NORTH JUDSON – Kemin Industries has opened in Starke County where it will process spearmint for flavoring and preservatives. The company employs 12 people. The 7,000-square-foot plant will process 1,000 acres of mint, but eventually it hopes to expand the plant and process 4,000 acres of mint. Kemin is based in Des Moines, Iowa. It […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana High Speed Rail Association will hold its 13th annual Golden Spike seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in Indianapolis. The event will be held at American Structurepoint Inc., 7260 Shadeland Station in northeast Indianapolis. Registration is $55 and is due by Monday, Aug. 27 to the Indiana
Summer weekends are filled with running events, both serious and fun. by Rick A. Richards As soon as the spring thaw arrives, so does the running season. By the time summer arrives, there isn’t an empty weekend on the calendar for a 5K or 10K run someplace in the region. Organizations like the Michiana Runners
SOUTH BEND – Four staff additions have been announced by Gibson, an insurance company based in South Bend. It also has offices in Plymouth, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. Tara Buch has been named a service specialist in the employee benefits practice. She is a graduate of Catawba College in North Carolina. Bill Cerney has been
PORTAGE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that will request funds to complete a dredging project at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The project would clear 170,000 cubic yards of sand from the mouth of the port in order to improve access to Indiana’s only deepwater Lake Michigan port. Sand has built
SOUTH BEND – Two Gibson employees have received recognition for completing insurance certification courses. Debra Roberts has received the associate in insurance services designation from the Insurance Institute of America. She is a client manager in the business and private client group. Nikki Bicknell has received the associate in fidelity and surety bonding designation from
LAPORTE – The 11th annual Tour de LaPorte bike, run and walk event sponsored by the LaPorte Hospital Foundation will be Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26. The event benefits local cancer patients. On Saturday, the event includes a half marathon, chip-times competitive run, a 10K chip-time competitive run, a 5K chip-times competitive run
MUNSTER – CFS Bancorp has announced second quarter earnings of $1.4 million, up from $1.2 million one year ago. CFS is the parent company for Citizens Financial Bank. President and CEO Daryl Pomranke said Citizens has seen stronger demand for loans, but the bank’s nonperforming assets continuing to higher than preferred. Citizens has $1.1 billion
