Report shows more people moving away from Midwest, Northeast; growth continues in Southwest, Southeast

A new analysis of Americans’ moving patterns shows the Midwest and Northeast continue to lose people while the Southwest and Southeast continue to be popular destinations. In North American Moving Services latest review of U.S. Census Bureau data, the company reports about 14 percent or about 40 million people move annually. The company said moves […]

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Groceries

SpartanNash of Michigan completes acquisition of Martin’s Super Markets Inc. of South Bend

Michigan-based SpartanNash Co. has completed its acquisition of Martin’s Super Markets Inc. of South Bend. SpartanNash announced Nov. 20 that it was buying the family-owned and operated independent supermarket chain. The transaction closed on Dec. 31, which was the first day of SpartanNash’s first fiscal quarter of 2019. Under the terms of the agreement, SpartanNash

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Indiana Builders Association elects 2019 senior officers

The Indiana Builders Association recently elected its 2019 senior officers. Don Thieneman, president and CEO of The Thieneman Group in Floyds Knobs, will serve as IBA’s 2019 president. He has more than 34 years experience in the construction industry. Thieneman served as president of the Building and Development Association of Southern Indiana for two years.

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Porter Health Care System names associates of the year for 2018

Porter Health Care System in Valparaiso recently named its 2018 Associates of the Year. Honorees were nominated both by patients and their peers for providing excellent, compassionate care and service to the community. Winners include: Terrance Tooks, financial counselor, Porter Regional Hospital, Associate of the Year; Jayna Lasky, regulatory director, Porter Health Care System, Non-Clinical

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Indiana Tourism

Visitor spending in Indiana totaled $12.7 billion in 2017; up 3.7 percent from ’16

Visitor spending in Indiana totaled $12.7 billion in 2017, according to a new study released Dec. 28 by the office Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development. “Now in its seventh year of continued growth, the tourism industry has set a record $12.7 billion in visitor spending (in 2017),” Crouch said. Visitor

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Chamber of Commerce

Greater Niles (Mich.) Chamber of Commerce forms from merger of two business groups

The Greater Niles (Mich.) Chamber of Commerce has emerged from the completed combination of the Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Michigan Economic Growth Alliance. The boards of directors for both organizations announced the merger was completed in late December after more than a year of discussions to bring the business groups together.

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ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal USA will take over as managing partner of iron ore operation Hibbing Taconite Co.

ArcelorMittal USA will take over as managing partner for Hibbing Taconite Co., an iron ore mining operation in Hibbing, Minn., effective Aug. 12. Ownership of the 8-million-ton capacity iron ore property remains unchanged, including ArcelorMittal’s majority ownership stake, ArcelorMittal said in a statement. There are no anticipated changes to production volumes or operating plans. US

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