BURNS HARBOR – The GEM, an energy efficient and handicapped accessible home in the Village in Burns Harbor has been named one of the top five livable homes in the nation by AARP and the National Association of Home Builders. The GEM is certified as an Emerald by the National Green Building Standard. …
MUNSTER – The Northwest Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council has moved to a new location at 550 Superior Ave., Suite B, in Munster, said President Chris Hernandez. Previously, the council was located at 6415 Kennedy Ave., in Hammond. For information about the move, contact the council at (219) 924-5100 or visit …
MERRILLVILLE – Gibson Insurance Group of South Bend will hold a forum for contractors from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (CST) Jan. 26, 2011, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The seminar, “Deconstructing Risk,” is designed to bring together construction industry executives and top industry leaders for an in-depth discussion of the legal marketplace …
PORTAGE – Tobin Development and TCB Development, developers of Midpoint USA at Ameriplex at the Port, was recognized by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Chicago Chapter, as a finalist for the Industrial Speculative Development of the Year. Although it did not win, Midpoint USA captured the judges’ attention as the only …
SOUTH BEND – Brad Toothaker, president and CEO of CB Richard Ellis/Bradley has been named 2010 Realtor of the Year by the Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors. Toothaker was president of the organization in 2004 and served on the board of the Indiana Association of Realtors in 2006-08. He also is a certified …
VALPARAISO – Porter Health system has announced the contractors that will be working on the next phase of its new hospital project at the corner of U.S. 6 and Indiana 49. They are Acorn Fence of Hammond for fences and gates; Twin Oaks Landscaping of Oswego, Ill., for landscaping and irrigation; HWZ Contracting …
