MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, has announced that its board of directors has declared a 4 cent per share increase in its quarterly cash dividend. The Bancorp’s new dividend of 19 cents represents a 26.7 percent increase over the previous dividend of 15 cents a share. It will …
GARY – Methodist Hospitals have received the Get With the Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for Stroke Care for the second year in a row. The award is presented by the American Heart and Stroke Association. The hospital received the award during the Go Red for Women luncheon at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville, where …
GARY – The city of Gary will do more to promote Allegiant Airlines passenger service. The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority voted to spend $30,000 to pay for a consultant to improve marketing efforts for flights between Gary and Orlando, Fla. Previously, the city agreed to a $75,000 marketing effort. Since Allegiant began flying out of …
MERRILLVILLE – IV Diagnostics LLC has announced it will open an office in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. The Valparaiso company will continue to operate its office there. The company provides research and development in measuring and monitoring cancer tumor cells in the bloodstream. Frank Szczepanski, president and CEO, said that by opening …
GARY – Indiana University Northwest has announced the appointment of Patricia Nowak as campus chief of police. The appointment is effective July 2. Nowak is the first female police chief in the Indiana University system. She will be responsible for 12 officers and a team of several dispatchers. As head of the IU Northwest Police …
HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center on the campus of Purdue University Calumet will host the Space Race 5K at 8 a.m. on July 29. Part of the day’s activities will include participation by Col. Jerry Ross of Crown Point, a former NASA astronaut. “We are very excited that he sees the value in our …
SOUTH BEND – Efforts to sell the 25-story Chase Tower in downtown South Bend received a blow when the building’s largest tenant announced it was moving out. The Summit Club, which has been a tenant since 1971, closed, laying off 25 people. The building, which has been marketed for anywhere from $15 million to $25 …
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced two additions to its staff. Kelly Mamouzelos is now a part of the retail banking team at the Valparaiso Banking Center. She has 16 years of experience and is responsible for heading the branch’s team in sales and service excellence. Kristin Trapp is vice president and regional manager …
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced the election of Jason Rebar to a three-year term on the board of directors. Rebar is business banking relationship manager. He joined the bank in 2008 and has 12 years of banking experience. Rebar is a graduate of Ball State University and received his MBA from Indiana University …
WASHINGTON – The steel and construction industries pushed the demand for North American commodities such as iron ore, stone and cement and provided the 2012 shipping season with a solid start. The St. Lawrence Seaway reports that year-to-date total cargo shipments through the end of April were 4.4 million metric tons, up 2.24 percent from …
