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Porter site of first heart failure device implant

January 27, 2012

VALPARAISO – Cardiac Electrophysiologist Mark Dixon is the first in Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area to implant the Unity Quadra TM Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CT-D) and Quartel Left Ventricular Quadripolar Pacing Lead. The new technology developed by St. Jude Medical offers additional pacing options which can reduce the need for re-operation to reposition […]

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Chesterton firm supports breast cancer fight

January 26, 2012

MICHIGAN CITY – Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City has received support from the public and the state in its fight against breast cancer. Laura and Vic Gerhardt, owners of Chesterton-based Above Board Construction, presented the hospital with a $5,888 donation. Their “Power of Pink” effort is augmented by a company truck that has been painted

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Horizon Bank fourth quarter earnings up

January 25, 2012

MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bancorp has announced fourth quarter income was up 23 percent compared to one year ago to $3.5 million. For the year, Horizon posted earnings of $12.8 million. “Achieving record assets and net income and concurrently growing loans and deposits and reducing Horizon’s loan loss provision in a recessionary economy was a

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Citizens Bank named a Top Workplace

January 24, 2012

MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has been named a Top Workplace for 2011 by the Chicago Tribune for the second consecutive year. Citizens was selected following an evaluation and survey by the bank’s 300 employees that looked at direction, conditions, career, execution, managers, pay and benefits. “We are once again proud and honored to have

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Banking on Change: New regulations bring higher costs, bankers claim

January 23, 2012

by Rick A. Richards Northwest Indiana bankers say their business is different–a lot different–than a year ago. Banking has seen a lot of change, nearly all of it driven by legislative reform as a result of the mortgage meltdown that threw the nation’s economy into a tailspin. Not one region bank was involved in sub-prime

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Porter County creates ‘jobs cabinet’

January 20, 2012

VALPARAISO – The Porter County Commissioners have named 11 members of a newly created Economic Development Cabinet to spur job creation in the county. They are Doug Olson, former Portage mayor and director of governmental affairs at SEH of Indiana; Ronald Belin, general manager of Frontier Communication; Stewart McMillan, president of Task Force Tips; Heather

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Bankers Association names board members

January 18, 2012

MICHIGAN CITY – The Indiana Bankers Association has named 20 members to its board of directors during its annual meeting recently at the Blue Chip Casino Convention Center. Chairman if Patrick J .Glotzbach of the New Washington State Bank in Charlestown; first vice president is James C. Marcuccilli of STAR Financial Bank in Fort Wayne;

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Medical Specialists to build in Munster

January 17, 2012

MUNSTER – Medical Specialists in Munster has announced it will erect a new building at 45th and Calumet avenues. Dr. Alexander Stemer, CEO, said the new two-story building will contain 36,000 square feet and should open sometime in early 2013. Stemer said the addition will contain services for bone and joint patients.

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Building Financial Literacy: Centier’s educational efforts target children and adults

January 16, 2012

by Kathy McKimmie Wide-ranging education and training programs have been put in place by Merrillville based Centier Bank to help both children and adults learn how to manage money and credit and to help those who have been disenfranchised from the banking system make their way in. The bank’s formal initiative started seven years ago

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Candella joins CBRE/Bradley

January 16, 2012

SOUTH BEND – Joe Candella has joined the commercial real estate firm CBRE/Bradley and the residential property management firm, Bradley Residential Management. Candella has 25 years of experience in real estate, including asset management of commercial and residential portfolios and has served in executive roles for real estate operations. He will serve as executive vice

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