Katie Eaton has been named new president of the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce. Eaton, who most recently served as economic development manager with the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City, is a lifelong resident of the Michigan City area. She begins her new role with the chamber Nov. 13. “Ms. Eaton’s background working with local […]
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Save-A-Lot, a Missouri-based discount supermarket chain, will soon open in South Haven Square at 392 U.S.-6. The store will occupy about 18,500 square feet of the former Al’s Supermarket, according to a statement from Schererville-based commercial real estate firm Latitude Commercial, which represented the building owner in the lease transaction. Independent grocery chain Al’s Supermarket,
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ArcelorMittal announced Nov. 2 it reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers on a new, four-year labor contract covering approximately 12,000 USW-represented employees at 11 of ArcelorMittal USA’s operations in Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. “We are pleased to have a new, tentative agreement with our partners at the USW and
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F45 Training, an international fitness studio with more than 1,300 locations in 36 countries, will soon open at 870 N. Superior Drive in Crown Point. The studio will be run by local franchisees who plan to open two additional area locations in the near future, according to a statement from Latitude Commercial, which represented F45
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AM General of South Bend, a manufacturer and developer of specialized military and commercial vehicles, has strengthened its partnership with artillery specialist Mandus Group of Rock Island, Ill. AM General announced Nov. 1 it had made an investment in Mandus Group, an innovator of artillery solutions based on soft recoil technology. AM General said the
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Building permits for new homes dropped dramatically in September from August. The Indiana Builders Association, citing U.S. Census Bureau data, said 1,277 building permits for new homes were recorded in the state in September, which is nearly the same number pulled in September 2017, when 1,275 permits were logged. The September total fell from August,
Indiana middle school and high school students interested in learning more about how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can lead to a career in advanced manufacturing have a new path to get there. Detroit-based Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), a Manufacturing USA institute, and the Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (In-MaC)—an initiative of Purdue University
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The third quarter 2018 Michiana Benchmark Business Index, compiled by the certified public accounting and consulting firm of Kruggel Lawton CPAs in South Bend, declined for the second straight quarter. The third quarter index was 55.59 out of 100, down more than 6 percent from the second quarter of 2018. The second quarter index was
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