WANATAH – The fourth LaPorte County Rural Summit, “Think Regionally, but Act Locally,” will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CST) Tuesday, March 15, at the Wanatah American Legion Hall, 203 S. Washington St. The morning session will focus on “What’s Happening in Northwest Indiana” and “Our Future to 2040.” In the …
MERRILLVILLE – The fourth annual Build Indiana Summit will be from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CST) Friday, March 18, at the Radisson Star Plaza. Sponsors are NIPSCO, the Northwest Indiana Forum and Porter County Alliance. The summit is designed to provide a clearer picture of the benefits of doing business in Northwest …
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – MCTD, Inc., a Michigan City designer and manufacturer of custom machinery, tooling and fixtures has acquired Quality Industrial Services of LaPorte, according to a joint announcement from MCTD President Timothy J. Johnson and Richard Weller, owner of QIS. Details of the acquisition were not revealed, but Johnson and Weller …
PORTAGE – The Portage Economic Development Corp. has announced the hiring of Bert Cook as executive director. He is a native Portage, graduated from Portage High School and is a graduate of Purdue University North Central with a degree in business management. For the past five years Cook worked for the Greater LaPorte Economic Development …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Bioscience Vaccines Inc. and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have signed a contract to test the company’s Matrix Immune Modulator with a biodefense vaccine. Bioscience Vaccines is based in the Purdue Research Park. As part of their physical training and preparation, soldiers go through a …
MUNSTER – Jill Hasiak, vice president of cash management at Citizens Financial Bank, has been elected chairperson of Munster’s Plan Commission for 2011. “Munster is the headquarters of Citizens Financial Bank and we feel a special relationship to the residents and businesses in Munster and Lake County,” said Dale Clapp, executive vice president …
MUNSTER – The 7th annual Business Government Leadership Luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster. The speaker is Barry Bateman, director of the General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. He will speak on air and rail connections. Also planned is …
CHESTERTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will be the keynote speaker FOR “The Rail Summit” Thursday, March 24, at Sand Creek Country Club. He will address the role of freight, commuter, passenger and high-speed rail transportation in the northern Indiana economy. Also taking part will be U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, …
Indiana’s deepwater port at Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan stokes the state’s economy to the tune of $14 billion a year and provides more than 104,000 direct and indirect jobs. It’s a key component of Northwest Indiana’s economic engine – and it could all disappear on Jan. 1, 2012, if an environmental provision put in …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has organized a workshop for Indiana mayors to learn more about China and economic development in the state. “The Indiana Mayoral Roundtable on China will help the leaders of Indiana’s cities learn more about China and how to better attract Chinese investment to their communities,” said Wei Hong, professor …
