MUNSTER – NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank in Munster, has announced second quarter financial results were virtually the same as results from one year ago. Net income in the quarter was $1.6 million, down from $1.7 million last year. For the first half of the year, net income was up $3 […]
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital is offering a Spanish/Polish/English Medical Interpreters course to the public. The 10-week course includes Saturday classes from Aug. 25 to Oct. 27. Classes are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 16 hours of practicum and clinical time included. Classes will be held at the hospital, 1007 Lincolnway,
MICHIGAN CITY – The Michigan City RV and Camper Show will be held Aug. 23-26 as part of the annual In-Water Boat Show. Sponsors for the show are Michigan City Live Productions Inc., Bass Pro Shops and Horizon Bank. As part of the show, Bass Pro will hold daily camp fire cooking classes using Dutch
DYER – The 2012 9- and 10-Year-Old Indiana State Little League Tournament will be held at the Dyer Little League Complex starting Saturday, July 28. Fourteen district champions will play with the champion to be crowned on Aug. 2. The Indiana State Little League Tournament will bring visitors from all over Indiana to the region.
MERRILLVILLE – Ross Dress 4 Less, which operates more than 1,000 stores in 33 states, is opening its first Indiana store in Merrillville. The discount clothing and homes furnishing retailer will be in the Crossings at Hobart at U.S. 30 and Colorado Street. Company spokeswoman Bobbi Chaville said the Northwest Indiana location was chosen because
MERRILLVILLE – General Motors has named Schepel Buick GMC in Merrillville as its 2011 Dealer of the Year. GM said only 2 percent of its dealers are eligible for the award and that in 2011 only four dealers in its Chicago North Central Region received the award. In 2011, GM said Schepel increase its business
GARY – The expansion of the Kirk Yard in Gary has been scaled back by Canadian National Railway Co. Originally planned as a $165 million project that would provide 251 jobs, the project now will be $141 million and create 119 new jobs. Canadian National had planned to move is locomotive repair facility from Illinois
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Supervalu, the parent company for Jewel-Osco, has announced that it has put the grocery and drug store chain up for sale. The announcement came a day after Supervalu reported its first quarter earnings fell 45 percent. In addition to Jewel-Osco, the company also owns Albertsons, Acme, Cub, Shaw’s, Save-a-Lot and Shop
INDIANAPOLIS – IVDiagnostics of Valparaiso was an invited exhibitor at the fourth annual Innovation Showcase hosted by the Indiana Venture Club. IVDiagnostics is a biomedical diagnostic company focused on diagnostic tests for blood-borne and other diseases. The company was represented at the show by Tom Szczepanski, director of marketing, and Hui Chen, research scientist. The
GARY – Powers & Sons Construction Co. of Gary has been named one of the nation’s largest black-owned businesses by Black Enterprise magazine. The publication announced its 40th annual list of the nation’s largest black-owned companies. In all, 230 companies were included in seven categories. Powers & Sons was ranked 70th in the Industrial/Service Companies
