WASHINGTON, D.C. – Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that federal spending in Indiana last year declined. Federal spending was down in nine states while it rose in 41 states. In 2010, federal spending was $58.6 billion, compared to $61.3 billion in 2009. The decline in Indiana was the first since 1994. The reason […]
LISLE, Ill. – SunCoke Energy Inc. has increased its ownership staked in East Chicago’s Indiana Harbor Coke Co. With a $34 million investment, SunCoke acquired an additional 19 percent of Indiana Harbor Coke Co., bringing its total ownership stake in the East Chicago company to 85 percent. Indiana Coke has an annual capacity of 1.2
The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center (NWI SBDC) announces the winners for the 20th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence, or E-Day, Awards. The 20th annual event includes a day-long Leadership Symposium, the E-Day Awards Luncheon during which the winners will be recognized, and a cocktail reception to wrap up the day. Mitch Lowe, president of DVD
SOUTH BEND – South Bend Regional Airport has received a $750,000 grant to establish low-cost westbound service. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant is being matched by a $475,000 grant from the airport, state and city. The grant also was back by Frontier Airlines, which is expected to establish service from South Bend to its
HAMMOND – Munster Steel Co. Inc. has announced it will move from its long-time home in Munster to neighboring Hammond by the end of 2012. Munster Steel, founded in 1957, will spend $6 million to acquire land and build a 123,000 square foot plant in the West Point Plaza Industrial Park. The company fabricates structural
SCHERERVILLE – Twelve people were honored by South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority at Teibel’s Restaurant with ROSE awards for going above and beyond the call of providing service to customers. They are Megan Bravo of Hilton Garden Inn, Merrillville; Gary Campbell of Hilton Garden Inn, Chesterton; Catherine Cosentino of Red Lobster, Munster; Dave Curtis
MISHAWAKA – A.M. General has announced it will lay off 350 employees because of decreasing demand for its Humvees. The company has 2,000 employees. The cutback is because of the Defense Department’s push to withdraw troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The company says the layoffs will begin at the end of October and affects only
MICHIGAN CITY – Michiana Resources, a not-for-profit independence building resource for people with disabilities, has received three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. A three-member CARF team visited Michiana Resources to review its operation. CARF granted accreditation for community assistive technology, employment assistive technology, community integration, community job development, community job support,
WEST LAFAYETTE – Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama. The award is the highest honor for technological achievement. Agrawal is the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering. He holds 116 U.S. patents,
MICHIGAN CITY – Voodoo Ride, an automotive surface care product, has approved for sale in more than 4,400 Auto Zone retailers nationwide, said co-founder Tim Jahnz of Michigan City. He co-founded the company with NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. The product was test-marketed in 250 Auto Zone stores along the East Coast and the numbers
