EAST CHICAGO – Ameristar Casinos of Las Vegas, the owner of Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, plans to apply for a license for a casino in Massachusetts. The company has acquired land near Springfield for $16 million in order to build a casino and hotel. The site in western Massachusetts is one of four locations …
MERRILLVILLE – Northern Indiana Public Service Co. has announced a donation of $200,000 to the Gift of Warmth Program which provides financial help to people needing help to pay their heating bill. The fund is managed by community action agencies across the region. Since 2002, NIPSCO has contributed more than $2 million to the Gift …
by Rick A. Richards Michael Pound has become fully Americanized since coming here on a two-year temporary work visa 23 years ago. Not the fast-food, shopping mall kind of Americanized, but the full embrace of freedom and opportunity kind of Americanized. Even so, he still misses the ability to drive his car very fast whenever …
SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Corp. has announced record earnings of $48.2 million in 2011. The bank said the financial results are 17 percent above last year, which earnings were $41.2 million. Earnings per share rose from $1.21 in 2010 to $1.96 last year. 1st Source operates 75 banking centers in 17 counties, 23 finance …
HOBART – Lincoln Solar LLC wants to set up a 10-acre solar electric-generating field on 49th Avenue in Hobart. The company previously announced it would install 6,800 solar panels on 20 acres on Grand Boulevard in Merrillville. The investment in that project is $6 million. Lincoln has an agreement with Northern Indiana Public Service Co. …
SOUTH BEND – The St. Mary’s College Career Crossings Office has invited Indiana companies and non-profits with internship opportunities to visit the campus for its internship fair next month. The Indiana Internship Expo for St. Mary’s students will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 in the Student Center Lounge. Companies and non-profits …
HAMMOND – Entrepreneurs planning to participate in The Big Sell Entrepreneurs in Action competition can take part in a coaching session at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The two-hour coaching session will be at the Purdue University Calumet Center for Entrepreneurship Success at 1247 169th St. Registration is required by calling (219) 9889-3159. The …
SOUTH BEND – The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, along with Lake City Bank, will hold a Salute to Business luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Century Center. Salute to Business is an annual celebration of business success over the past year. Bill Graham, president …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central will host a free basic weather spotter training class at 4:30 p.m. on March 14 in Room 02 of the Library-Student-Faculty Building. The LaPorte County Emergency Management Office and LaPorte County Skywarn, along with the National Weather Service, will conduct the training session. The two-hour class is open to …
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital clinicians, fitness staff and heart failure nurses will hold the second heart failure awareness event at Al’s East Supermarket from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4. The hospital and Al’s teamed up to educate residents who suffer from heart conditions on reducing sodium in their …
