CROWN POINT – Thomas Ference has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Ference is president and CEO of Human Resource Mining and Distribution, a consulting business that collects innovative ideas from HR professionals from around the world to help companies identify weaknesses and unmet […]
GARY – Latrice Edwards, a professional makeup artist, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Edwards uses her skills on movie sets like “Public Enemy” and television shows like “Boss,” but she also uses her skills to provide personal service to people who cannot
WHITING – William Halliar, founder of the annual Race for the Future, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Halliar is a retired senior project engineer for TTX Co. and holds 21 patents. He created the race to tap into the “ordinary individual” to
CHESTERTON – Duneland Group Inc., a provider of engineering and surveying services throughout the Midwest, has hired Shawn Kelly, a registered landscape architect. “We are extremely pleased to have Shawn join our team,” said Charles L. Ray, professional engineer and leader of Duneland. “People might not readily associate Duneland with industrial work as we have
HAMMOND – The directors of S/TEC Group Inc. have announced the appointment of William C. Hills as CEO. “In the past 15 years, S/TEC has diversified its capabilities and project deliverables to meet the shifting demands in the Midwest regional market we serve,” said Hills. “We have become a key partner in delivering quality engineering
CROWN POINT – Gardens, ponds, streams, waterfalls, flowers, fish and education programs will be a part of the Illiana Garden Pond Society’s 11th annual Waterscape Weekend Garden & Pond Expo at the Lake County Fairgrounds on April 28-29. “Waterscape Weekend is for everyone who enjoys the sights, sounds and pleasure of outdoor life,” said Sara
KOUTS – Leggett and Platt Inc. has announced it is moving part of its Kentucky operation to its 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Kouts. The company manufactures residential furnishings and commercial fixtures. Because of the move, the company will invest $275,000 in the Kouts operation, one of six it has in Indiana. Founded in 1883 in
MICHIGAN CITY – Geisen Funeral Homes of Northwest Indiana has acquired Carlisle Funeral Home in Michigan City. Carlisle has operated in Michigan City for more than 50 years. It will now be known as Geisen-Carlisle Funeral and Cremation Services. Geisen is based in Crown Point and has been in business for 145 years.
MICHIGAN CITY – United Technologies, the parent company for Sullair Corp. of Michigan City, has announced it may sell the company as a way to raise cash for another acquisition. Sullair, one of the city’s largest employers, is one of five business units United Technologies has put on the market. It wants to raise $3
VALPARAISO – Portage Solar LLC has received approval from the Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals for an 11-acres solar panel field just outside Portage. The energy generated by the field would be sold to NIPSCO. Ecos Renewable Energy of Minnesota will develop the field. The company also is developing similar projects in Hobart and
