MUNSTER – American Savings, FSB has announced the appointment of Michael J. Purcell to its board of directors. He is the third generation of the Purcell family to be involved in the Indiana banking community. His grandfather, Dr. Joseph Abner Abel, one of the top physicians in South Bend, was also the owner and president […]
EAST CHICAGO – HealthGrades has announced that St. Catherine Hospital’s emergency care is among the top 5 percent of all hospitals in the nation. St. Catherine is among 263 hospitals in the country to receive the Emergency Excellence Award from HealthGrades. The ranking was based on an examination of more than 7 million Medicare patient
Local banks prosper even in tough economic times. by Michael Puente For the all the negative national economic news surrounding underwater mortgages, foreclosures and companies that can’t secure loans for new initiatives, Northern Indiana as a whole isn’t fairing too badly and is actually doing much better than other parts of the country. That’s according
MISHAWAKA – St. Joseph Regional Medical Center has announced that physicians Truc Ly and Michael Savitt has St. Joseph Cardiothoracic Surgery are the first surgeons in the Michiana area to use the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System for a thoracic procedure. It was used on Dec. 10 to perform a pulmonary wedge resection, or a
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has announced it is buying the Kaplan Commons building about half a mile from the campus near Indianapolis Boulevard and 171st Street. Purdue is spending $1 million for the 18,000-square-foot building, which will require another $1 million in improvements. The site will be converted into a business development center for
HOBART – SRS Distribution of Texas has acquired Hobart Roofing and Supply which has offices in Hobart and Valparaiso. Hobart Roofing and Supply, which has 28 employees, distributes roofing, siding and windows. The company was founded in 1949 and is owned by Jack Ronneau and Rod Ruess, who will remain with SRS.
GARY – Ozinga Indiana Ready Mix Concrete has received a $140,384 grant to convert six of its diesel trucks to run on compressed natural gas. Ozinga is one of five companies in Indiana sharing in a federal energy efficiency grant of more than half a million dollars. As part of the grant, Ozinga will work
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals have announced they have earned the STAR Program Certification. The certification qualifies IU Health La Porte and Starke hospitals to offer a state-of-the-art cancer rehabilitation program that will help survivors recover from the side effects and aftereffects of treatments. STAR Program Certification is an offering of
WARSAW – Lakeland Financial Corp., parent company of Lake City Bank, has been included on the Sandler O’Neill Partners Sm-All Stars List. Lakeland Financial is one of only six bank holding companies that were members of the Sm-All Stars Class in 2011. Sandler O’Neill + Partners annual evaluates all publicly-traded banks and thrifts nationwide with
MUNSTER – In an effort to do its part as a community bank, American Savings FSB is taking part in the U.S. Treasury’s Small Business Lending Fund. The fund is a dedicated investment fund that encourages lending to small businesses by providing capital to qualified community banks. “This program is a win-win for the community
