WHEATFIELD – Save-A-Lot, a national discount supermarket chain, will open stores in Wheatfield and Kouts. The stores will be owned by Tysen’s Family Market, which operates supermarkets in DeMotte, Delphi, Hammond, Michigan City and Rensselaer. Todd Hinson, CEO of Tysen’s Family Market, said Sav-A-Lot stores offer grocers at 40 percent less than traditional grocery stores. […]
VALPARAISO – The Porter County Commissioners have named 11 members of a newly created Economic Development Cabinet to spur job creation in the county. They are Doug Olson, former Portage mayor and director of governmental affairs at SEH of Indiana; Ronald Belin, general manager of Frontier Communication; Stewart McMillan, president of Task Force Tips; Heather
PORTER – The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has signed an agreement with Blueweb Mobile Media PLC of Florida to provide free Wi Fi service to commuters riding The South Shore Railroad. The service should be available to passengers later this year and those using it will not need a password, says John Parsons, planning
HAMMOND – More than a dozen South Shore arts and culture organizations will take part in Explore the South Shore II from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Indiana Welcome Center. The first 500 families attending will receive a “passport of savings” for coupons and discounts throughout the region. Giveaways and
LAPORTE – The Solid Waste District of LaPorte County, along with the Soil and Water Conservation District, Purdue University Cooperative Extension, and the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter, will hold an open house at their new building from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The building is on the grounds of the LaPorte County
MICHIGAN CITY – The Indiana Bankers Association has named 20 members to its board of directors during its annual meeting recently at the Blue Chip Casino Convention Center. Chairman if Patrick J .Glotzbach of the New Washington State Bank in Charlestown; first vice president is James C. Marcuccilli of STAR Financial Bank in Fort Wayne;
HIGHLAND – Greco Nut and Candy, a fixture in Chicago south suburbs for more than 30 years, will add a new location in Highland. Owners John and Jean Fager took over the business four years ago. The store provides a variety of American-made candy, including products made by Albanese Confectionary Group in Merrillville. The store
MUNSTER – Medical Specialists in Munster has announced it will erect a new building at 45th and Calumet avenues. Dr. Alexander Stemer, CEO, said the new two-story building will contain 36,000 square feet and should open sometime in early 2013. Stemer said the addition will contain services for bone and joint patients.
LAKEVILLE – Hoosier Racing Tire has announced an $8 million project to add 37,000 square feet of production space to its manufacturing plant in Plymouth. When finished, 20 new jobs will be created. As part of the financing package, the city of Plymouth has provided tax abatement and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. is providing
by Rick A. Richards There isn’t a single nuclear power plant in Northwest Indiana–or the entire state for that matter–but that doesn’t mean the region is exempt from concern about nuclear plant safety. Illinois and Michigan have nuclear power plants and some are within 30 miles of major population areas in the region. In the
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