SOUTH BEND – The St. Joseph County Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a development project for South Bend’s West Side that will result in $2 million in improvements to the Martin’s Plaza on Western Avenue. A new roof will be added to the building, along with a new façade, new signs and new lighting. …
PORTAGE – The Ross Group has been named one of the nation’s top 10 builders in the country by Ceco Building Systems of Columbus, Miss. The Ross Group is based in Portage and was formed in 1994 by owner Ross Pangere. The company has $20 million in annual sales and includes pre-engineered buildings and real …
Area construction and real estate firms bask in regional recognitions. We at Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly are proud of the recognition bestowed on area construction and real estate companies by their colleagues and the industry. Here is a sampling of honors received over the past 12 months. The American Group of Constructors Inc., Hammond, 2011 …
GARY – The Gary Airport Authority has awarded its final runway expansion contract for signal and track work to Railworks Track Service of LaPorte. The company is part of Railworks Corp. of New York City. The work calls for installing ballast, railroad ties, track and signals for the realignment of track through the airport. Work …
INDIANAPOLIS – Pollina Corporate Real Estate of Park Ridge, Ill., recently completed a study assessing the economic climate in 32 states and Indiana was rated fifth best in the U.S. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said Indiana’s pro-business climate was the reason, including the passage of right-to-work legislation this past session by the General Assembly. …
HAMMOND – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that work to replace the nine-span bridge on Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago will likely take place next year. The bridge has been rated in poor condition by INDOT and was repaired eight years ago. The replacement is part of the work being done to expand …
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 …
