CEDAR LAKE – A new CVS store will be built at the intersection of 133rd Avenue and U.S. 41 in Cedar Lake. The 13,000-square-foot store will be built at the southeast corner of the intersection where four vacant building current stand. While local permits have been issued for the store, CVS has not yet receive […]
By Kathy Sipple In December President Obama announced a $4 billion initiative to increase the energy efficiency of buildings over the next two years. “Upgrading the energy efficiency of America’s buildings is one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest ways to save money, cut down on harmful pollution, and create good jobs right now,” Obama said
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MICHIGAN CITY – Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City has received support from the public and the state in its fight against breast cancer. Laura and Vic Gerhardt, owners of Chesterton-based Above Board Construction, presented the hospital with a $5,888 donation. Their “Power of Pink” effort is augmented by a company truck that has been painted
VALPARAISO – The Porter County Commissioners have named 11 members of a newly created Economic Development Cabinet to spur job creation in the county. They are Doug Olson, former Portage mayor and director of governmental affairs at SEH of Indiana; Ronald Belin, general manager of Frontier Communication; Stewart McMillan, president of Task Force Tips; Heather
MUNSTER – Medical Specialists in Munster has announced it will erect a new building at 45th and Calumet avenues. Dr. Alexander Stemer, CEO, said the new two-story building will contain 36,000 square feet and should open sometime in early 2013. Stemer said the addition will contain services for bone and joint patients.
HOBART – Boyd Construction Co. has been recognized by the Indianapolis Historical Society with its Centennial Business Award. The award recognizes the business for 100 years of operation. Boyd Construction was founded in 1911 by Vincent R. Boyd Sr. The business today is owned by Richard Boyd, William C. Boyd and Robert W. Boyd. The
GARY – A $250 million expansion of the Indiana Toll Road through Gary has been completed. The project added a third lane in both directions for the five-mile stretch between Gary and Lake Station. Since 2006 when the Toll Road Concession Co. took over operations of the Indiana Toll Road in a $3.8 billion lease
VALPARAISO – Guy Olympidis, president and CEO of Family Express Inc., has announced plans to build three new convenience stores in Lake County. Olympidis founded Family Express 40 years. Today, his company has 57 outlets across Northwest and central Indiana. Seven of those stores are in Lake County. Family Express has invested $8 million in
MERRILLVILLE – Regional Mental Health Center has received the only recent HUD grant to an Indiana agency to provide supportive housing for disabled people. The three year grants include a $2.9 million capital advance and $159,900 rental subsidy. Robert Krumwied, chief executive officer of Regional Mental Health Center, said the agency plans to build a
LAPORTE – Permits to remodel the vacant Maple Lane Mall in LaPorte have been issued. Work has begun on space to house Dunham’s Sports and a Family Dollar store. The interior of the mall has been gutted and the work will completely reconfigure the interior. The only business remaining at the mall is an Al’s
