GARY – Methodist Hospitals is celebrating the holidays with Angel Tree donations, patient visits from the Railcats and Methodist Max mascots and special holiday meals for employees. In addition, there will be choir performances, employee Christmas book give-aways by the Gary Literacy Coalition and staff confessions by the Spiritual Care Department. The Angel Tree donations […]
HIGHLAND – Tom Julian has joined the staff of Webb Ford in Highland. Julian was a long-time employee of the recently closed River Oaks Ford in Calumet City, Ill. Julian has 34 years of experience in the automotive field and will be sales manager and AXZ plan specialist for Webb. That plan is a special
WHEATFIELD – A 499-foot double-stack concrete chimney is rising at NIPSCO’s R.M. Schahfer Generating Station. The $510 million project is the largest in the utility’s history. The Schahfer Generating Station produces 1,780 megawatts of electricity and is the largest of NIPSCO’s generating facilities. It serves 457,000 residential customers. When completed, the chimneys will contain environmental
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has recognized Centier Bank of Munster as its Third Party Lender of the Year. Centier contributed to 12 SBA loans in 2001, accounting for $16.2 million in projects. It contributed 8 percent of all SBA loans in the state. One project was worth
CROWN POINT – Sister Aline Schultz has been named the Athena Leadership Award winner by the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce. Sister Aline, vice president of marketing and development for Franciscan Alliance, was cited for her work in mentoring women and for the St. Clare Health Clinic, which provides free primary care and other services
GARY – The owner of Majestic Star Casino in Gary has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Majestic Star’s largest shareholder, Wayzata Partners LLC of Minnesota, now owns the casino. It also owns Fitzgeralds casinos in Mississippi and Colorado. The reorganization and transfer of ownership was recently approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission. Majestic Star filed
LOWELL – The Indiana Grand Kankakee Marsh Restoration Project has been named the November Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. The project has acquire, restored and enhanced 22,786 acres across eight counties. About 100 years ago, the Kankakee River in Indiana was dredged and the Grande Marsh wetlands drained.
VALPARAISO – Larry Galler of Larry Galler & Associates has been named the November Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Galler launched an innovative program called “One Year to Greatness” that helps small businesses achieve growth through group dynamics and one-on-one conversations. The program is based on the goal
Here is a bit of news on who’s been promoted, what company has expanded and what changes have taken place in Northwest Indiana’s business community the past three months. BANKING/FINANCE Daniel R. Yamtich has been named vice president and team leader for Fifth Third Bank‘s business banking line in Merrillville. Previously he was regional manager
VALPARAISO – Two Northwest Indiana environmental organizations, the Hoosier Environmental Council and the Legal Environmental Aid Foundation, have merged. The two will operate at the Hoosier Environmental Council. Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda said the merger made sense because there was a lot of overlap in what the two organizations did. The organization works to educate
