The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is pleased to announce the Class of 2012 – winners of this year’s E-Day Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. “This group of small business entrepreneurs represents the very best of Northwest Indiana,” said Lorri Feldt, regional director of the NWI SBDC. “We are honored to recognize them for following their […]
VALPARAISO – The Mental Health Alliance, comprised of Mental Health America of Porter County, Porter-Starke Services and the Porter-Starke Services Foundation, honored several people for their work. They include Judge Kim Hall of Starke County Circuit Court with Aled P. Davies Award for Public Policy on Health; Charles Johnson of the Aliveness Project with the
MISHAWAKA – IronWorks, a 17,000-square-foot office building erected in 2008 in Mishawaka now has its first tenant. The accounting firm H.J. Umbaugh and Associates has signed a least for the entire third floor in the building. H.J. Umbaugh will move its 15 employees in Plymouth to the space, which has 4,790 square feet. The move
MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bancorp has raised its quarterly dividend to 15 cents a share, up from 13 cents. The dividend will be paid on Oct. 12 to shareholders of record on Sept. 28. Horizon Bancorp operates Michigan City-based Horizon Bank. Its stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market.
MICHIGAN CITY – Lakeshore Foods Corp. has announced it will open in the Jewel-Osco building in Michigan City. Jewel is withdrawing from Michigan City and closed its store on Oct. 8. Lakeshore Foods operates five Al’s Supermarkets in Michigan City, LaPorte and South Haven, and Barney’s Market in New Buffalo, Mich. President Gil Pontius said
GRIFFITH – The Griffith-Merrillville Airport has received a $63,900 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to help it support planning and development efforts. U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, made the announcement and said the grant will help in construction of a parallel taxiway and improve drainage at the airport. The airport has two 4,900-foot runways.
BURNS HARBOR – Traditions, the state’s first green-certified apartment complex, has opened. The complex was developed by In Good Company and is part of The Village, an award-winning, green housing development. Michael Sakich, managing partner of In Good Company, said the complex received green certification from the National Association of Home Builders. The complex has
SOUTH BEND – The monthly Wednesday Wine Walk in downtown South Bend will include a celebration of craft beers with an Oktoberfest from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. The event, hosted by the Downtown Dining Alliance, includes nine restaurants. Participating will be Cafe Navarre featuring Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Mich.; East Bank Emporium
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has received a $6.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the QuarkNet program. The five-year program includes research into particle physics experiments to teach students and provide training and mentoring opportunities for high school teachers. Notre Dame and 50 other research institutions are involved in
SOUTH BEND – RACO, an electric junction box manufacturer, will move its South Holland, Ill., distribution center to South Bend. The company said it will move into 100,000-square-feet at the Ameriplex facility in South Bend where it will invest $1.5 million. By 2015, the company said it could have as many as 77 jobs. RACO
