MUNSTER – American Savings FSB has named Brian Specht as vice president of lending and credit manager. Specht has more than 20 years of banking experience. President Michael Mellon said, “We are excited to add Brian to our lending team. He’ll add new energy to our Lending Center. I expect many good things – for […]
MUNSTER – Joel Gorelick, president and chief administrative officer of Peoples Bank, is retiring from the bank. He joined Peoples in 1983 as vice president for commercial lending and went on to develop the bank’s commercial line which today accounts for 65 percent of the bank’s loan portfolio. “I was born and raised in the
LAPORTE – Teresa Roldan has been named senior office manager for the Orthopedics and Pain Management offices of Indiana University Health LaPorte Physicians. Previously she was controller of Hillsdale Community Health Center in Michigan. She also worked for the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services for 10 years as operations support manager, revenue cycle manager
Nearly 8 million people have been impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. To respond to this unprecedented storm, Lake Area United Way, along with United Way of New York and United Way U.S.A. has established a regional fund to address near-term and long-term recovery needs. Contributions will be used by United Ways in
CROWN POINT – Dr. Frederick R. Klepsch is the recipient of this year’s Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point’s St. Raphael Award, which recognizes physicians who have improved patient care through the nurse-doctor relationship. Klepsch is an orthopedic surgeon who has been with the hospital for 32 years. “I try to approach medicine and to work
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has received a grant from U.S. Steel to fund scholarships for PNC Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students. Chancellor James Dworkin thanked U.S. Steel for the scholarship grant, which was distributed to eight students. They are Marion Choucair of Michigan City; Jonathon Jachura of LaCrosse; Kai Justice of Wheatfield; Seth
HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana has named Tara Kristoff as its new flight director. She will work as a flight instructor, guiding students through the hands-on missions that show science, technology, math and engineering in action. “I’m passionate about science, and I look forward to instilling that passion in kids, too,”
HAMMOND – The Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization Council has named the Lake George Pedestrian Bridge connecting Hammond and Whiting as a 2012 Outstanding Transportation Project. The award, Special Design or Construction, was presented Oct. 17 during the organization’s annual meeting in Bloomington. The award was presented to John Swanson, executive director of the Northwestern Indiana
MICHIGAN CITY – More than 2,300 women attended the 11th annual Women’s Fair sponsored last week by Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital at Blue Chip Casino. During the event, there were 1,701 free health screenings offered including 449 for blood glucose, 400 for blood pressure, 202 for bone density, 85 clinical breast exams, 102 hearing
NOVI, Mich. – Trinity Health, which operates 47 hospitals in 10 states, and Catholic Health East, which operates 35 hospitals in 11 states, have reached an agreement to come together to create a unified national health system. One of the member hospitals for Trinity is St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend. The consolidation
