VALPARAISO – New board members of the Regional Development Company have been named. They are Michael Schneider of First Financial Bank; William Hasse of Hasse Construction; Bert Cook of the Greater LaPorte Economic Development Corp.; and Elizabeth Jacobson, City of Hammond Economic Development. Existing board members include Linda Hough of Craighead, Lange & Hough; Tom …
Nearly 8 million people have been impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. To respond to this unprecedented storm, Lake Area United Way, along with United Way of New York and United Way U.S.A. has established a regional fund to address near-term and long-term recovery needs. Contributions will be used by United Ways in …
SOUTH BEND – Press Ganey in South Bend has named Eileen Kamerick its chief financial officer, responsible for the company’s financial planning, reporting, tax, treasury and facilities. She has more than 15 years of experience as a CFO and 25 years experience in financial management. Most recently she was with international investment bank Houlihan Lokey. …
GARY – Forest Hayes has been named as the director of the Gary Economic Development Corp. He currently is director of the Gary Commerce Department. Hayes takes over for Tom Collins II, who headed the Gary EDC until last June. Collins is an executive with Luke Oil Co. in Hobart.
MERRILLVILLE – A discussion with two of Indiana’s top Democratic women, Sen. Vi Simpson and State Rep. Linda Lawson, will be held at The Patio in Merrillville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The Lake County Circle Evening Reception is a regular event hosted by the Lake County Democratic Central Committee and its chairman, …
LAPORTE – A 137-acre expansion of Thomas Rose Industrial Park has been dedicated by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The new area has room for 1.2 million square feet of industrial space. The expansion site is served by Norfolk Southern and South Shore Freight railroads. LaPorte Mayor Blair Milo said developer Space Center has plans for nine …
GRIFFITH – The United Ways serving Lake and Porter counties kicked off its 2012 regional fundraising campaign at The Big Schmooze in Merrillville. The combined goal is $6.5 million, up $200,000 from last year. Contribution raised during the campaign will support more than 60 health and human service programs and initiatives in 2013. “These are …
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 …
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 …
MICHIGAN CITY – Rick Soria has been named vice chancellor and dean of the Michigan City campus of Ivy Tech Community College Northwest. Soria is an accredited mortician and a law school graduate of Valparaiso University. He joined Ivy Tech in 2002 and created the first mortuary science program. “We did a nationwide search and …
