SOUTH BEND – The board of directors of Memorial Hospital in South Bend have voted to approve the formation of a new company that will combine the operations of Memorial with Elkhart General Health System. The agreement comes after years of collaboration between the two organizations. The affiliation of Elkhart and Memorial will lead to […]
SOUTH BEND – Clint Bolser has been named CEO for the Logan Center. He will replace Dan Harsham, who is retiring at the end of the year. Bolser was most recently CEO of Noble of Indiana in Indianapolis and previously was with Green Acres in Richmond and CEO of Hillcroft Services in Muncie. He is
Tax law changes have made it a moving target. When President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 last December, it changed the federal estate tax. The estate tax dates back 1916, when it was imposed at a rate of 10 percent on the portion of estates
CARMEL – Centier Bank has announced the opening of a loan production office at 11611 Meridian St. in Carmel. The office is in the Meridian Mark 1 Plaza. Michael Schrage, president and CEO, said the loan production office is the first presence for Centier in Hamilton County. Since 2010, Centier has served the Carmel and
HAMMOND – Mass. Electric Construction Co. of Irving, Texas, has donated $52,000 to Purdue University Calumet to support its construction management and engineering technologies program. MEC has employed several Purdue Calumet graduates. It is one of the nation’s largest electrical contractors. The donation will be used to enhance a Purdue Calumet Construction Management and Engineering
SOUTH BEND – Memorial Home Care has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite, meaning it is among the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. HomeCare Elite is in its sixth year of identifying the top 25 percent of agencies based on an analysis of some 10,000 agencies nationwide. The top performers are
SOUTH BEND – The Tire Rack has announced plans to build a 130,000-square-foot addition to its warehouse in South Bend. The project is expected to cost $3.8 million. Tire Rack currently occupies 532,000 square feet of warehouse and office space on the west side of the city along the Indiana Toll Road. The family-owned company
PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Contractors Association has elected officers for 2012. They are Mark Grimmer of Grimmer Construction, president; Bill Rathjen of Pangere Corp., vice president; and Tim Larson of Larson-Danielson Construction, secretary-treasurer. “NWICA negotiates labor agreements on behalf of more than 500 contractors throughout the region and the experience that these three gentlemen
SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Insurance has been named one of the top 100 banks in insurance by the Who’s Who in Bank Insurance, published by the Bank Insurance Market Research Group. Selection was based on revenue for fiscal 2010. 1st Source ranked 75th, 11 places from the previous year. “It has been a tough
HAMMOND – Dr. Ann K. Williams has received the Gratitude Award from the Catherine McAuley Clinic board of directors. Williams is an ophthalmologist at the Williams Eye Institute in Hammond. It is part of the Franciscan Alliance. “You are a delight and I wish there were more Dr. Williamses. We are very proud of you;
