INDIANAPOLIS – Christina M. Bennett, vice president of meetings and events for the Indiana Bankers Association, has been named 2011 Association Professional of the Year by the Indiana Society for Association Executives. Bennett joined the IBA in 1990 and is responsible for the organizations largest events, including its Mega Conference, annual convention, legislative reception and …
HOBART – Boyd Construction Co. has been recognized by the Indianapolis Historical Society with its Centennial Business Award. The award recognizes the business for 100 years of operation. Boyd Construction was founded in 1911 by Vincent R. Boyd Sr. The business today is owned by Richard Boyd, William C. Boyd and Robert W. Boyd. The …
GARY – Linda Delunas has been named the new director of the School of Nursing at Indiana University Northwest. She will continue as associate dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Delunas, of St. John, has been with IUN since 1984. As director of the School of Nursing, she will supervise a staff …
GARY – A $250 million expansion of the Indiana Toll Road through Gary has been completed. The project added a third lane in both directions for the five-mile stretch between Gary and Lake Station. Since 2006 when the Toll Road Concession Co. took over operations of the Indiana Toll Road in a $3.8 billion lease …
GARY – Gary Chicago International Airport has announced that starting Feb. 15, twice weekly round trip passenger service will begin to the Sanford Orlando International Airport in Florida through Allegiant Airlines. The passenger service is the first at the airport since 2007 when Sky Value USA filed bankruptcy. Previously, passenger service was available at Gary …
SOUTH BEND – Shannon Clifton of Gibson Insurance Group in South Bend has been awarded the Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) designation from the Insurance Institute of America. The designation requires the completion of a series of courses and a national examination covering property and liability insurance principles, personal and commercial insurance, insurance policy analysis …
Small-bank values and a five-star rating. by Rick A. Richards LaPorte Savings Bank’s roots run deep in LaPorte County and Northwest Indiana. As far as Chairman and CEO Lee Brady can tell, the bank’s roots are deeper than any other bank in the region still doing business under its original name. Brady, who has been …
VALPARAISO – Scott Tuft of Valparaiso has been appointed to the Indiana Dunes Tourism Board of Directors. The appointment was made by Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas. Tufts is director of sales and marketing for Accucraft Imaging in Hammond and is an associate at Bass Pro Shops in Portage. He has lived in Valparaiso for 20 …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. has announced that November shipments through the Great Lakes were up 1.23 percent from last year, some 33 million metric tons. The report showed that the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor reported increases in most major commodities. “Even with a month left in the shipping season, the …
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has approved funding for two initiatives aimed at restoring brownfields that would lay the groundwork for development. The RDA has approved spending $100,000 in matching funds to create and Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Assessment Program and Revolving Loan Fund. The program is a partnership with Hammond, …
