SOUTH BEND – Two South Bend area architectural firms have agreed to merge. James Childs Architects and Architecture Design Group have formed Alliance Architects. “Our combined team features 17 registered and graduate architects. We average over 20 years of experience per person,” said Martin Murphy, president of the new firm. “This represents an incredibly strong […]
NIPSCO is officially 100, but its history goes back much further. by Rick A. Richards There aren’t a lot of businesses that make it to 100 years. A century of anything is a milestone worth celebrating, and so it is for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., which on Aug. 2 marked the 100th anniversary of
SOUTH BEND – Another Broken Egg Café, a Florida-based restaurant company, has signed an agreement with Indianapolis-based Copia LLC to open 16 restaurants in the Midwest, including one in South Bend. The company also operates five Ruth’s Chris Steak House restaurants. Another Broken Egg Café is a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant that offers eight
MERRILLVILLE – Enrollment for federal assistance programs for low-income household has begun for winter heating programs and Northern Indiana Public Service Co. is encouraging its customers who was financially challenged to consider payment assistance. During the 2011-12 heating season, 36,000 NIPSCO customers received assistance from the federal program, compared to 50,000 customers in previous years.
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced its net income for the third quarter was $1.3 million. Net interest income was $10.2 million, down 5 percent from one year ago. At the end of September, Citizens Financial has $1.1 billion of assets. The bank has 20 offices in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago suburbs.
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HIGHLAND – The Indiana State Health Department’s Division of Acute Care and the Division of Aging for Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration recently granted approval for Great Lakes Personal Care Services LLC to being providing in-home care throughout the state. The company is managed by Linda Coleman Cleveland and Candice Kelly Casey, both of
SOUTH BEND – Gibson has announced the promotion of Carolyn Kolbe to senior service specialists in the company’s property and casualty practice. She joined the insurance company in 2003. Kim Valentiny has joined Gibson as a client manager in the employee benefits practice. She is responsible for providing marketing and service support to new and
MERRILLVILLE – NiSource Inc., the parent company for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., has announced third quarter earnings of $19.3 million, down from $34.7 million one year ago. The company attributed the decline to lower revenue from its gas distribution business and a cast settlement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on its pipeline modernization
EAST CHICAGO – Safety-Kleen’s re-refinery plant in East Chicago has been acquired by Clean Harbors Inc. of Norwell, Mass., for $1.25 billion. Safety-Kleen is based in Richardson, Texas, and besides the East Chicago plant, which has 80 employees, has 200 other plants in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Corporate wide, Safety-Kleen has 4,200 employees.
LAPORTE – Donna Garwood, managing broker of Re/Max 1st in LaPorte, has announced her retirement. She has been with the firm for 22 years. She took over the business in 1990 when she purchased Re/Max Towne and Country. She sold the business to broker/owner Dan Kelly in 2010. “The Garwood name has been a trusted
