NORTH JUDSON – Chester Inc. has announced it is moving its Agricultural Systems Division to North Judson. The company worked with Starke County Economic Development Foundation to complete the move. The division provides center-pivot irrigation system along with other agricultural service. It services 1,500 irrigation systems and about 1,500 grain dryers and drying bins. The […]
VALPARAISO – Spero W. Valavanis, president of Design Organization Inc., has received the Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society 2012 Award of Outstanding Achievement. He was selected by alumni for dedication to advancing the profession, quality of work and commitment to improve the communities in which he has worked. Design Organization
Northwest Indiana has been a brawny region for generations, with an image led by steel manufacturing. In the coming years, it may become just as famous for its brains. by Rick A. Richards Northwest Indiana is known for a lot of things – steel mills, urban sprawl and traffic jams, but soon the list could
LAPORTE – Shannon Hannon has been named administrative director at Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital. She will oversee cardiology services for the hospital. Previously, Hannon was business development associate for three years and before that spent five years as a case management coordinator at a psychiatric center in South Bend. She received her MBA from
MERRILLVILLE – I-Denti-Fied Inc. of Merrillville, which provided specialized health care identification systems in which individual health records are available on a bar code, is providing that service to three U.S. Olympic teams. Members of the U.S. gymnastics, diving and synchronized swimming teams will have use of the specialized system. President Steve Wise said his
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has announced mid-year earnings of $11.1 million for the first six months of the year, compared to $5.5 million last year. The bank reported significant improvement in loan delinquencies and reduced loan losses are expected to continue through 2012. Centier also announced it will expand its mortgage services in Lafayette and
Ladies, Grow Your Business SBA can help with the financing for launch or expansion. Restaurants, dental offices, funeral homes, personnel staffing agencies, health and beauty spas, clinical testing laboratories – what do they have in common? These Indiana companies are owned by women and they all have received SBA guaranteed business loans from their financial
GARY – Charter School of Dunes has begun work on a $13 million building in Gary’s Miller area. The school is expected to open in time for the 2013-14 school year. This year is the 10th anniversary of Charter School of the Dunes, which is at 860 N. Lake St. It has 450
SOUTH BEND – AM General is one of six companies vying to build a new light tactical vehicle for the Defense Department. Each will receive $65 million to build 22 prototypes of the BRV-O, Blast Resistant. Vehicle-Off Road. The prototypes will be presented to the Defense Department on Aug. 24 for testing by the Army
MERRILLVILLE – Northern Indiana Public Service Co. is marking its 100th anniversary this year. “Much of our success over the past 100 years stems from the customers we’ve had the privilege of serving and the strong partnership we have forged with communities,” said Jimmy Staton, president and CEO. In 1912, Calumet Electric Co. was incorporated
