The Majestic Star Casinos in Gary are a step closer to having a new owner. The Indiana Gaming Commission on March 8 approved Spectacle Entertainment of Indianapolis’ plan to buy Majestic Holdco LLC, which owns The Majestic Star Casino LLC and The Majestic Star Casino II LLC, both located in Buffington Harbor in Gary as […]
Indiana’s latest unemployment rate is continuing a five-year plus streak of running at or below the national rate. The latest data released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development had the state’s January jobless rate at 3.5 percent, which was below the national jobless rate of 4 percent. The state said Indiana’s jobless rate has
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Healy Group, a South Bend-based employee benefits, financial services, risk management, property and casualty insurance agency, recently named new principals to the firm. Alicia Webber joined Healy Group’s employee benefits division as a risk management advisor in 2004. She has worked in the insurance industry for 25 years. Webber gives back to her profession and
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RHP Properties of Michigan has expanded its portfolio of manufactured home communities. RHP recently announced it acquired 17 manufactured home communities in five states, containing 3,177 sites — including Island Grove in DeMotte — bringing the company’s total of manufactured home communities to 254 nationwide, said Ross Partrich, CEO of RHP Properties. Island Grove was
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Tourism growth across northern Indiana is the primary driver behind the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s decision to open a new visitor center this summer. The new Elkhart County Visitor Center is expected to open at 3421 Cassopolis St. in Elkhart, in early summer, according to a statement from the visitor’s bureau. The visitor’s
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First Midwest Bancorp Inc. named Doug Rose executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Rose will be responsible for leading the company’s human resources function, including talent management and acquisition, colleague engagement, organizational development, total rewards and diversity and inclusion. Rose has more than 27 years of experience in human resources, strategy and consulting.
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The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board will host the state of the workforce breakfast on April 10. The program will be from 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Avalon Manor, 3550 E. US 30 in Merrillville. The bi-annual program will feature business, education and community leaders. The latest Northwest Indiana State of the Workforce Report
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Advanced manufacturing employment continues to prosper in Indiana. A new report from Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a national advanced manufacturing innovation institute, showed advanced manufacturing employment in Indiana reached new heights in 2018 with more than 550,000 workers employed in lightweighting-related occupations – up slightly from 2017 and hitting its highest employment level since
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Purdue University Northwest recently celebrated the anniversary of its founding by honoring faculty, staff and students. Now in its third year, PNW’s Founders Day is the opportunity for the university to recognize outstanding faculty, staff and students, along with other employees for their years of service. This year’s honorees were: Outstanding faculty awards: Scholarship: Alain
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Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co., named Lesley Schafer senior regional sales director. Schafer will oversee the company’s central region, which covers Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Western Pennsylvania. She will be based in Michigan. “As we build out our strong foundation of talented regional directors, we continue to grow our sales team with experienced personnel,”
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