VALPARAISO – Porter hospital has signed an agreement with the Valparaiso Park Board to acquire the naming rights of the new Central Park Plaza amphitheater. The agreement for $67,500, is for one year, and is renewable for two additional years. Jonathan Nalli, CEO of Porter hospital said the agreement allows the hospital to promote a […]
GARY – Canadian National Railway has announced plans to move a portion of its operations to Gary’s Kirk Yard from Markham, Ill. The shift could bring more than 250 jobs to the region. CN said it expects to invest more than $160 million in Gary to expand the rail yard and construction of a locomotive
SOUTH BEND – CB Richard Ellis/Bradley and Real Estate Management Corp. have named Kyle Chamberlin a contract administration for the commercial real estate services and property management team. Most recently, Chamberlin was with Barnes & Thornburg LLP and the office of the Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney. He will provide in-house legal counsel on contract law
HAMMOND – Line Logistics Insight Corp. of Warren, Mich., has announced will provide transportation and distribution services for Walmart at 1340 141st St. Line Logistics has hired 120 people to work as forklift operators and dock and warehouse workers. The company provides warehouse and distribution services for Walmart. Space for the operation is being leased
VALPARAISO – Shoe Carnival has announced that it will open a retail store in Valparaiso. Through Thompson Thrift Development, based in Terre Haute, the retailer purchased an acre of land at 360 Silhavy Road in the Valparaiso Marketplace Shopping Center. The site is next to Kohl’s Department Store. Shoe Carnival has signed a 10-year lease
MUNSTER – Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc. has named David Otte vice president of engineering and support services. He began his career as construction manager with Community Healthcare System in 2004. Otte, of St. John, has 26 years of experience in construction. He will be responsible for planning, organizing and managing existing and new
VALPARAISO – Waste Revelation LLC, a waste, recycling and reuse management cost consulting firm, has announced plans to expand its operation in Valparaiso. The company plans to add 11 jobs by 2013 and invest $1.2 million to remodel 12,600 square feet of office space in a vacant downtown building. “Entrepreneurial companies like Waste Revelation are
SOUTH BEND – McCormick & Co. officially opened its new 75,000-square-foot expansion Wednesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the West Lathrop Drive facility located near the South Bend Regional Airport. The expansion was a $7 million investment for a new warehouse, plant manager Michael Calhoun said. Previously McCormick was using an off-site warehouse in
PORTAGE – Porter-Starke Services held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, for its new Lancer Street facility in Portage. The 8,000-square-foot center is being expanded by 4,000 square feet, which will include office space and an education room, said Randy Zromkoski, chairman of Porter-Starke Services. Also present at the ribbon cutting were Rocco
SOUTH BEND – CB Richard Ellis/Bradley has announced the completion of several major transactions in St. Joseph County. It represented earth designs Real Estate Development LLC in the acquisition of the 2,000-square-foot Key Bank building on McKinley Avenue in South Bend. It also was involved in the sale of .84 acre of an outlot on
