SCHERERVILLE – The four-story Plaza 833 at the southwest corner of U.S. 30 and U.S. 41 will be renovated by Fitzgerald Earles Architects and Associates. The building is owned by LM Commercial Real Estate of suburban Chicago. The renovation includes a new entryway, lobby and atrium, work in each of the corridors of the building, […]
HOBART – Local Chick-fil-A restaurant owner Tyler Carter, View Outdoor Advertising and the cow of the hour gathered Jan. 10 to divulge what the infamous bovines have been up to. The Merrillville advertising company announced its participation in Chick-fil-A’s award-winning marketing campaign featuring the cows urging people to “Eat Mor Chikin.” The campaign began in
GARY – Fitch Ratings, one of the three major credit rating agencies, has upgraded Methodist Hospitals bond issues to BBB from BBB-. The upgrade is the second such move by the ratings agency in the past 12 months. The ratings agency cited Methodist’s sustained operating performance in making this latest upgrade, including strong profit margin,
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
HAMMOND – SportsIndiana.org has received a facelift. The new site is more user-friendly and includes features such as an interactive community map, individual community sports venue pages, membership information and information on the sports tourism business in Northwest Indiana. “This new website greatly simplifies the process of applying for and submitting grant requests for the
MISHAWAKA – The Michiana Chapter of the American Marketing Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Windsor Park Conference Center in Mishawaka. Author and consultant Mark Hubbard will be the guest speaker and will talk on executive leadership and management. He is an independent consultant with more than 25 years of
MERRILLVILLE – The Dow Jones Sustainability Index has added NiSource Inc. to its list. It is one of two North American natural gas companies included in the listing. Last year, NiSource reported a 40 percent shareholder return and $1.13 billion in capital investment. In addition, the company also was working on a $550 million desulfurization
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
GARY – James Ward has been named marketing liaison for the Gary/Chicago International Airport. Ward has signed a nine-month contract with the airport at $1,000 a month. The primary responsibility for Ward will be spread the word about Allegiant Air services at the airport. In addition to its scheduled flights to Florida, Allegiant also provides
