GARY – The owner of Majestic Star Casino in Gary has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Majestic Star’s largest shareholder, Wayzata Partners LLC of Minnesota, now owns the casino. It also owns Fitzgeralds casinos in Mississippi and Colorado. The reorganization and transfer of ownership was recently approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission. Majestic Star filed …
LOWELL – The Indiana Grand Kankakee Marsh Restoration Project has been named the November Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. The project has acquire, restored and enhanced 22,786 acres across eight counties. About 100 years ago, the Kankakee River in Indiana was dredged and the Grande Marsh wetlands drained. …
VALPARAISO – Larry Galler of Larry Galler & Associates has been named the November Innovator of the Month by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Galler launched an innovative program called “One Year to Greatness” that helps small businesses achieve growth through group dynamics and one-on-one conversations. The program is based on the goal …
Here is a bit of news on who’s been promoted, what company has expanded and what changes have taken place in Northwest Indiana’s business community the past three months. BANKING/FINANCE Daniel R. Yamtich has been named vice president and team leader for Fifth Third Bank‘s business banking line in Merrillville. Previously he was regional manager …
VALPARAISO – Two Northwest Indiana environmental organizations, the Hoosier Environmental Council and the Legal Environmental Aid Foundation, have merged. The two will operate at the Hoosier Environmental Council. Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda said the merger made sense because there was a lot of overlap in what the two organizations did. The organization works to educate …
SOUTH BEND – The F. Jay Nimtz Exemplary Public Service Award has been presented to Jeff Gibney, executive director of the South Bend Department of Community and Economic Development. The award is named for the late F. Jay Nimtz, a former U.S. Congressman, president of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, attorney and preservationist. Gibney was …
VALPARAISO – Michael Anton Jr. of Anton Insurance Agency has been named vice president and treasurer of the 2012 Leadership Team for the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana. The announcement was made at the recent annual meeting of the IIAI in Indianapolis. Anton Insurance Agency has offices in Valparaiso and Chesterton.
SOUTH BEND – Michelle Wasoski has been named client manager for the business and private client group at Gibson Insurance Group in South Bend. The company also has offices in Plymouth, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. Wasoski will be responsible for designing risk management and insurance programs for small business owners.
LAPORTE – LaPorte Firefighters IAFF Local 363 recently completed sales of pink T-shirts to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Proceeds were donated to the LaPorte Hospital Foundation. Maria Fruth, vice president and chief operating officer of the foundation, and Dr. Hester J.W. Muller, supervising radiologist, accepted the check from firefighters at Station 2. “We …
VALPARAISO – Guy Olympidis, president and CEO of Family Express Inc., has announced plans to build three new convenience stores in Lake County. Olympidis founded Family Express 40 years. Today, his company has 57 outlets across Northwest and central Indiana. Seven of those stores are in Lake County. Family Express has invested $8 million in …
