Taste of Porter County Are you ready for the 4th Annual Taste of Porter County? This festival-like event is held at the Porter County Expo and Fairgrounds in Valparaiso, IN August 25-26, 2012. Last year’s “Tasters” experienced 29 food establishments from Porter County and Beyond during this two day festival. Taste of Porter County features […]
SOUTH BEND – Efforts to sell the 25-story Chase Tower in downtown South Bend have moved ahead with a vote by the City Council on a resolution making the sale a top priority for the city. The building is owned by Huntington Bank, which told the council it has selected a bidder for the building.
GARY – James Ward has been named marketing liaison for the Gary/Chicago International Airport. Ward has signed a nine-month contract with the airport at $1,000 a month. The primary responsibility for Ward will be spread the word about Allegiant Air services at the airport. In addition to its scheduled flights to Florida, Allegiant also provides
VALPARAISO – Cartronix in Valparaiso has been named to Mobile Electronics magazine’s list of Top 50 Retailers for 2011-12. The list is compiled from nominations by factory and independent sales and customer service representatives from the mobile electronics industry. “This year we’re especially proud of the Top 50,” said Solomon Daniels, editor-in-chief of Mobile Electronics.
MICHIGAN CITY – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital will hold its 11th annual Women’s Fair Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center in Michigan City. The fair will have a variety of vendors, demonstrations, free health screenings and educational health information. Last year, the event attracted 2,300 women. This year’s event will
NEW BUFFALO, Mich. – Four Winds Casino has opened a 12,000-square-foot Hard Rock Café. The restaurant features items from musicians ranging from Michael Jackson to Katy Perry. With this addition, Four Winds has five restaurants. Hard Rock has seating for 275 guests and a stage for live performances.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Representatives of the United Steelworkers and ArcelorMittal has begun negotiations for a new labor contract. The current contract between the USW and the world’s largest steelmakers expires Sept. 1. The contract covers 14,000 workers, including those at two facilities in East Chicago, one in Gary, one in Burns Harbor and one in
MERRILLVILLE – In response to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding health care reform, Employer Benefit Systems of Dyer will hold a Health Care Reform Seminars on Wednesday, July 25, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The event starts at 9 a.m. with presentations scheduled to last about two hours. “We have so many questions about the
HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center, in partnership with NASA’s Summer of Innovations project, is offering students from East Chicago and Gary scholarships to one-day Space Adventure Camps. Third through sixth-grade students can partake in one of three sessions. They are CSI: Aliens on Monday, July 23; The Amazing Race (with rockets) on Wednesday, July
PORTAGE – Iron Workers Local 395 has volunteered equipment and manpower to help the city of Portage replace a series of flagpoles in front of city hall. “We want people to know that we are accessible to the community and that we are not just a giant entity headquartered in Washington. Like everyone else, we
