MUNSTER – American Savings, FSB has announced that Alexandra Ylo has earned a spot as one of eight national finalists in the “Lights, Camera, Save!” video contest. “Lights, Camera, Save!” is a video contest sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation that engages youth in educating themselves and their peers about the value of […]
VALPARAISO – Nick Arnold, Debbie Miller, Mitzi Wingenroth, and Michele Civanich of Prudential Executive Group have been named to Leading Edge Society for 2012 by Prudential Real Estate. The award recognizes residential sales professionals who exemplified great sales measures in closed residential GCI or closed 35 residential units for the year. “As Leading Edge Society
EVANSVILLE – Old National Bancorp reported fourth quarter net income of $23 million, or 23 cents per share. The results compare favorably to the net income of $19.7 million, or 20 cents per share in third quarter 2012, and net income of $22.2 million, or 23 cents per share, that Old National reported in fourth
SOUTH BEND – Kenneth Nemes, Outreach Program Coordinator for Memorial Hospital of South Bend MedFlight, has received the 2012 William T. Schmidt Lifetime Achievement & Education Award. The award recognizes one individual in the public safety profession who has dedicated their career to the education and training of others, and to the improvement and development
MERRILLVILLE – Estimated bills for NIPSCO customers could soon be a thing of the past, as the utility has announced it will begin upgrading the way it reads natural gas and electric meters through the installation of an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) System. The new AMR meters will allow NIPSCO to gather monthly readings through
MICHIGAN CITY – Approximately 100 acres of land in northwestern La Porte County is now available for continued economic development. Michigan City-based company Tonn and Blank Construction purchased the acreage, located just south of the Michigan City Municipal Airport, in late December. Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana – along with the City of Michigan
VALPARAISO – Hoosier Bat Co. in Valparaiso has received the Charle Hum Club Service Award. Owners Dave and Debbie Cook received the award recently at the annual meeting of the Pitch and Hit Club in Lombard, Ill. Also honored at the event was former Chicago White Sox manager Tony LaRussa, Washington Nationals general manager Mike
GRIFFITH – Bakker Produce in Griffith has closed after 70 years in business. The closing puts 28 people out of work. The company provided fresh produce to customers in Chicago and Northwest Indiana, but a slow economy left many of Bakker’s customers unable to pay. As a result, Bakker was unable to pay its suppliers.
MERRILLVILLE – Dawn Foods, which operates bakeries in Munster and Crown Point, has announced it will consolidate the two operations into a new location in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroad in Merrillville. The company said it will invest $15 million in the 120,000-square-foot production plant. Together, the Munster and Crown Point operations have 72 employees.
LAPORTE – American Licorice, the maker of Red Vines candy, will invest $10 million to renovate its 285,000-square-foot plant in LaPorte. When the project is finished in 2015, it will increase employment from 150 to 185. The project includes installation of a new licorice production line. To supply the plant with raw material, a new
