Chester Inc. of Valparaiso honored for building addition projects in Northwest Indiana

Chester Inc. of Valparaiso was honored by Chief Buildings for its work on building additions to Polycon Industries in Merrillville and Ratner Steel in Portage. The additions at both businesses helped the companies create a combined 150 new jobs, according to Chester Inc. Chief, which is based in Nebraska and has a location in Rensselaer, […]

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Report card shows Indiana’s advanced manufacturing, logistics industries remain in growth mode

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s manufacturing industry is experiencing the longest expansion of employment in state history, according to the 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card released June 7 by the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research and Conexus Indiana. “U.S. manufacturing and logistics are in a remarkable period of expansion,” said CBER Director Michael

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Pinnacle Dermatology

Skin, Vein & Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in Munster purchased by Pinnacle Dermatology

Pinnacle Dermatology of Lombard, Ill. has acquired Skin, Vein & Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in Munster.  Dr. Ahmad Fathi and his team will join Pinnacle Dermatology. Pinnacle said it is adding dermatologist Dr. Olga Radkevich-Brown to the Munster practice. Fathi was the president and owner of Skin, Vein and Cosmetic Surgery Clinic for more than 30

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Venues Parks & Arts

South Bend’s ‘Fridays by the Fountain’ outdoor summer concert series returns June 8

SOUTH BEND – The annual Fridays by the Fountain, a free lunchtime outdoor summer concert series, returns June 8. The series, now in its 18th year and presented by Venues Parks & Arts and the Morris Performing Arts Center, runs every Friday from June 8 through Aug 31. Performers will include area blues, jazz, rock,

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Insurance report ranks Indiana 9th in nation for most reported motorcycle thefts in 2017

Indiana ranked ninth in the nation for most reported motorcycle thefts in 2017. That’s according to the latest annual report from the Illinois-based National Insurance Crime Bureau. A total of 44,268 motorcycles were reported stolen in 2017 compared with 46,467 reported stolen in 2016—a decrease of 5 percent, according to the report. After several years

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AAA reports national gas price average drops for first time in three months

The national gas price average is $2.95, down by two cents for the week beginning June 4, AAA reports. This is the first time there has been a decrease in the national average since mid-March, AAA said. The drop follows the latest Energy Information Administration report showing consistently strong demand. “Nearly 80 percent of Americans

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Lakeside Wealth Management in Chesterton restructures management team

CHESTERTON – Lakeside Wealth Management has restructured its management team to accommodate future growth. “We are so excited about these additions to our management team,” said Tim Rice, president of Lakeside. “We are a forward-thinking organization and one of our strengths has always been to think several years down the road. We believe these changes

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