MICHIGAN CITY – Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana (EDCMC) is happy to announce Katie Eaton as its new Economic Development Manager. Eaton was recently added to the team at EDCMC at the beginning of July to provide continued focus on the Business Retention and Expansion program, community partnerships, and Workforce Development initiatives. “With so […]
SCHERERVILLE — Illiana Motor Speedway, an iconic piece of Calumet Region history, will soon belong to the town of Schererville. In a special meeting of the Town Council on Wednesday, the four council members present voted unanimously to buy the 51-acre Illiana Speedway site from owner Mike Mikuly for $1.67 million. The speedway’s location adjacent
SOUTH BEND – City shows off rooftop solar array as one of the signature components of a $5 million energy-efficiency makeover at the Century Center in South Bend is complete. The rooftop solar installation includes 90 panels and is part of efforts to reduce operational expenses at the downtown convention center. Officials say other measures
SOUTH BEND – An assistant professor at Indiana University South Bend has been awarded a major grant to continue a program she launched three years ago. The three-year, more than $630,000 grant allows Terri Hebert to move forward with the ED3: Earth Day Every Day Enhanced Design program. IU South Bend says the grant will bring dozens
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Manufacturers Association is celebrating new data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce which shows the strength of the state’s manufacturing industry touts 100B impact. The data shows the industry contributed $100 billion to Indiana’s GDP last year, a more than $6 billion increase over 2014. The numbers reflect nearly 30 percent of the
ELKHART – Patrick Industries completes acquisition of the business and certain assets of Elkhart, Indiana-based Mishawaka Sheet Metal, LLC (“MSM”). MSM is a full service distributor and fabricator of a wide variety of aluminum and steel products serving both the recreational vehicle (“RV”) and industrial markets. MSM’s 2015 revenues were approximately $28 million and the Company expects
WEST LAFAYETTE – YourEncore and Purdue Research Foundation officials unveiled Tuesday (June 21) a partnership that will connect YourEncore’s experienced talent with Purdue’s entrepreneurship and startup development activities to move innovations to market faster. YourEncore is a leading provider of experts-on-demand for the pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer goods industries. YourEncore experts include former executives
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Pence and Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun joined executives from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC), Japan’s largest steel producer, today as the company announced plans to establish operations in Shelbyville, creating up to 70 new jobs by 2021. “Indiana’s business climate is attracting international investment, with 800 global corporations now
