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SOUTH BEND – Toscana Park, under the new ownership of Great Lakes Capital Development, continues to transform and develop into a mixed-use retail shopping center. Regina Emberton and John Mester of CBRE/Bradley represent Great Lakes Capital. The center is now home to Tui Sei Bella, a dace fitness studio, and Progressive Insurance. They join existing
VALPARAISO – Porter Health Care System will present the Healthy Hustle 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at its new Porter Regional Hospital at U.S. 6 and Indiana 49. The event will benefit the Porter County Cancer Society and Lakeshore Paws. The entry fee is $20 and T-shirts are guaranteed to those who
SOUTH BEND – Beacon Health System is the new name for the parent structure combining Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The naming process involved input from board members from Elkhart and Memorial and took six months to complete. The two organizations officially affiliated Nov. 23, 2011. The names of the two
MERRILLVILLE – The winners of the Influential women of Northwest Indiana were announced recently at the Radisson Star Plaza. More than 100 women were nominated in 11 categories. Business Influential Woman – Violet Sistovaris, senior vice president and chief information officer, NiSource. Business Up and Coming Woman – Julie Bieszczat, vice president, Barney Enterprises Management
EAST CHICAGO – St. Catherine Hospital has received an “A” for patient safety in a new Hospital Safety Score report issued by the not-for-profit Leapfrog Group. “This recognition is a testament to the high level of commitment to our patients and their safety as well as the level of skills of our physicians, nurses and
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced the retirement of Jeff Stur as senior vice president of retail loan management after 40 years. Stur joined the bank in 1972 as a loan trainee. He spent his entire career in lending. “We have been honored and grateful, as well as deeply appreciative of the 40 years
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced that the Chicago White Sox is its newest partner. “We’re looking to collaborate any way we can to bring more people to their games,” said Heather Becerra, South Sore CVA director of sales and marketing. In addition to promoting the White Sox at various
MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, has announced that its board of directors has declared a 4 cent per share increase in its quarterly cash dividend. The Bancorp’s new dividend of 19 cents represents a 26.7 percent increase over the previous dividend of 15 cents a share. It will
SOUTH BEND – Efforts to sell the 25-story Chase Tower in downtown South Bend received a blow when the building’s largest tenant announced it was moving out. The Summit Club, which has been a tenant since 1971, closed, laying off 25 people. The building, which has been marketed for anywhere from $15 million to $25
