CORNWALL, Ontario – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has announced that tonnage increased by 4 percent to 38.9 million tons during the 2012 navigation season, exceeding its original forecast by 300,000 tons because of a late season surge in grain movements. Strong performance within a number of core markets contributed to an overall gain […]
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced it will open a Center for Low Energy Systems Technology through a $30 million grant over the next five years from the Semiconductor Research Corp. and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Joining Notre Dame in operation of the center will be Purdue University, Carnegie-Mellon,
Since our last issue in the fall, a lot has happened in Northwest Indiana’s business community. Here are a few bits of information from around the region on what has taken place: BANKING Michael J. Purcell has been appointed to the board of directors of American Savings, FSB in Munster. Purcell is president and owner
MERRILLVILLE – Advanced Imaging Solutions of Merrillville has purchased Pinnacle of Indiana, a Microsoft certified partner. Advanced Imaging manages print services, copiers, printers and IT services. The acquisition brings 3,000 customers to the new business. Pinnacle will operate as a division of Advanced Imaging Solutions known as Pinnacle – An advanced Imaging Solutions Company. Pinnacle’s
SOUTH BEND – The Morris Performing Arts Center continues to shine on the Pollstar 2012 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Theatre Venue rankings. The Morris is listed at No. 76 based on Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 ticket sales, as reported in Pollstar magazine, the concert industry’s leading trade publication. South Bend’s favorite live performance
KNOX – Indiana University Health Starke Hospital has announced the rollout of the IU Health Radiology Cloud. Josephine Klicek, director of diagnostic imaging, said the information system “will have a huge impact on continued care of the patients that are transferred to Indianapolis from IU Health Starke Hospital.” The Cloud is intended to replace the
SOUTH BEND – Old National Bank, based in Evansville, has expanded in northern Indiana, acquiring 24 offices from the Bank of America in South Bend, Elkhart and southern Michigan. Old National already has four offices in South Bend, Granger and Elkhart. The acquisition includes four offices in Indiana and 20 in southern Michigan, a state
MERRILLVILLE – John E. Hughes, a partner at Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP, has been named to the Indiana Super Lawyers list for 2012. Only 5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected; Hughes has been named to the Indiana Super Lawyers list for the last three years. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Continued demand for iron ore, coal and general cargo for the industrial and manufacturing sectors lifted the tonnage numbers along the Great Lakes-Seaway System to 34.6 million metric tons, up 2.67 percent over 2011. “The nearly 3 percent rise in overall tonnage handled through the Seaway in 2012 is due in part
HAMMOND – In response to a shortfall of Indiana-produced coke fuel needed by the steel industry, a team of Purdue University Calumet researchers has developed a new, less costly production process that has earned a patent. The process calls for lower cost Indiana/Illinois Basin-type coal to be blended with conventional metallurgical coals. The blending process
