MICHIGAN CITY – Federal Mogul officials have announced that the company will close its Michigan City windshield wiper facility by the end of this year, putting 100 people out of work. The company is moving the operation to a plant it operates in Juarez, Mexico. Spokesman Jim Burke said the move will provide Federal Mogul […]
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has agreed to provide a matching grant of $100,000 to help maintain complementary para-transit services formerly provided by the Regional Bus Authority. The emergency request comes from a coalition including the Gary Public Transit Corp., North Township and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.
VALPARAISO – Ellen DeMartinis has been named interim president and CEO of Opportunity Enterprises following the resignation of Bill Trowbridge. DeMartinis was most recently vice president and chief operating officer. She has been with Opportunity Enterprises for 19 years. The organization’s board of directors said a national search has begun to find a replacement for
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest technology distributor and supply-chain services provider, has reached an agreement to acquire BrightPoint Inc., of Indianapolis, a provider of lifecycle services to the wireless industry. Ingram Micro will acquire the outstanding shares of BrightPoint common stock for $9 a share. The deal is worth $840
Largest estate gift funds St. Joseph’s College scholarships. by Michael Puente For two years beginning in 2008, Maureen Egan provided vital information about St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer to a complete stranger. She had no idea what this person was going to do with the information or to whom they were going to pass the
LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s 11th annual Tour de LaPorte bike, run and walk event to benefit local cancer patients will be Saturday, Aug. 25, and Sunday, Aug. 26, at Soldiers Memorial Park. Proceeds benefit Indiana University Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals patients. Last year, the 1,088 participants in Tour de LaPorte raised more
SOUTH BEND – Results of a study by Visit South Bend-Mishawaka shows that tourism in St. Joseph County in 2011 was worth $408 million. While home football weekends for the University of Notre Dame are among the major attractions for visitors – some $60 million – the study showed that June, July and August were
SOUTH BEND – A multi-million expansion and upgrade of Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend appears to be paying dividends. Since the stadium opened this year for play for the South Bend Silverhawks, attendance has jumped from 41,000 to 79,000, including two sellouts. If that continues, total attendance for the season would top 157,000, well
SCHERERVILLE – Mary Hills of Schererville has received the Chairman’s Award from the International Association of Business Communicators at its annual meeting in San Francisco. Hills has administered and graded accreditation exams, reviewed portfolios and created many presentations about accreditation at IABC conferences. She has served as director of accreditation and director of strategy for
VALPARAISO – After seven months of discussions, a plan to align Northwest Indiana high school outcomes with the needs of economic development have been realized, said Barb Grimsgard of the Center of Workforce Innovations. The Regional Education/Employer Alliance for Development of Youth of Northwest Indiana has been announced. Known as Ready NWI, the plan includes
