INDIANAPOLIS – Marci Crozier has been named Indiana Chamber of Commerce 2012 Volunteer of the Year. Crozier is part of the Wellness Council of Indiana and works at Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness in Schererville. After chronicling her nearly 80-pound weight loss on the NBC television show “The Biggest Loser” Crozier began empowering others with […]
SOUTH BEND – New Energy Corp., which operates an ethanol plant on South Bend’s far south side, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. New Energy opened in 1984 and has a capacity of 100 million gallons of ethanol a year. The plant has been for sale since 2011 and earlier this year announced the layoff
Much has happened in Northwest Indiana’s business community the past three months. Here are a few bits of information to get you up to date. AGRICULTURE Chester Inc. has moved its Agricultural Division from Porter County to North Judson in Starke County. Ag Systems Division was created in 1970 to handle Chester’s irrigation sales and
MISHAWAKA – The Michiana Chapter of the American Marketing Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Windsor Park Conference Center in Mishawaka. Author and consultant Mark Hubbard will be the guest speaker and will talk on executive leadership and management. He is an independent consultant with more than 25 years of
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
NOVI, Mich. – Trinity Health, which operates 47 hospitals in 10 states, and Catholic Health East, which operates 35 hospitals in 11 states, have reached an agreement to come together to create a unified national health system. One of the member hospitals for Trinity is St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend. The consolidation
SOUTH BEND – The monthly Wednesday Wine Walk in downtown South Bend will include a celebration of craft beers with an Oktoberfest from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. The event, hosted by the Downtown Dining Alliance, includes nine restaurants. Participating will be Cafe Navarre featuring Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Mich.; East Bank Emporium
A lot has happened in Northwest Indiana’s business community the past three months. Here are some of the highlights. Accounting Peggy Rogers has opened a full-service accounting office in Valparaiso. Peggy Rogers & Associates LLC will offer accounting services, assurance, tax services and consulting. Most recently, Rogers was a partner at a firm in Michigan
Here is a bit of news on who’s been promoted, what company has expanded and what changes have taken place in Northwest Indiana’s business community the past three months. BANKING/FINANCE Daniel R. Yamtich has been named vice president and team leader for Fifth Third Bank‘s business banking line in Merrillville. Previously he was regional manager
The benefit of the 2012 Super Bowl will be felt statewide. by Rick A. Richards Back in 2008, when Indianapolis was bidding to host the 2012 Super Bowl, an economic-impact study by Ball State University showed Indiana would benefit by at least $250 million. Under the right conditions, the impact could surpass $400 million,
