MERRILLVILLE – Harry J. Vande Velde III, CEO of The Legacy Foundation of Lake County has been named Innovator of the Month for February by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. The society is part of the Gerald I Lampkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at Ivy Tech Community College in Gary. Vande Velde wanted […]
LAPORTE – Holladay Properties has been selected by the City of LaPorte to develop the city’s NewPorte Landing Redevelopment Project on the site of the former Allis-Chalmers factory just north of downtown. The 150-acre project sits along Clear Lake. Holladay is the developer of the Ameriplex at the Port in Portage and other similar project
GARY – Chicago developer Eastlake Management & Development Corp. has met with members of the Gary/Chicago International Airport about a development at the airport. Eastlake is owned by Elzie Higginbottom, who wants to create a charter and jet fueling operation similar to that operated by Gary Jet Center. If the proposal is approved by the
HOBART – Luke Oil has announced it is expanding its network of convenience stores in Northwest Indiana. The company plans to open locations in Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, East Chicago and Lafayette. The new stores will add 40 jobs. Luke Oil currently has 10 locations and also is a fuel distributor for GoLo outlets in
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital, which opened Aug. 25, 2012, recently won two construction project awards. Porter’s contractor, Robins & Morton, won the Associated Builders and Contractors Award of Excellence. This award honors all members of the construction team, the owner, designer and contractor and is judged by an out-of-state panel of professionals on quality
SOUTH BEND – Robert J. Konopa, partner at Tuesley Hall Konopa, has been named to the 2013 Indiana Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Indiana. No more than 5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected each year for this honor. Konopa was recognized for his work in civil litigation defense,
MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, has announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 19 cents per share payable on April 5 to shareholders of record on March 29. The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under NWIN. The Bancorp’s
SOUTH BEND – Gibson will hold its seventh annual Human Capital Summit on March 14 on the topic of Health Care Reform. The event brings together industry leaders to share insights into the challenges that affect employers. This year, the summit will dive into the nuances of health care reform and the variables necessary to
MICHIGAN CITY – Lubeznik Center for the Arts presents Realm of Dreams, an exhibition highlighting the work of local young artists, Lu and Ry Hook. Realm of Dreams will run through Sunday, March 10. The two brothers live on a farm with their artist parents, Andrea Peterson and Jon Hook. One of the family’s values
MERRILLVILLE – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana has named Raymond E. Kasmark of IBEW Local 697 Innovator of the Month for February. The society is part of the Gerald I Lampkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at Ivy Tech Community College in Gary. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 697 building became the
