HOBART – The 13th annual South Shore Clean Cities meeting in Hobart recently focused on alternative fuels as a way to reduce the region’s use of fossil fuels. Carl Lisek, executive director of the organization, said the group helped its members replace 340,000 gallons of gasoline with alternative fuels and cut greenhouse gases by two […]
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has signed an agreement with St. Patrick’s County Park to build a $1 million research facility on 28 acres of land. The university will lease the property for $1 a year for 49 years. The research center will be part of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative and
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central’s tax accounting students will offer free assistance to the public in preparing federal and state income tax returns. Help is available from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays through March 31, except for March 10. Appointments are required and all work will be done in Room 171 in
CHESTERTON – The Façade Committee of the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce, has announced a third year of façade grants will be available in 2012. Funding is through the Duneland Economic Development Co. Applications are available at the chamber and are due by 4 p.m. on Feb. 28. Thus far, the committee has awarded more than
BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArcelorMittal posted a $1 billion fourth quarter loss in 2011, compared to a loss of $780 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. The company attributed the loss on a declining European economy and one-time tax restructuring charges. For this year, the company said it expects demand for steel to increase by
HAMMOND – Greyhound has announced it is closing its bus terminal in Hammond after half a century of operation. Passengers can still board at the location, but the station itself will be closed. The only Greyhound station left selling tickets to passenger is the Metro Station in downtown Gary. The company said 20 buses a
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel Corp., which operates three mills in Northwest Indiana, announced a fourth quarter loss of $226 million in the fourth quarter. One year ago, the loss was $249 million. At the same time, the steelmaker announced revenue was $4.3 billion in the quarter, up 12 percent from one year ago. U.S. Steel
MUNSTER – NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, has announced a 4 percent increase in earnings for 2011. Yearly profit was $5.4 million, said David Bochnowski, chairman and CEO. In the fourth quarter, Peoples posted net income of $1.4 million, up 24 percent on 2010. The bank announced assets of $651.7 million
PORTAGE – Walgreen’s has announced that it will purchase the prescription files and inventory from the soon-to-be close Kmart pharmacies across the country, including stores in Portage and St. John. Once the transfer is complete, anyone who has had a prescription filled at Kmart in the past two years will receive a letter from Walgreen’s
MERRILLVILLE – Methodist Hospitals has unveiled its new $1.5 million Surgical Navigation Suite. Through GPS and specially adapted computer instruments, surgeons will be able to more precisely perform procedures on orthopedic, spinal and neurological patients. The introduction of the system concludes several years of planning and months of construction and training, said Dr. Elian Shepherd,
