SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Corp. has announced that its first quarter income was $11.72 million, up by more than 10 percent from $10.61 million one year ago. Chairman and CEO Christopher Murphy said that expenses were down in the quarter while loan loss provisions for unchanged for the quarter. He said 1st Source Bank’s […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A team of Purdue University Calumet engineering students placed third in the College Division of the recent international NASA Great Moonbuggy Race. Benjamin Moul of Hart, Mich., and Maria Frebis of Murfreesboro, Tenn., drove Purdue Calumet’s buggy, completing the course in four minutes and 32 second. A team from the University of
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GARY – Armstrong AeroMod, which specializes in installing in-flight communications systems, will open an operation at Gary/Chicago International Airport. The company, based in Itasca, Ill., will operate an avionics test center in a hangar owned by the Gary Jet Center. The company also is talking about a possible technology partnership with Purdue University and the
HAMMOND – More than 40 Purdue University Calumet student research projects that advance cutting edge technology will be displayed at the university’s CIVS Student Research Showcase on Thursday, April 26. The free presentation is 1 to 3 p.m. in Purdue Calumet’s Center for Innovation through Visualizationa dn Simulation in the Powers Computer Education Building. The
INDIANAPOLIS – WGU Indiana is now accepting applications for its new master’s degree in information technology/network management degree. The non-profit online university degree is designed for students with IT network training who want to advance their careers. Students can begin coursework on May 1. WGU is set up to allow new students to begin six-month
SCHERERVILLE – Plaza 833, a 115,443-square-foot office building at U.S. 30 and U.S. 41, is up for sale. Sheldon Good & Co. of New York will conduct the sale. The building was erected in 1973 and was expanded in 1981. It is currently 61 percent leased to a variety of tenants. “Schererville’s close proximity to
MERRILLVILLE – NiSource has announced plans to build a $150 million, 70-mile natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania. The Big Pine Gathering System will have a capacity of 425 million cubic feet a day and will connect Columbia Gas Transmission, which is owned by NiSource, with pipelines operated by Texas Eastern Transmission and Dominion Transmission. NiSource
MERRILLVILLE – Fourteen area contractors and unions have been honored by the Indiana Plan of Northern Indiana at its inaugural appreciation awards reception. The awards recognize the significant efforts that companies, unions and individuals have made to support the Indiana Plan’s mission to increase female and minority participating in the construction industry. “Because of their
MERRILLVILLE – VIA Marketing has received two designations from Service Industry Advertising Awards – a Gold Award for its Porters Restoration radio ad and a Bronze Award for the Hammond Port Authority logo/letterhead design. “Our two entries are totally different, demonstrating that VIA is truly full-service marketing,” said Julie Olthoff, president. “The radio spot was
