PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Contractors Association has elected officers for 2012. They are Mark Grimmer of Grimmer Construction, president; Bill Rathjen of Pangere Corp., vice president; and Tim Larson of Larson-Danielson Construction, secretary-treasurer. “NWICA negotiates labor agreements on behalf of more than 500 contractors throughout the region and the experience that these three gentlemen …
SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Insurance has been named one of the top 100 banks in insurance by the Who’s Who in Bank Insurance, published by the Bank Insurance Market Research Group. Selection was based on revenue for fiscal 2010. 1st Source ranked 75th, 11 places from the previous year. “It has been a tough …
HAMMOND – Dr. Ann K. Williams has received the Gratitude Award from the Catherine McAuley Clinic board of directors. Williams is an ophthalmologist at the Williams Eye Institute in Hammond. It is part of the Franciscan Alliance. “You are a delight and I wish there were more Dr. Williamses. We are very proud of you; …
HOBART – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced plans to build a 55,000-square-foot outpatient center in Valparaiso, near Indiana 49 and Burlington Beach Road. The Valparaiso Health Center will be part of the Community Healthcare System. “Valparaiso Health Center represents Community Healthcare System’s long-standing history of helping bring a higher quality of life and health …
SOUTH BEND – A Subway restaurant has opened at Memorial Hospital. It will be inside the hospitals cafeteria and offer visitors and staff another dining option for lunch and dinner. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial is the first hospital in northern Indiana to open a Subway on its campus. “I am excited …
MERRILLVILLE – The Regional Development Co. held its annual meeting recently at Gamba’s Ristorante in Merrillville. The meeting, the RDC reported that its fiscal year ended with 32 approved loans for $11.7 million. The loans helped produce $33.6 million in project dollars in leveraged investment and created 224 jobs. “We have seen great growth in …
GARY – Methodist Hospitals has received the Get With the Guidelines – Heart Failure Silver Quality Achievement award from the American Heart Association. The award signifies that Methodist has reached a goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for one year to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American …
SOUTH BEND – Mayor Steve Leucke has announced that South Bend is more than two-thirds of the way to acquiring the properties it needs to expand Ignition Park. Of 150 parcels targets for acquisition along the north side of Indiana Avenue between Franklin Street and Prairie Avenue, the city has acquired 104 parcels, including one …
MICHIGAN CITY – Figment Creative Group in Michigan is marking its 15th anniversary this year. President Polly Liebig said the communications, marketing and web design company has offices in Michigan City and Sedona, Ariz. Liebig said Figment Creative Group is a certified woman business enterprise formed in 1995. She has 30 years of advertising, marketing …
MERRILLVILLE – View Outdoor Advertising, a subsidiary of Whiteco Industries, has acquired Outdoor One, a Michigan City billboard company. View Outdoor currently has 525 information boards in the Chicago area. The acquisition of Outdoor One includes 26 new information board locations in LaPorte and St. Joseph counties, including locations on Interstate 94, the Indiana Toll …
