GARY — Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson delivered her third State of the City Address to a capacity crowd Feb. 19 at the Genesis Convention Center in downtown Gary. Before taking the stage, a video was aired showcasing the administration’s highlights in 2013 including community clean-ups, groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings and other community events. Freeman-Wilson then took […]
For 75 years, family owned foundry and machine shop, Bremen Castings, Inc. (BCI), has made significant strides in the iron industry. The Indiana-based business is a manufacturer of gray and ductile iron castings ready for assembly lines worldwide, including complete components for heavy truck, heavy machinery, mining, oil and gas, defense, lawn and garden and
VALPARAISO – Taltree Arboretum & Gardens has become one of only eight arboretums in the world to be awarded Level III accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program sponsored and coordinated by The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. This international initiative has four levels of accreditation, recognizing arboreta of various degrees of development, capacity and
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MERRILLVILLE — Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), in partnership with South Shore Clean Cities, is expanding opportunities for alternative fuel, through the launch of a public charging station incentive program. The NIPSCO IN-Charge Around Town Electric Vehicle Program aims to make it easier and more affordable for businesses and organizations to install public charging
HAMMOND — The South Shore Civil War Memorial Trail will be hosting their exhibit, Region United, Nation Divided: Following Lincoln, Feb. 24 through April 30 at the Indiana Welcome Center. The exhibit showcases the region’s answer to Abraham Lincoln’s call to action during our nation’s bloodiest war – the Civil War. Field trip opportunities to
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MICHIGAN CITY – The Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City Guild of Volunteers seeks to boost its ranks to help better serve the hospital and its patients. The volunteer program gives community members an outlet to join the hospital’s mission and commitment to patient care, said Shirley Sjoberg manager of Volunteer Services. “Volunteering at Franciscan St.
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Times have changed, but the chips are as tasty as ever. by Kathy McKimmie It was 1928, just a year before the big stock market crash, when John Norman Hogg started Peerless Potato Chips on West 11th Avenue in Gary. From England, he became a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in World War I
New Buffalo Savings Bank has promoted Cassie Livengood to an officer position within the bank with her advancement to Assistant Cashier and Head of Operations. The bank has also promoted Zina Leonard to the position to the position of Assistant Branch Manager. She previously served the financial institution as a Senior Relationship Banker.
