CROWN POINT – Economic forecasts point to a period of growth in the next six months for Northwest Indiana. The report was delivered at the annual meeting of the Construction Advancement Foundation by Michal Pollak, assistant professor of economics at Indiana University Northwest. “The next six months could see up to a 4.77 percent increase […]
HIGHLAND – Strack & Van Til has announced it will buy seven WiseWay and PayLow stores. Details of the transaction were not disclosed, although both said the deal should be completed by the end of the year. WiseWay stores in Chesterton, Hobart and Valparaiso will be rebranded as Strack & Van Til, while PayLow stores
SOUTH BEND – F Cubed, a start-up company based in Innovation Park on the campus of the University of Notre Dame is moving out of the incubator because of business growth. The company will soon move into the former St. Joseph High School across from the campus. The company will invest $2.6 million into a
SOUTH BEND – Curtis Products has announced it is moving into the former Bosch building in South Bend. The company is consolidating several area locations into a single building. More 300 employees will work there when the move is completed. Curtis Products is a tube-bending company. Under an agreement with the city’s Redevelopment Commission, it
LAPORTE – The Louis Berger Group, Inc. of Morristown, N.J., and SolaRover of LaPorte have partnered to donate a mobile hybrid solar generator to Citi Field to provide alternative energy to locations still without power in Superstorm Sandy’s aftermath. “We are proud to support the City of New York City with this donation of
LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Extension Homemakers have compiled a cookbook to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Indiana Extension Homemakers organization. These tried and true recipes have been submitted by current Extension Homemakers and they, in turn, have submitted recipes from their mothers and grandmothers who were past members of clubs in LaPorte County.
French Lick Resort next fall will be the site of an LPGA Legends tournament benefiting the American Heart Association. “We are very excited to continue our tradition at French Lick Resort in supporting women’s golf and partnering with these LPGA legends, and also to be able to give back and bring awareness to such a
Employers increasingly demand workers with more education. by Barbara D. Grimsgard In November, the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board will share with the community its 2012 State of the Workforce Report identifying our region’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges. It highlights key findings as they relate to demographics, education, labor force, income and education, industry and
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has named Sherri Ziller as its first chief operating officer. Ziller, 31, has served as finance and grants manager since 2006. “For more than six years, Sherri has done an outstanding job for us,” said RDA President and CEO Bill Hanna. “She has overseen the commitment
GARY – Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. “I am truly honored to receive this appointment because it represents another opportunity for the needs of the City of Gary to be heard at the national level,” said Freeman-Wilson.
