LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Commissioners have signed off on a plan that will allow an intermodal freight terminal to be built at the Kingsbury Industrial Park near the intersection of U.S. 35 and U.S. 6. LaPorte County was delayed in making its final approval by the U.S. Army, which had to sign off on […]
MERRILLVILLE – NiSource Inc. has announced that Jim L. Stanley will join the utility on Oct. 1 as executive vice president and group CEO for Northern Indiana Public Service Co. “Jim Stanley brings extensive Indiana utility leadership experience to NIPSCO’s ongoing efforts to strengthen customer service, enhance reliability, and execute on major new environmental and
MUNSTER – Northwest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, has announced a dividend of 19 cents a share on its stock. The dividend will be paid Oct. 5 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 28. The company’s stock is traded on the over-the-counter bulletin board under the symbol
LAPORTE – LaPorte Bancorp Inc. has announced a quarterly cash dividend of 4 cents a share. The dividend will be paid on Sept. 5 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 27. The payment represents a dividend yield of 1.6 percent based on the per share price of $9.74 at the
SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has announced that researchers at the college and at the University of Notre Dame have developed a process that can screen for counterfeit medication. The tool, made of paper, is the size of a business card and will be used in developing countries where up to 30 percent of
CINCINNATI – The network of 135 ATM machines operated by First Financial Bank in Northwest Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky will be upgraded in the coming months. New machines are being installed and the work is to be completed by the end of the year. The ATMs are manufactured by NCR Corp. First Financial Bank is
MERRILLVILLE – Scott May has been named chief financial officer at Centier Bank. May has 23 years of banking and financial experience. He recently worked in banking in Indianapolis and Orlando, Fla. He is a graduate of Indiana University and currently lives in Valparaiso. Centier Bank has 45 locations in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Marshall, and
HOBART – Teleperformance USA has announced it will add 600 jobs to its call center at Northwind Crossings. The company said a contract with a new client is behind the hiring, which will bring to more than 1,200 the number of employees at the facility. Entry level positions will pay $8.50 an hour; managers will
Area colleges take their cues from the real world. by Shari Held Upcoming grads can breathe a little easier. Their odds of snagging a job upon graduation, while not as good as five years ago, are certainly better than last year. Statistics compiled by the National Association of Colleges and Employers and the Collegiate Employment
CHESTERTON – Duneland Group Inc., a provider of engineering and surveying services in the Midwest, has hired 25-year veteran Kurt Smith to manage its engineering and surveying work. The 45-year-old is a native of Des Moines, Iowa, and now lives in Valparaiso. “We are extremely pleased to have Kurt join our team,” said Charles L.
