – Dr. Carl Wynter, an invasive cardiologist, as joined Indiana University Physicians LaPorte. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Wynter received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and completed his residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
HAMMOND – Janis Flutka, the chief financial officer of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, has been named to the Indiana CPA Society Leadership Cabinet. “I’d really like to bring to light some of the policies and issues of governmental reporting and accountability. Government usually handles larger budgets, and those working with them should
RENSSELAER – St. Joseph College recently held a high tunnel construction workshop to demonstrate the process of building a passive solar greenhouse that extends the growing season for warm and cool-season crops. The effort was part of St. Joseph’s recently developed Hoophouse Farming Eduventure, a start-up operation that was created as the result of the
MICHIGAN CITY – Jewel/Osco has announced that it will close its supermarket in Michigan City by Oct. 8. At the same time, the company said its pharmacy was closing immediately. The closing will put 120 people out of work. The store opened in 1988. Karen May, a spokeswoman for Jewel/Osco said the decision to close
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;
