With industry experts forecasting U.S. vehicle sales to reach close to 17 million units in 2019, ArcelorMittal, a major supplier of automotive steel, has reason to be optimistic for the new year. The company said the outlook for the automotive market in North America remains strong in 2019, though it is anticipating some drop in […]
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Valparaiso University will host the annual Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 23 in the Harre Union Ballroom. Students in grades 6 through 12 from schools in Porter, Lake, LaPorte, Starke, Jasper, Pulaski and Newton counties will participate and compete for many awards and more than $5,000 in cash prizes, including scholarships to
The Indiana Manufacturers Association recently elected the organization’s 2019 executive committee and named Mike Lunsford of Dart Controls Inc. in Zionsville its board chairman. Lunsford is president of Dart Controls and is involved in sales management, marketing, research, product development, operations, and general management of the business. Dart is a privately held firm, which designs,
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Mark Sander was named president of Illinois-based First Midwest Bancorp. Sander also serves as chief operating officer and as a director of the company. He also will continue his roles as president, chief operating officer and director of First Midwest Bank. “Mark’s appointment is a natural extension of the important role he has played over
Bruce Kettler, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, was appointed chairman of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s plant agriculture and pesticide regulation committee. NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association that represents the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. territories, and has six standing committees. Kettler will
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Walter Clements has been named associate dean of the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Clements, also a teaching professor of finance at Notre Dame, will oversee all non-degree and degree programs offered by Mendoza’s Stayer Center for Executive Education, including its Executive MBA programs in South Bend and Chicago, the Master of
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The annual South Shore Clean Cities annual meeting and awards banquet is set for Feb. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Blue Chip Stardust Event Center, 777 Blue Chip Drive in Michigan City. The event will provide opportunities to learn about the latest green technology and meet with transportation and community leaders.
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NorthWest Indiana Bancorp of Munster, the parent of Peoples Bank SB, announced Jan. 24 it had completed its purchase of AJS Bancorp Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank of Midlothian, Ill. in a stock and cash transaction. The company announced the deal on July 31. A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank operated
