PORTAGE – An independent study of Indiana’s port system by Martin Associates, a maritime economic consulting firm, shows the system is responsible for more than $6 billion in economic activity in the state. In addition, the three ports, including the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan, support 51,577 jobs. The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor …
CROWN POINT – Franciscan Alliance is negotiating with Medical Specialists Inc. to make the region’s largest physician group a part of its network. Medical Specialists has 12 locations in the region. It was founded in 1978 in Munster and today has 50 member physicians. The physicians group has 330 employees.
PORTAGE – Patrick B. McEuen has joined the law firm of Rhame and Elwood in Portage, where he will concentrate on personal injury and civil litigation. McEuen graduated from Hobart High School, Wabash College and Indiana University School of Law. He is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and has practiced law in …
MICHIGAN CITY – Federal Mogul officials have announced that the company will close its Michigan City windshield wiper facility by the end of this year, putting 100 people out of work. The company is moving the operation to a plant it operates in Juarez, Mexico. Spokesman Jim Burke said the move will provide Federal Mogul …
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has agreed to provide a matching grant of $100,000 to help maintain complementary para-transit services formerly provided by the Regional Bus Authority. The emergency request comes from a coalition including the Gary Public Transit Corp., North Township and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. …
VALPARAISO – Ellen DeMartinis has been named interim president and CEO of Opportunity Enterprises following the resignation of Bill Trowbridge. DeMartinis was most recently vice president and chief operating officer. She has been with Opportunity Enterprises for 19 years. The organization’s board of directors said a national search has begun to find a replacement for …
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest technology distributor and supply-chain services provider, has reached an agreement to acquire BrightPoint Inc., of Indianapolis, a provider of lifecycle services to the wireless industry. Ingram Micro will acquire the outstanding shares of BrightPoint common stock for $9 a share. The deal is worth $840 …
Largest estate gift funds St. Joseph’s College scholarships. by Michael Puente For two years beginning in 2008, Maureen Egan provided vital information about St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer to a complete stranger. She had no idea what this person was going to do with the information or to whom they were going to pass the …
LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s 11th annual Tour de LaPorte bike, run and walk event to benefit local cancer patients will be Saturday, Aug. 25, and Sunday, Aug. 26, at Soldiers Memorial Park. Proceeds benefit Indiana University Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals patients. Last year, the 1,088 participants in Tour de LaPorte raised more …
SOUTH BEND – Results of a study by Visit South Bend-Mishawaka shows that tourism in St. Joseph County in 2011 was worth $408 million. While home football weekends for the University of Notre Dame are among the major attractions for visitors – some $60 million – the study showed that June, July and August were …
