MICHIGAN CITY – Dennis Hirsch, the owner of Hirsch Ford Lincoln Mercury in Michigan City, is retiring after 50 years with the dealership that was once operated by his father. Hirsch is stepping away from the dealership on Tuesday, May 1. He has sold his dealership to Kim Sauers of LaPorte, who operates a Ford […]
VALPARAISO – Save the Dunes has received funding to naturalize the Thorgren detention basin in Valparaiso. The effort will improve local streams and provide wildlife habitat. The $607,000 grant was awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and will be matched by $126,100 of in-kind service from the
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – U.S. Steel Corp. reported a first quarter loss of $219 million, compared with a first quarter loss last year of $86 million. The company said the loss was due to a $399 million charge for the sale of its Serbian manufacturing plant. U.S. Steel operates mills in Gary, East Chicago and Portage
GARY – Former Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark has been hired by the Gary/Chicago International Airport as a business development consultant. J. Clark Aviation Group received a six-month contract at $350 an hour, but not to exceed $5,000 a month. The firm will review the Gary airport’s business plans. Clark left the Indianapolis airport
LAPORTE – Linda Satkoski has been named chief operating officer for the IU Health LaPorte Hospital system. Satkoski currently is CEO of IU Health Starke Hospital and will now oversee IU Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals, LaPorte Physicians and Lakeshore Surgicare. Dave Hyatte, vice president of operations at IU Health Starke Hospital, is interim president
MICHIGAN CITY – The Unity Foundation of LaPorte County has announced two recipients of Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships. The scholarships provide full tuition to an Indiana college or university of their choice along with an annual $900 stipend for books and equipment. Recipients are Brittany Belkiewitz of LaPorte High School and Mitchell Orzech of Michigan
GARY – Mereivelyn Stuber has been named president of the Northwest Indiana Patient Safety Coalition. She currently is patient safety officer for Methodist Hospitals in Gary. Stuber has been with Methodist for 23 years. The coalition is made up of representatives of area health care systems and academic institutions and provides a forum for area
MUNSTER – Peoples Bank reported first quarter net income of $1.4 million, up 15.5 percent from $1.2 million one year ago. Earnings were 48 cents per share, up from 41 cents last year. While net income was down to $5.9 million, income from fees and services rose to $1.6 million. Peoples has $668.5 million in
