VALPARAISO – Porter Health Care System has named EMS Office Manager Darcy Jackson as its 2013 Associate of the Year. Jackson began her career at Porter in 2002. As office manager, she is responsible for the operation and day-to-day business of the EMS division. Jackson’s director said she is committed to her co-workers, always available …
VALPARAISO – Ideas in Motion Media has partnered with My Mobile Fans to develop and launch two new mobile apps to share positive news in Northwest Indiana, highlighting the positive, community-focused content on PortageLife.com and LaPorteCountyLife.com, available through the Apple iTunes and Google Play app stores. The mobile applications, developed on the My Mobile Fans …
LAPORTE – Holladay Properties has been selected by the City of LaPorte to develop the city’s NewPorte Landing Redevelopment Project on the site of the former Allis-Chalmers factory just north of downtown. The 150-acre project sits along Clear Lake. Holladay is the developer of the Ameriplex at the Port in Portage and other similar project …
HOBART – Luke Oil has announced it is expanding its network of convenience stores in Northwest Indiana. The company plans to open locations in Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, East Chicago and Lafayette. The new stores will add 40 jobs. Luke Oil currently has 10 locations and also is a fuel distributor for GoLo outlets in …
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital, which opened Aug. 25, 2012, recently won two construction project awards. Porter’s contractor, Robins & Morton, won the Associated Builders and Contractors Award of Excellence. This award honors all members of the construction team, the owner, designer and contractor and is judged by an out-of-state panel of professionals on quality …
SOUTH BEND – Robert J. Konopa, partner at Tuesley Hall Konopa, has been named to the 2013 Indiana Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Indiana. No more than 5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected each year for this honor. Konopa was recognized for his work in civil litigation defense, …
MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, has announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 19 cents per share payable on April 5 to shareholders of record on March 29. The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under NWIN. The Bancorp’s …
MERRILLVILLE – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana has named Raymond E. Kasmark of IBEW Local 697 Innovator of the Month for February. The society is part of the Gerald I Lampkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at Ivy Tech Community College in Gary. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 697 building became the …
ELKHART – Elkhart General Hospital has announced a $74 million expansion that will add 150,000 square feet to the hospital. The project will include updated surgery suites and new recovery room. The expansion will increase the size of operating suites for 700 square feet to accommodate new technology for arthroscopy and endoscopy. Currently, the hospital …
WARSAW – Lake City Bank, the subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corp., has announced that the bank has been included in the Bank Director Magazine “Nifty 50” List of high performing banks for the second consecutive year. The list is compiled by Bank Director and Sandler O’Neill + Partners to rank “the top 50 best users …
