MERRILLVILLE – Lisa A. Witt of Braman Insurance has been named Outstanding CSR for Indiana for 2011 by the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Witt submitted her winning essay on the topic, “Many insurance service professionals believe that their personal relationships with clients may be threatened by agencies’ and companies’ efforts to use […]
MERRILLVILLE – Daniel R. Yamtich has been named vice president, team leader for Fifth Third Bank’s business banking line. He will be responsible leadership of business banking in the Merrillville region. Yamtich, who has 25 years of banking experience, previously was regional manager for commercial real estate for Fifth Third Bank. Yamtich is a graduate
NIPSCO leader builds bridges with employees and his new Northwest Indiana community. by Rick A. Richards Jimmy Staton is passionate about a lot of things in his life. His family. Sports, especially University of West Virginia sports. And the utility business. “I have two sons and we’re all sports fanatics. My wife is very tolerant,”
WASHINGTON – Two Indiana community banks have received $41.4 million in funding from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Small Business Lending Fund. One of those banks is Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, which received $12.5 million. “These funds will provide a powerful incentive for community banks to expand their lending to small businesses, spurring new investment
SOUTH BEND – Five properties managed by Real Estate Management Corp. have received perfect scores from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Of 600 properties in Indiana assessed by HUD, only seven received perfect scores. “As evidenced by the few properties that received a perfect REAC score, they are difficult to come by,”
SOUTH BEND – Lori Headley has been named account executive with Villing & Co. Inc. She will be responsible for planning and executing business-to-business and consumer communication strategies. Previously Headley was with 1st Source Bank and Juhl Marketing Communications. She is a graduate of Indiana University-South Bend.
SOUTH BEND – Melanie Wroblewski has been named senior staff accountant for Schafer Gear Works Inc. She will be responsible for corporate consolidations, general accounting and financial analysis. Previously, Wroblewski was senior accountant for Memorial Health Systems in South Bend, and also has worked at AM General and National Steel Corp. She received her undergraduate
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Purdue University Cooperative Agriculture Extension Office has announced that a group of rural communities and banks in Porter, LaPorte, Jasper and Starke counties will take part in the federal Stronger Economies Together program. The banks and communities will be working to create programs and support businesses involved in tourism and manufacturing.
CROWN POINT – The number of Crown Point-area students enrolled at University of St. Francis has grown significantly since last year, said Andrew J. Prall, assistant provost. There are 184 students enrolled in health care education at USF’s Crown Point and Fort Wayne campuses, up 30 percent from last year. Prall said the growth is
LAKEVILLE – Dr. Kenya Martinez has joined the Memorial Medical Group’s practice in Lakeville. Martinez, who is from the St. Joseph County area, received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. She is a second generation caring for the community, following her father, an area veterinarian. Martinez received her undergraduate degree from Indiana
