High-touch meets high-tech–personalization with less human interaction is keying into customer needs. by Phil Britt Over the past few years, banks have added mobile banking, enabling customers to deposit checks by taking pictures of them with smartphones. Banks have also extended their online banking offerings, so that customers can have more convenience to bank when […]
Demand is high and the region’s attributes are attractive. by Jacqueline Von Ogden The state of the development in Northwest and Northern Indiana has, of course, had its peaks and valleys within the last decade. Remember 2009? Most want to forget it. We took the time to speak with leading commercial realtors who not only
Insurance pros are agents of change on the front lines of health care reform. by Laurie Wink Leading health insurance professionals in our region describe the Affordable Care Act as “overwhelming,” “complex,” “high stakes,” and “time consuming.” But they also say the health care reform legislation has been a boon to their business. The Affordable
Northwest Indiana offers a host of attractive attributes. by Michael Puente On paper, Northwest Indiana has a lot going for it that other parts of Indiana simply don’t have. That includes easy access to major highways, a well-trained workforce, an extensive rail system, regional airport and close proximity to the nation’s third-largest city: Chicago. “We’ve
Quality lands thousands of customers across the country. by Michael Puente On August 17, 1999, Paco Fernandez resigned from his job at the Chicago clothing company where he had worked for 28 years. At the time, the native of Tampico, Mexico was living in East Chicago. He set out to start his own clothing company
Colts sign veteran Pro Bowl player Frank Gore to build up the offense. by Ben Smith Frank Gore doesn’t really want to talk to you. Don’t take it personally. Oratory is not generally a thing for NFL running backs, who traffic in the more elemental arts of collision and truckloads of hurt. And so, on
Noteworthy News Around the Region by Jacqueline von Ogden BANKING PNC Financial Services Group Inc. of Mishawaka announced the appointment of Nicole Ross to vice president and senior relationship manager for Wealth Management in Northern Indiana. Ross has 20-plus years of experience and is responsible for managing the short- and long-term financial needs of affluent
Address cardiovascular disease with both new technology and well-known advice. by Cassie Richardson Imagine if preventing a heart attack was as easy as swallowing a pill. The idea may sound like an imaginary convenience taken straight from the Space Age world of cartoon character George Jetson. But at Google X, Google’s semi-secret research facility in
