IRVING, Texas – Hostess Brands Inc., based in Texas, has announced it could close 21 retail outlets in Indiana, including four in Northwest Indiana, if it isn’t able to reach a favorable Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The four region outlets are in Hobart, Merrillville, Michigan City and Munster. The potential closings represent 53 jobs in Northwest …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has made revisions to its curriculum that will create a streamlined path for students earning bachelor’s degrees. A common 30-credit hour general education curriculum has been adopted for all PNC baccalaureate degree programs, making it possible for a student to change majors and not lost credit hours for any …
PORTER – Seven Peaks Waterparks, based in Utah, has reached an agreement to buy the shuttered Splash Down Dunes water park on U.S. 20 in Porter. Splash Down Dunes closed in 2009. Seven Peaks said it plans to re-open Splash Down Dunes but that is unlikely to happen this season. The company said it will …
CROWN POINT – The Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network in Crown Point received several awards at the national convention in Florida. CRND of Northwest Indiana won the 2011 Century Club Silver Level and the Sales Per Household by Territory awards. Sales executive Annette Bowen received awards for Sales Professional of the Year for both the Territory …
SOUTH BEND – Tuesley Hall Konopa LLP has announced the opening of a satellite office in Cassopolis, Mich. The new office will allow the law firm to better serve its clients in southwest Michigan. “We are excited about the expansion of our firm and the opportunity to provide more personal service to our clients …
MICHIGAN CITY – Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets has announced that four new stores will open this year. They are Michael Kors, Lane Bryant, Vera Bradley and Finish Line. In addition, the Coach store at the mall could triple in size. “The recession brought many new shoppers to the outlets looking for great deals and that …
LAPORTE – LaPorte Bancorp, the parent company for LaPorte Savings Bank, has declared a quarterly dividend of 4 cents a share. It will be paid on June 5 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 23. The dividend represents a yield of 1.9 percent based on the share price of $8.60 …
MICHIGAN CITY – The Michigan City Wild Wild Wolves 3936 student robotics team visited St. Anthony Health-Michigan City for a hands-on lesion in operation of the da Vinci Si Surgical System robot. Seven team members received a lesson in how to operate the da Vinci robot from Kurt Klepsch, a representative of the Intuitive Surgical …
VALPARAISO – Indiana Dunes Tourism, the official tourism bureau of Porter County, has honored 22 businesses and people with R.O.S.E. Awards for outstanding service. Honorees are: Lodging Location of the Year, At Home in the Woods Bed and Breakfast, Chesterton; Restaurant of the Year, Industrial Revolution, Valparaiso; Festival of the Year, Valparaiso University Jazz Fest; …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society has honored 29 students for leadership and academic achievement as Outstanding Accounting Students, and six of them are students from Northwest Indiana. They are Justin C. Vanaman of Indiana University Northwest in Gary; Victoria Lynn Paulat of Indiana University South Bend; Nalyuan Kang of Purdue University Calumet in Hammond; …
