HAMMOND – Potash Corp. has confirmed plans that it will open a rail transfer facility at the Gibson Yard in Hammond. The company will invest $64 million in the project that will include a 136,000 square foot building. An addition $9 million investment will come from the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad and $5 million from […]
MERRILLVILLE – VIA Marketing has announced that Kathern Nuzzo has rejoined the firm as an account executive. Nuzzo, of Crown Point, previously worked for VIA for nine years. She will be responsible for managing search engine optimization for clients and coordinating events and projects. Previously, she was involved in national marketing and advertising for Red
VALPARAISO – Emcor Hyre Elecric and Shambaugh & Son employees donned pink hardhats to show support in the fight against breast cancer. The employees lined up in the shape of a breast cancer awareness ribbon at Porter Health System’s new hospital under construction at 85 E. U.S. 6. Michael A. Petralia, a spokesman for Emcor,
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced a $32 million renovation of its historic Morris Inn. A major portion of funding for the project came from a $15 million grant from South Bend philanthropist Ernestine Raclin. Her parents, Ernest and Ella Morris, presented the initial $1 million grant that opened the Morris
Cutting-edge technology improves efficiency and patient outcomes. by Bob Kronemyer Whether it is being diagnosed or treated with the latest imaging system or laser, patients served by area hospitals are increasingly using cutting-edge technology that exists in their own backyard, rather than traveling to Chicago or Indianapolis. Cardiac, cancer and sinus disorders are just some
Read on to learn about innovators, leaders and achievers. The theme for this issue of Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly is “greatness.” First up, we feature the 2011 Fellows for the Society of Innovators for Northwest Indiana, and it’s an impressive list–from a company doing cutting-edge research on eradicating cancer to the persistence of two politicians
HIGHLAND – Electronics retailer hhgregg has opened a 25,000-square-foot store in former Borders bookstore in the Highland Grove shopping center. In addition to electronics, the store also sells appliances. The opening in Highland is one of 14 stores recently opened by hhgregg in the Chicago area. One of those stores was in Hobart.
NEW YORK – U.S. Steel has reported third quarter profit of $22 million, compared with a $51 million loss one year ago. The company reported profits for two quarters in a row. The steelmaker also report net income of 15 cents a share for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of
LONDON – BP has announced third quarter profits of $4.9 billion, up from $1.8 billion one year ago. Revenue was up 31 percent to $97.6 billion. The company, which owns a refinery in Whiting, said he plans to dispose of $45 billion in assets to help pay for damage from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig
MICHIGAN CITY – During the annual meeting of the Save the Dunes Council, long-time board member Charlotte Read announced her retirement. She was the organization’s first executive director. “Charlotte Read is a legend in the environmental community in Northwest Indiana,” said Executive Director Nicole Barker. “She and her husband Herb have accomplished more for the
