CHESTERTON – Timothy D. Rice, president of Lakeside Wealth Management Group in Chesterton, has been named one of 401k Wire’s 300 Most Influential Advisors in Defined Contribution. The recognition is based on feedback from the most successful advisors in the defined contribution field. Rice is one of the founding lecturers of The Retirement …
INDIANAPOLIS – Erik Hromadka, former editor of Indiana Business Magazine and a former contributing editor for Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly, has agreed to become a member of the magazine’s editorial advisory committee, said publisher and CEO Glee Renick-May. “Although my new role as chairman and CEO of Global Water Technologies precludes my ability …
VALPARAISO – Derrick Carter, a Valparaiso University School of Law professor, has been named the Jack A. Hiller Distinguished Faculty Award winner. The award annually honors a VU Law School professor who is an exceptional teacher, scholar and role model. He joined the faculty in 1991 and has taught and done research in …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University will host the annual Indy International Wine Competition Aug. 4-6. Winemakers from around the world will take part. “We house four experts in the wine industry and this will give us an opportunity to showcase the work we are doing here at Purdue,” said Jeanette Merritt, wine marketing …
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Redevelopment Commission has announced that two bonds used in the development of more than 476,000 square feet of commercial space in Erskine Commons, a 50-acre site near Michigan Street and Ireland Road , will be paid off early. The site was home to a landfill but now is …
HAMMOND – Valparaiso attorney Kenneth J. Allen and his wife, Nina, are funding the purchase of child identification kids for kindergarten and first-grade students in Northwest Indiana public schools. The kits are being distributed by the United Way. Representatives from the Lake, Porter and LaPorte County United Ways joined Allen in making the …
LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s ninth annual Tour de LaPorte bike, run and walk event will be Sunday, Aug. 22 at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the event will benefit local cancer patients and their families in need of financial assistance. Last year, Tour de LaPorte raised more than $40,000. …
MERRILLVILLE – Methodist Hospitals has announced the election of officers for its 2010 and 2011 board of directors. Incoming officers are William G. Braman, chairman; Dr. Douglas Barthelemy, secretary; and Mamon Powers Jr., treasurer. Edward E. Charbonneau will continue as vice-chairman. Braman is past CEO of Braman Insurance Co.; Barthelemy is a prominent Gary …
MICHIGAN CITY – Indiana Department of Correction officials have announced completion of energy improvements at seven correctional institutions, including the Indiana State Prison, that could save taxpayers $52 million over the next 10 years. Commissioner Ed Buss said a 600 horsepower biomass boiler system was installed at the Indiana State Prison, that will be powered …
VALPARAISO – Work has begun on a new 430,000-square-foot Porter hospital at the northwest corner of the intersection of Indiana 49 and U.S. 6, said Jonathan Nalli, CEO. It will take two years to complete work on the hospital, which will be the centerpiece of a 104-acre development between Valparaiso and Chesterton. The new hospital …
