HAMMOND – A Purdue University Calumet nursing professor has been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing. Lisa Hopp of Valparaiso is now a Fellow of the Academy for her record of scholarship and leadership relating to evidence-based nursing practice. “Being inducted into the American Academy of Nursing means having the opportunity to work with …
Tricky decision for a smartphone, but the tablet choice is easy. by Allyson Kazmucha With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, smartphones and tablets are sure to be on many people’s shopping lists. With so many options, how do you know which to choose? When it comes to smartphones, the decision can become quite tricky …
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced its net income for the third quarter was $1.3 million. Net interest income was $10.2 million, down 5 percent from one year ago. At the end of September, Citizens Financial has $1.1 billion of assets. The bank has 20 offices in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago suburbs.
HIGHLAND – The Indiana State Health Department’s Division of Acute Care and the Division of Aging for Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration recently granted approval for Great Lakes Personal Care Services LLC to being providing in-home care throughout the state. The company is managed by Linda Coleman Cleveland and Candice Kelly Casey, both of …
SOUTH BEND – 1ST Source Bank will donate $50,000 to support entrepreneurship and venture development in Northwest Indiana. The donation to Elevate Ventures, an Indiana venture development organization, will help provide rigorous business analysis and advisory service to area entrepreneurs. The banks donation will be matched by $3 million in investments from the Indiana Economic …
GARY – Wright Alcorn has been named vice president of operations at Methodist Hospitals in Gary. He has been interim vice president since February. He will be responsible for the Centers of Excellence, clinical ancillary departments and other area. Previously, he was with Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. …
MISHAWAKA – The Michiana Chapter of the American Marketing Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Windsor Park Conference Center in Mishawaka. Author and consultant Mark Hubbard will be the guest speaker and will talk on executive leadership and management. He is an independent consultant with more than 25 years of …
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has announced a 44 percent increase in its third quarter revenue to $72 million. President and CEO Mike Schrage said the bank has an active residential mortgage market in the quarter and that lower loan delinquencies helped the bank’s bottom line. Centier has assets of $2.13 billion. Schrage said Centier expects …
SOUTH BEND – James Seitz has been named president of 1st Source Bank. Most recently he was executive vice president and was responsible for consumer and electronic banking, managing the regional presidents in Indiana and Michigan and consumer lending and mortgage, electronic and mobile banking, branch administration, deposit operations and corporate-wide marketing. He joined 1st …
LAPORTE – First Trust Credit Union has broken ground on an expansion of its LaPorte office on J Street. The office will double in size from 1,700 square feet to 3,125 square feet. The project includes a new façade, additional office space, a larger lobby, an additional drive-through lane, safety deposit boxes and public restrooms. …
