SOUTH BEND – The annual Fridays by the Fountain, a free lunchtime outdoor summer concert series, returns June 8. The series, now in its 18th year and presented by Venues Parks & Arts and the Morris Performing Arts Center, runs every Friday from June 8 through Aug 31. Performers will include area blues, jazz, rock, […]
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Indiana ranked ninth in the nation for most reported motorcycle thefts in 2017. That’s according to the latest annual report from the Illinois-based National Insurance Crime Bureau. A total of 44,268 motorcycles were reported stolen in 2017 compared with 46,467 reported stolen in 2016—a decrease of 5 percent, according to the report. After several years
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The national gas price average is $2.95, down by two cents for the week beginning June 4, AAA reports. This is the first time there has been a decrease in the national average since mid-March, AAA said. The drop follows the latest Energy Information Administration report showing consistently strong demand. “Nearly 80 percent of Americans
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CHESTERTON – Lakeside Wealth Management has restructured its management team to accommodate future growth. “We are so excited about these additions to our management team,” said Tim Rice, president of Lakeside. “We are a forward-thinking organization and one of our strengths has always been to think several years down the road. We believe these changes
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Rockwell Automation, a Milwaukee-based Fortune 500 company specializing in industrial automation and information, announced June 5 it plans to consolidate operations from Champaign, Ill. and Memphis, Tenn. to Indiana. A statement from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the move combined with Rockwell’s projected growth could create up to 231 new jobs in Indiana by
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Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp Inc. announced June 5 it plans to acquire 52 Wells Fargo Bank branches in Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, with approximately $2.3 billion in deposits and $130 million in loans, along with other related assets. “We’re excited to welcome the Wells Fargo employees and customers to Flagstar Bank,” said Alessandro DiNello, president
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ivy Tech Foundation was ranked as the top fundraiser among community college systems nationwide, according to a survey conducted by the Council for Aid to Education. At $16.4 million, the amount raised by Ivy Tech exceeds the second place community college fundraiser by 43 percent, according to the 2017 Voluntary Support for
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has opened a 30-day public comment period on the draft changes to the 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program. The comment period ends July 4. NIRPC’s TIP is a short-range financial and spending plan for the use of federal transportation funding. The funds can be used for highway, transit, and non-motorized
Peoples Bank of Munster in partnership with the Legacy Foundation and Accion, have formed the Small Business Development Pilot Project. The program is designed to promote small business development in low- to moderate-income communities of Lake County, the organizations said in a June 4 joint statement. Turon Cummings of Whiting and owner of Creative Conecepts,
The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is partnering with 1st Source Bank to offer a free business start-up workshop on June 19. The program is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Corner Stone Event Center, 204 N. Bill St., in Francesville. The workshop is for emerging entrepreneurs who are taking their first steps
