WHITING – The next phase of construction at the BP refinery in Whiting is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. To complete the project, BP said it will shut down part of the refinery in the fourth quarter of this year to reconfigure three of the crude units. At the same time, […]
MERRILLVILLE – The strike between Local 26 of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers and the Northwest Indiana Roofing Contractors Association has ended. A tentative agreement has been reached and work as resumed throughout the region, according Don Schwartz, a Chicago lawyer who was involved in the negotiations. The issue was wages
CEDAR LAKE – Strack & Van Til has broken ground on a new supermarket in Cedar Lake. The store will be build at 133rd and Parrish avenues. The supermarket replaces a Wilco Foods store that closed in 2010. When Strack & Van Til opens early in 2013, it will be the company’s 16th store. The
LAPORTE – The Indiana Department o Correction and the city of LaPorte have completed work on the Johnson Road Public Water Works Extension project that will bring municipal water to the Camp Summit Boot Camp. The project extended city water two miles from Critchfield Elementary School to County Road 500 West to serve the state’s
MISHAWAKA – North American Composites Co., a division of Interplastic Corp., has announced it will locate its Midwestern headquarters in Mishawaka. Work has begun on a 50,000-square-foot building it acquired on 12th Street. The company, which is based in Minnesota, will spend $600,000 on the building and an additional $650,000 on equipment. North American Composites
MISHAWAKA – Golden Corral has begun work on a new restaurant in Mishawaka. Co-owner Pam Zahrt said the restaurant will have between 125 to 150 employees when it opens in late November or early December. The restaurant will be located at the corner of Douglas and Main streets.
GARY – The expansion of the Kirk Yard in Gary has been scaled back by Canadian National Railway Co. Originally planned as a $165 million project that would provide 251 jobs, the project now will be $141 million and create 119 new jobs. Canadian National had planned to move is locomotive repair facility from Illinois
GARY – Powers & Sons Construction Co. of Gary has been named one of the nation’s largest black-owned businesses by Black Enterprise magazine. The publication announced its 40th annual list of the nation’s largest black-owned companies. In all, 230 companies were included in seven categories. Powers & Sons was ranked 70th in the Industrial/Service Companies
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
PORTAGE – Abonmarche, an engineering, architectural and consulting firm, has announced it is opening an office in Portage. The company is involved in land surveying, marina and waterfront development, community planning, landscaping and other design and engineering project. Abonmarche has offices in South Bend and Fort Wayne, and in Benton Harbor, Manistee and South Haven
