ELKHART – Two consecutive years of controlled 20-plus percent growth and a trend in expansion opportunities are causing realignment among Days Corporation’s top tier executives. Working with over 200 local, national and international businesses, Days forecasts continuous job creation and is seeking new hires among its different divisions. Nate Carpenter has accepted the broadened responsibility […]
CHICAGO – With an ominous Wednesday forecast for most of the central U.S. that includes severe storms, heavy rains, strong winds and the possibility of tornadoes, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V encourages everyone to get ready for severe weather. “Even though temperatures are dropping as we approach
Noteworthy news from around the region by Jacqueline von Ogden ACCOUNTING Kruggel Lawton CPAs is pleased to announce that Cindy Stammich has joined the firm as a staff accountant in their Business Accounting Services group. Stammich has more than 30 years of public accounting experience, with an extensive background in accounting and bookkeeping, monthly/quarterly/annual compilations,
PORTAGE – MC Industrial, Inc., an independent McCarthy company and leading self-perform industrial contractor, announced an awarded contract with Germany-based global manufacturer of bulk material handling systems, Förderanlagen Magdeburg (FAM), for a new equipment installation project at ArcelorMittal’s Steel Mill Facility in Burns Harbor, Ind. FAM has supplied ArcelorMittal a new Stacker Reclaimer to be
SOUTH BEND/ELKHART – The Michiana Benchmark Business Index survey results by the certified public accounting firm of Kruggel Lawton CPAs, decreased slightly in the 3rd quarter of 2015 by just over 2% from the previous quarter. The overall Benchmark Business Index for the 3rd quarter was 58.61 out of a maximum possible score of 100,
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MERRILLVILLE – E-Day Marks Entrepreneur Impact at the 24th annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. The Northwest ISBDC will celebrate the accomplishments of entrepreneurs and champions from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 4 at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, 800 E. 81st Ave. The event is open to the public and includes the awards presentation
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Pence today unveiled his 21st Century Crossroads proposal. Governor Pence proposal increases road funding by $1 billion in new road funding available over the next four years without raising taxes. 21st Century Crossroads would put the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) on a path to resurface 16,000 miles of state highways and
INDIANAPOLIS – At 10 a.m. this morning in Indianapolis, a team of regional leaders representing more than half a million people in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties, presented a transformational economic development plan called Innovate Indiana to state officials from Governor Pence’s Regional Cities Initiative. The plan outlines a projected budget of $703 million
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MERRILLVILLE – The Northwest ISBDC will celebrate the accomplishments of entrepreneurs and champions at its 24th annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards (E-Day) luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 4 at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, 800 E. 81st Ave. The event is open to the public and includes the awards presentation as well as
CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today that IRONMAN has chosen Chattanooga to host 2017 IRONMAN Championships. The championships will take place over two days: professional and age-group women will race on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, and the professional and age-group men will race on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. “We are incredibly
