A lot has happened in Northwest Indiana in the past three months–here is a bit of what has transpired in the region. ACCOUNTING McMahon & Associates, a certified public accounting firm in Munster, has passed a peer review on its accounting and auditing practice. BANKING/INVESTING Michele Banes has been named assistant vice president of client […]
Great opportunities for freight along the South Shore tracks. by Rick A. Richards As a kid growing up in Berkeley, Calif., Andrew Fox had a unique set of babysitters – switch crews for the Southern Pacific Railroad, whose freight yard abutted his dad’s steel warehouse business. Fox would accompany his dad, Charlie, to the office
And while you’re at it, Buy Northwest Indiana. The recent Great Recession has revealed the strong impact the global economy has on the United States, and more specifically our region’s economy. Within the past five years, many companies within the office-products industry have increased their private-label brand items that are primarily manufactured outside the United
GRIFFITH – New officers and members have been elected to Lake Area United Way’s 2011 board of trustees. Heading the board is Daniel Lowery, vice president of academic affairs at Calumet College. Other officers are Michael Davis, retired from NIPSCO, vice chairman; and Kay Nelson, director of environmental affairs for the Northwest Indiana
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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
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MERRILLVILLE – The Quality of Life Council, the Lake County Advancement Committee and the Shared Ethics Advisory Commission will host a seminar, “Ethics in Government: Northwest Indiana at the Crossroads,” from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 11, at Avalon Manor. The program is free, but reservations to attend are needed by March
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CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center has joined forces with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation to strengthen the small business community in Starke and Pulaski counties. “The efforts of the SBDC coupled with the Small Business Center will enhance our ability to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and
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Nothing symbolizes the steady growth of Family Express more than its new 30,000-square-foot corporate headquarters just a few miles south of Valparaiso. Even with a full-scale store mockup inside and high-tech meeting rooms that some small colleges would envy, the building is more function than flash. And that’s how president and CEO Gus Olympidis wants
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MERRILLVILLE – John Lowenstine has been named a board member for Methodist Hospitals. Lowenstine is a certified public accountant and worked at Geo. S. Olive before opening his own practice. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. At the same time, Methodist
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PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Forum has elected new board members for 2011. New directors are Ron Bush of DRD; Rob Crookston of Microbac Labs; and Andrew Fox of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. Directors elected to continue on the board are George Douglas of North Coast Distributing; Tom
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