PORTAGE – The Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana has announced its officers for 2012. Shawn Kelly of DLZ Industrial will be president of the executive board. Joe Coar of Tonn and Blank Construction is vice president, and Mark Danielson of Larson-Danielson Construction is secretary and treasurer. The Construction Advancement Foundation is a regional construction …
MICHIGAN CITY – A $1.3 million federal grant has been given to the LaPorte County Commissioners to develop property it owned on the south side of Michigan City. The grant will provide water and sewer service to 120 acres being developed by Holladay Properties, which developed Ameriplex in Portage along with sites in Merrillville and …
MUNSTER – A $60 million renovation of the 72-acre Lake Business Center has begun. Developer Mitch Simborg said the project includes 100,000 square feet of office space and 900,000 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse and distribution space. A hotel and restaurants are planned for the site, along with medical service offices. The development in Munster …
BURNS HARBOR – Mortar Net USA Ltd., the leading producer of moisture management for the masonry industry, has named Gary R. Johnson as president. He takes over for company founder Tom Sourlis, who will continue as chairman of the board. “Gary has served the company as an outside director for seven years, making him familiar …
HAMMOND – Brian Harris, business development manager with Amex Nooter LLC of Hammond, will take part in The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel: 101 program, hosted by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology in St. Louis. “The industry we take part in and complete jobs for is primarily steel,” said Harris. “It is …
Contractors do their work nearly anonymously, so when their colleagues and the industry in which they work recognize them for the work they have done, we at Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly are pleased to give them a well-deserved pat on the back. Here are some of the awards presented to area contractors in the last …
SOUTH BEND – Regina Emberton of C.B. Richard Ellis/Bradley has been accepted into the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Emberton is vice president of brokerage services at CBRE and recently became a member of the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. “Regina’s presence in the commercial real estate industry qualified her for …
MICHIGAN CITY – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital has opened its 38,000-square-foot LifeWorks Business Park on the south side of Michigan City. The medical facility offers on-site medical services and is part of a larger project planned by owner Holladay Properties. Other additions include retailers, a restaurant, pharmaceutical services and other medical offices. LifeWorks provides …
Cities pursue creative efforts for revitalization. by Rick A. Richards Northwest Indiana downtowns were once retail hubs. But with the development of regional shopping malls and strip shopping centers over the past two generations, downtowns across the region have changed. Left behind are empty storefronts and vacant parking lots. In recent years, however, those downtown …
GARY – The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National Association has given its first place recognition for 2011 Safety Excellence to Mechanical Concepts Inc. of Gary. “We’re very pleased to have received this honor. Safety is above all our number one priority for our staff and our clientele and we’re happy to be recognized …
