Porter-Starke Services will hold its 3rd annual Living Health, Balance & Hope Symposium and Breakfast at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 24. The speaker is Joan Borysenko, a researchers, author and scientist, who will talk about research on the mind-body connection and it impacts well-being. The event will be held at Valparaiso University’s Harre Union Ballroom […]
SOUTH BEND – Royal Adhesives & Sealants of South Bend has acquired a New Hampshire company, Extreme Adhesives. Royal Adhesives is owned by Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity group in New York. In the last two years, the company has acquired two other adhesive companies, bringing total employment to 330. In South Bend, the
RENSSELAER – Wilson Industrial Sales Co. Inc. has announced plans for a 10,000-square-foot, $2.2 million expansion. The company distributes inorganic chemicals to agricultural and industrial clients. The company has 35 employees in the region and plans to add 15 new workers over the next three years. Wilson Industrial Sales has customers in the U.S., Canada
IRVING, Texas – Hostess Brands Inc., based in Texas, has announced it could close 21 retail outlets in Indiana, including four in Northwest Indiana, if it isn’t able to reach a favorable Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The four region outlets are in Hobart, Merrillville, Michigan City and Munster. The potential closings represent 53 jobs in Northwest
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has made revisions to its curriculum that will create a streamlined path for students earning bachelor’s degrees. A common 30-credit hour general education curriculum has been adopted for all PNC baccalaureate degree programs, making it possible for a student to change majors and not lost credit hours for any
PORTER – Seven Peaks Waterparks, based in Utah, has reached an agreement to buy the shuttered Splash Down Dunes water park on U.S. 20 in Porter. Splash Down Dunes closed in 2009. Seven Peaks said it plans to re-open Splash Down Dunes but that is unlikely to happen this season. The company said it will
CROWN POINT – The Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network in Crown Point received several awards at the national convention in Florida. CRND of Northwest Indiana won the 2011 Century Club Silver Level and the Sales Per Household by Territory awards. Sales executive Annette Bowen received awards for Sales Professional of the Year for both the Territory
SOUTH BEND – Tuesley Hall Konopa LLP has announced the opening of a satellite office in Cassopolis, Mich. The new office will allow the law firm to better serve its clients in southwest Michigan. “We are excited about the expansion of our firm and the opportunity to provide more personal service to our clients
