PORTAGE – When Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. and Graycor Blasting Co. Inc. open in Portage later this year, the companies expect to become more active with key labor and business groups in the region. “While we have been active in these group for many years, being right there in Portage now, vs. an […]
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet and the City of Hammond will partner in the development of an outdoor sports complex to serve the university’s athletics program and city activities. The complex will be at Dowling Park in the Hessville neighborhood, about a mile from the PUC campus. When fully developed, it will have
NORTH LIBERTY – Hydro Aluminum has completed a $1.3 million investment in new equipment that will allow the company to expand into new markets and add employees. The aluminum extrusion company will now expand into the heavy transportation market. The new equipment increases Hydro’s cooling and quenching facilities to it can producer heavier
HAMMOND – “Visioning Northwest Indiana: Challenges to Sustainable Economic Development,” will be the topic of Purdue University Calumet’s second faculty lecture to be presented by Amlan Mitra at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 31, in Room 107 of the Gyte Science Building. The community is invited to attend. With Northwest Indiana traditionally having
SOUTH BEND – Schafer Gear Works Inc. of South Bend has announced a joint venture with Somaschini S.p.A. of Italy to produce gears for engines and heavy duty trucks in North America. The new manufacturing plant will be located in South Bend and operate under the name of South Bend Gear LLC.
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
