LAPORTE – Camp Summit Boot Camp has promoted William Watts to Youth Services Supervisor. Superintendent Cecil Davis said Watts was previously Youth Services Instructor. Watts was been at Camp Summit since 2008. He also has been a correctional officer at Westville Correctional Facility. “With Mr. Watts’ experience and contributions to the mission of Camp Summit […]
VALPARAISO – 1st Source Bank has named Nikki Moseley manager of its Valparaiso West Banking Center on Morthland Drive. She has 12 years of experience and was most recently operations manager at the 1st Source Portage Central Banking Center. She is active with Junior Achievement and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
MICHIGAN CITY – John Regetz, executive director of the Michigan City Economic Development Corp., has resigned to become executive director of the Bannock Development Corp. in Pocatello, Idaho. Regetz has been with the MCEDC since 2006. He said creating county-wide cooperation with other economic development efforts was one of his biggest achievements, along with the
PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Forum has elected Don Babcock of NIPSCO as chairman of the board. Jill Richie of United States Steel Corp., will be chairman elect and Tom Keilman of BP is secretary-treasurer. The Forum announced that Charles Weaver of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation will head its Economic Development efforts. Leading
MUNSTER – Donald P. Fesko, CEO of Community Hospital, has been named the American College of Healthcare Executives Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award recipient as the 2012 Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. The award honors an exceptional healthcare executive who is younger than 40. “We are proud that ACHE has selected Don as the
GARY – Peter M. Liguori has been named CEO and president at Majestic Star Casino. He will take over on March 8. Most recently, Liguori was president of HGMI Gaming, formerly Hyatt Gaming Management, and also was vice president of finance for Ameristar Casinos. Majestic Star operates two casino boats at Buffington Harbor in Gary.
VALPARAISO – Rex Richards, president of the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, has been named Chamber Executive of the Year by Indiana Chamber Executives Association. It is the first time a chamber executive from Northwest Indiana has received the honor. Richards has been with the Valparaiso Chamber since 2006, but has previously served with chambers
SCHERERVILLE – Erin Trzcinski has been named director of Strategic Development for the Business Solutions Group. She is a 2011 graduate of Purdue University. She assists with new business, advertising, public relations and social media. Christine Wallace has been named vice president of business development for the Staff Source division o Business Solutions Group. Previously,
GARY – Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has announced that Speros Batistatos, president and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, has been appointed to the Gary Park Board. “Speros has a true passion for the City of Gary and we are delighted that is joining the park board,” said Freeman-Wilson. “I am honored to
WEST LAFAYETTE – The recently created Center for Global Food Security at Purdue University has named Gary Burniske as managing director. Burniske was director of Mercy Corps in Bogota, Colombia, and will run the daily operations of the center at Discovery Park near the West Lafayette campus. He also announced the center had received grants
