SOUTH BEND – McCormick & Co. officially opened its new 75,000-square-foot expansion Wednesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the West Lathrop Drive facility located near the South Bend Regional Airport. The expansion was a $7 million investment for a new warehouse, plant manager Michael Calhoun said. Previously McCormick was using an off-site warehouse in […]
GARY – Latonya Lark, a technologist in the Neuro EDX department at Methodist Hospital’s Gary campus, has received the Spirit Award from the hospital. Lark was cited for “going beyond the call of duty” for working with the mother of a small child to schedule a test at 9 p.m. in order to accommodate the
PORTAGE – Porter-Starke Services held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, for its new Lancer Street facility in Portage. The 8,000-square-foot center is being expanded by 4,000 square feet, which will include office space and an education room, said Randy Zromkoski, chairman of Porter-Starke Services. Also present at the ribbon cutting were Rocco
HAMMOND – The PFX Professional Softball Tour team will compete against amateur girls softball players from Indiana and Illinois in a 61-team tournament set for Crown Point, Merrillville and Cedar Lake from June 10-12. More than 20 nationally recognized collegiate stars will compete, including three-time Olympic gold medalist and 2010 NCAA Division 1 Champion Lisa
CROWN POINT – More than 560 business leaders attended the inaugural “Influential Women of the Year Awards” Banquet June 2 at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The presenting sponsor was Franciscan Alliance. Twenty-three awards were presented to some of Northwest Indiana’s most influential women. Nominees were separated into 11 industries – healthcare, finance, construction and engineering, economic development
Listen to “Spotlight” radio interview with Gail Gesell, Indiana Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration on events being planned for Small Business Week in Northwest Indiana and Indianapolis Spotlight – Part One: [audio:6-4-Spotlight-part-1.MP3] Spotlight – Part Two: [audio:6-4-Spotlight-part-2.MP3] Interview was done by publisher, Glee Renick-May, radio show host and executive co- producer, Emmis Communications,
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bankers Association has offered several tips to the public on how to maintain good credit during the recession. The key is to pay debt on time since late payments are “credit score killers.” A late payment of $1 has the same effect as a late payment of $1,000 because the bill
LAPORTE – The Little Wish Foundation will hold a 5K Fun Walk at Kesling Park in LaPorte at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25. Registration is $25 for adults, $15 for 17 and younger and free for children 5 and under. Those registering by June 11 receive a free T-shirt. Shirts are $5 for those
“Illinoyed” companies invited to take a look at Indiana locations. by Michael Puente There’s no doubt that Chicago is one of the great cities of the world. With its array of restaurants, wonderful parks and museums, expansive arts community and professional sports offerings, Chicago is the place to be – if you can afford it.
Great opportunities for freight along the South Shore tracks. by Rick A. Richards As a kid growing up in Berkeley, Calif., Andrew Fox had a unique set of babysitters – switch crews for the Southern Pacific Railroad, whose freight yard abutted his dad’s steel warehouse business. Fox would accompany his dad, Charlie, to the office
