LAPORTE – Dr. Carl Wynter, an invasive cardiologist, as joined Indiana University Physicians LaPorte. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Wynter received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and completed his residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has announced its net income for the second quarter was $5.4 million, up from $2.7 million last year. The bank said the increase was because of improved loan delinquencies and lower loan losses. Centier has $2.16 billion in assets at the close of business on June 30, with $1.7 billion of
WHITING – The next phase of construction at the BP refinery in Whiting is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. To complete the project, BP said it will shut down part of the refinery in the fourth quarter of this year to reconfigure three of the crude units. At the same time,
DYER – Hoosier Daddy BBQ Sauce, made in Dyer, has been included on the menu for events at Soldier Field in Chicago, including home football games for the Chicago Bears, for the next three seasons. Owner Kim Foy said it will be used on Soldier Field’s brisket, pulled pork and other food offerings. The company
Our annual roundup of answers to business law queries. by Michael Puente Summer is the time for beaches, backyard barbeques and just having fun. But it’s also a time for Hoosiers to adjust to new laws passed by the Indiana General Assembly back in the spring. Indiana has a host of new laws – namely
WESTVILLE – Purdue Federal Credit Union has opened a branch office on the campus of Purdue University North Central. The office was officially welcomed by the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce. “Purdue North Central welcomes Purdue Federal Credit Union to our campus. The credit union offers a convenient location and a variety of essential services
MERRILLVILLE – The strike between Local 26 of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers and the Northwest Indiana Roofing Contractors Association has ended. A tentative agreement has been reached and work as resumed throughout the region, according Don Schwartz, a Chicago lawyer who was involved in the negotiations. The issue was wages
CEDAR LAKE – Strack & Van Til has broken ground on a new supermarket in Cedar Lake. The store will be build at 133rd and Parrish avenues. The supermarket replaces a Wilco Foods store that closed in 2010. When Strack & Van Til opens early in 2013, it will be the company’s 16th store. The
LAPORTE – The Indiana Department o Correction and the city of LaPorte have completed work on the Johnson Road Public Water Works Extension project that will bring municipal water to the Camp Summit Boot Camp. The project extended city water two miles from Critchfield Elementary School to County Road 500 West to serve the state’s
MERRILLVILLE – I-Denti-Fied Inc. of Merrillville, which provided specialized health care identification systems in which individual health records are available on a bar code, is providing that service to three U.S. Olympic teams. Members of the U.S. gymnastics, diving and synchronized swimming teams will have use of the specialized system. President Steve Wise said his
