CROWN POINT – Bill Gregory has been named interim director of the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center. He takes over for LeAnn McCrum who left to pursue another employment opportunity. “I hope to continue to infuse the SBDC with the same level of energy that LeAnn gave it,” said Gregory. “Our biggest goal is […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. has announced that its U.S. ports posted an increase in tonnage handled during October. The ports handled 29 million tons of cargo, up 2 percent from last year. Early in October, 18,000 metric tons of rot-rolled steel coils were shipped from ArcelorMittal in Burns Harbor to
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MISHAWAKA – Bayer HealthCare has announced the sale of its manufacturing plant in Mishawaka to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. Bayer has 302 employees who manufacture diabetes care products for Siemens under a contract. That contract expires at the end of the year. Siemens will take over the work in 2012 and said it plans to hire
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Mary T. Burke has joined the staff of Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly magazine as director of new business development. She is responsible for new sales development primarily in Porter, LaPorte and St. Joseph counties and throughout Northwest Indiana. Burke, of Porter, is a graduate of Calumet College of St. Joseph with a degree in organizational
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EAST CHICAGO – Ameristar Casino has signed a contract with Southeast Cleaning of Pompano Beach, Fla., to take over its housekeeping and laundry duties. As a result, all 69 of the casino’s housekeepers were laid off. The employees are being encouraged to apply for jobs with Southeast Cleaning. The laid off employees were not members
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VALPARAISO – Peggy Rogers has announced the opening of a full-service accounting practice, Peggy Rogers & Associates LLC. Rogers, a certified public accountant, said the office will be at 2621 Beech St. and will offer assurance, tax and consulting services. Rogers is a 1989 graduate of Ball State University and has 22 years of tax
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Artists support Hospice of the Calumet Area. by Kathy McKimmie “We’re quite a cottage industry,” says Lydia Dershewitz, of the Hospice Artisan group, whose sales of handmade items help support the programs of Hospice of the Calumet Area in Munster. “We found a rather unique way of raising funds,” she says. “It’s all about hospice;
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Tax law changes have made it a moving target. When President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 last December, it changed the federal estate tax. The estate tax dates back 1916, when it was imposed at a rate of 10 percent on the portion of estates
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Listen to “Spotlight” radio segment featuring a unique family business success story interview with PJ Jonas, founder and NWIBQ Publisher & CEO, Glee Renick-May for Emmis Communications, Indianapolis headquarters. Spotlight Interview Segment: [audio:https://nwindianabusiness.com//wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-16-spotlight-cut-2.mp3|titles=11-16 spotlight cut 2]
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SOUTH BEND – Jenn Burton of Gibson Insurance Group has been promoted to client executive for the business and private client group. She will focus on commercial property and casualty accounts. Her responsibilities include identifying and proactively addressing exposures to help small business owners manage their strategic, business and hazard risks.
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