MERRILLVILLE – Estimated bills for NIPSCO customers could soon be a thing of the past, as the utility has announced it will begin upgrading the way it reads natural gas and electric meters through the installation of an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) System. The new AMR meters will allow NIPSCO to gather monthly readings through […]
MICHIGAN CITY – Approximately 100 acres of land in northwestern La Porte County is now available for continued economic development. Michigan City-based company Tonn and Blank Construction purchased the acreage, located just south of the Michigan City Municipal Airport, in late December. Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana – along with the City of Michigan
VALPARAISO – Hoosier Bat Co. in Valparaiso has received the Charle Hum Club Service Award. Owners Dave and Debbie Cook received the award recently at the annual meeting of the Pitch and Hit Club in Lombard, Ill. Also honored at the event was former Chicago White Sox manager Tony LaRussa, Washington Nationals general manager Mike
GRIFFITH – Bakker Produce in Griffith has closed after 70 years in business. The closing puts 28 people out of work. The company provided fresh produce to customers in Chicago and Northwest Indiana, but a slow economy left many of Bakker’s customers unable to pay. As a result, Bakker was unable to pay its suppliers.
MERRILLVILLE – Dawn Foods, which operates bakeries in Munster and Crown Point, has announced it will consolidate the two operations into a new location in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroad in Merrillville. The company said it will invest $15 million in the 120,000-square-foot production plant. Together, the Munster and Crown Point operations have 72 employees.
LAPORTE – American Licorice, the maker of Red Vines candy, will invest $10 million to renovate its 285,000-square-foot plant in LaPorte. When the project is finished in 2015, it will increase employment from 150 to 185. The project includes installation of a new licorice production line. To supply the plant with raw material, a new
SOUTH BEND – When the Downtown South Bend third annual Holiday Pop-Up shop program drew to a close, pop-up shop participant South Bend Brew Werks announced it would stay in its location in front of the State Theater. Another participant, Studio 217 by the Acting Ensemble Stage Company had been working in the background to
GARY – For the first Innovators of the Month for 2013, the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana selected Green Farms Agronomics & Mycology. This is the first vertical farm in Northwest Indiana and is based in Valparaiso, said Eric Diamond, director of operations and one of the partners. Growing herbs on one shelf and
Setting an example with perseverance and hard work. by Rick A. Richards The 2012 Entrepreneurial Excellence Award recipients have one thing in common: Not one of them expected to be where they are today and none anticipated they would be held up as a mentor for others. But when the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development
MUNSTER – Community Hospital is the first in Indiana to offer advanced Positron Emission Mammography (PEM). The new equipment adds 3D imaging capabilities to the comprehensive breast cancer services available through the Women’s Diagnostic Center. “We are excited to introduce this revolutionary technology to better care for our patients,” said Dr. Mary Nicholson, dedicated breast
