Centier Bank in Merrillville recently announced the following executive appointments: Don Baker, senior partner Sharyn Chesna, senior portfolio manager, business banking department Yolanda Estrada, assistant vice president, processing manager, mortgages department Baker, presently Centier’s chief information officer, has more than 20 years experience in the information technology industry. Baker oversees the bank’s technical solutions […]
Alliance Steel of Bedford Park, Ill. finalized its plan Dec. 5 to bring its flat-rolled steel supply and coil processing business to Gary and create up to 130 new jobs by 2023. Alliance announced in July plans relocate its operations from Illinois to Gary. Information released by the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the company
Longtime Valparaiso University benefactor Richard Beumer donated $500,000 to the college to equip a lab to support a new environmental engineering program set to launch in fall 2019. Beumer’s contribution supports Forever Valpo: The Campaign for Our Future, the college’s $250 million campaign focused on raising permanent support for student scholarships, faculty development and programs.
Purdue University Northwest’s School of Education & Counseling made the state’s latest top 10 ranking of Indiana collegiate institutions issuing the most teaching licenses, according to the Indiana Department of Education – Office of Educator Effectiveness and Licensing. Purdue Northwest ranked eighth out of 46 institutions in Indiana granting teaching licenses, the college said in
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Matthew Etchison was named chief information officer for Ivy Tech Community College effective Jan. 1. Etchison currently serves as vice president for information technology as part of the workforce alignment department for the college. The position is currently held by Anne Brinson, who will retire Dec. 31. As chief information officer, Etchison will serve as
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The United Steelworks have ratified a new four-year labor contract with ArcelorMittal. The new agreement replaces an existing contract that expired on Sept. 1 and will remain in effect until Sept. 1, 2022, ArcelorMittal said in a Nov. 29 statement. “ArcelorMittal is pleased the new agreement has been ratified by union membership,” ArcelorMittal said in
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The Majestic Star Casinos in Gary soon will be under new ownership. In a Nov. 28 statement, Spectacle Entertainment of Indianapolis announced it will merge with Majestic Holdco LLC in a cash transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Majestic Holdco owns The Majestic Star Casino LLC and The Majestic Star Casino II LLC,
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Stay current with local people, news and events Business California-based Premier BioSource, an agricultural biosciences company, plans to invest $7.5 million in Jasper County to build a new research facility. The company will construct and equip a 78,000-square-foot, 600-sow, farrow-to-finish farm operation in Rensselaer, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. reported. Premier BioSource’s pigs will be
