Michigan-based SpartanNash Co. has completed its acquisition of Martin’s Super Markets Inc. of South Bend. SpartanNash announced Nov. 20 that it was buying the family-owned and operated independent supermarket chain. The transaction closed on Dec. 31, which was the first day of SpartanNash’s first fiscal quarter of 2019. Under the terms of the agreement, SpartanNash […]
The Indiana Builders Association recently elected its 2019 senior officers. Don Thieneman, president and CEO of The Thieneman Group in Floyds Knobs, will serve as IBA’s 2019 president. He has more than 34 years experience in the construction industry. Thieneman served as president of the Building and Development Association of Southern Indiana for two years.
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Porter Health Care System in Valparaiso recently named its 2018 Associates of the Year. Honorees were nominated both by patients and their peers for providing excellent, compassionate care and service to the community. Winners include: Terrance Tooks, financial counselor, Porter Regional Hospital, Associate of the Year; Jayna Lasky, regulatory director, Porter Health Care System, Non-Clinical
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The office of Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced re-appointments to the Board of Tax Review, the Election Division of the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office, and the Indiana War Memorials Commission, as well as a new appointment to the State Board of Education. Appointments include: Board of Tax Review; Jonathan Elrod, Indianapolis. He was reappointed
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Visitor spending in Indiana totaled $12.7 billion in 2017, according to a new study released Dec. 28 by the office Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development. “Now in its seventh year of continued growth, the tourism industry has set a record $12.7 billion in visitor spending (in 2017),” Crouch said. Visitor
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The Greater Niles (Mich.) Chamber of Commerce has emerged from the completed combination of the Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Michigan Economic Growth Alliance. The boards of directors for both organizations announced the merger was completed in late December after more than a year of discussions to bring the business groups together.
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ArcelorMittal USA will take over as managing partner for Hibbing Taconite Co., an iron ore mining operation in Hibbing, Minn., effective Aug. 12. Ownership of the 8-million-ton capacity iron ore property remains unchanged, including ArcelorMittal’s majority ownership stake, ArcelorMittal said in a statement. There are no anticipated changes to production volumes or operating plans. US
Jobless rates across metropolitan areas of Northwest and North Central Indiana rose in November when compared to the same month a year ago. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data, reported higher November jobless rates in the Elkhart-Goshen area, Gary area, Michigan City-La Porte area, and South Bend-Mishawaka area when
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Noe Najera has been promoted to senior vice president, consumer lending. Najera joined Horizon Bank in 2016 as vice president, senior consumer loan manager. He has more than 18 years of financial experience. Najera is active with the bank’s diversity business council; participates as an instructor teaching banking classes at Michigan City High School and
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Jess Hunter-Bowman, a 2017 graduate of the Valparaiso University Law School, is one of 28 lawyers nationwide to receive a Skadden Fellowship. “Jess Hunter-Bowman’s selection as a Skadden Fellow is well deserved,” said David R. Cleveland, interim dean of the Valparaiso University Law School and professor of law. “While at Valparaiso University Law School, he
