Staying and Upgrading

Rather than sell, homeowners are remodeling more and more. by Jerry Davich Custom remodeling of upscale homes is back in vogue, whether it’s a $50,000 kitchen upgrade or a $200,000 outdoor overhaul. “Things are looking up again,” says Jim Pressel, owner of Pressel Enterprises Inc. in LaPorte, a custom builder and remodeler in Northwest Indiana. […]

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Achieving & Succeeding

Purdue Calumet graduate could have felt sorry for himself; instead, he chose to succeed HAMMOND — As Matt Wesley sees it, he had two choices: “I could sit home and sulk, or I could be out there experiencing the world.” He has chosen the latter. In fact, earlier this month, the 24-year-old, St. John resident

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Hospital’s Nursing Award Winner ‘Loved’ By Doctors, Patients

Angela Zavesky, a registered nurse in the Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City Medical-Surgical unit, received the hospital’s 2014 St. Camillus Award from Anil Chawla, M.D., during a general medical staff meeting in May. The award, which has been presented since 2010 and is named for Camillus, patron saint of nurses, is presented following medical staff

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Book Offers Small Business Owners a “Toolbox” for Growth

In his new book, Business Techniques for Growth: More Tools for Small Business Success, veteran executive and small business advisor Tom Gray distills decades of experience into a series of proven techniques that can help any small business owner succeed. The book works like a “toolbox” of tips and techniques with step-by-step instructions. Readers can

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Balancing Act

Developing new employees and the existing workforce. by Shari Held Chuck Knebl, communications manager for WorkOne in South Bend (Region 2), says economic conditions have improved substantially across Indiana’s Northern Tier–composed of 23 counties across three regions. For instance, the jobless rate is coming down and employment grew in several sectors during 2013. “Indiana’s Northern

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Clifford Bryan Earns “Premier Advisor” Designation

CHESTERTON — Wells Fargo Advisors has for the 2nd consecutive year, designated Clifford Bryan, Senior Vice President – Investment Officer, as a member of the firm’s Premier Advisors Program, a distinction that reflects Cliff’s achievement of professional success by meeting or exceeding Wells Fargo Advisors’ high standards as measured by one or more of the

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RDC Signs Contract to Administer La Porte County Revolving Loan Fund

VALPARAISO — The Regional Development Company (RDC) has recently signed a contract with the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) to serve as the administrator of the La Porte County Revolving Loan Fund. Though the fund has been in place for several years, it was without a professional management firm. Now that the RDC has

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