PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Forum board of directors has voted to expand its service territory by adding Newton, Jasper and Pulaski counties. The Forum already provides service to Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties. The expansion now allows the Forum to match the service areas of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. Northwest […]
INDIANAPOLIS – S. Joe DeHaven, president and chief executive officer of the Indiana Bankers Association has been named Association Executive of the Year for 2010 by the Indiana Society of Association Executives. DeHaven joined the IBA in 2006 and has led the organization through a merger and guided it through one of the
WEST LAFAYETTE – Development Consultants Inc. has opened an office in the Purdue Research Park. The company provides guidance to startups, and establishes networks and relationships with government entities for research organizations. The company was founded in 2008 by Mark R. Pipes, whose background is in project management and small business development.
PORTAGE – Tobin Development and TCB Development, developers of Midpoint USA at Ameriplex at the Port, was recognized by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Chicago Chapter, as a finalist for the Industrial Speculative Development of the Year. Although it did not win, Midpoint USA captured the judges’ attention as the only
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced its 2010 Hospitality Award winners. They are Wolf Lake Festival Pavilion in Hammond, 2010 Attraction of the Year; Brian Cummings, professional disc golf world championship, 2010 Bring It Home Hero; Clocktower Power Boat Race, Hobart, 2010 Event of the Year; and Valparaiso
MICHIGAN CITY – The Big R Store in Michigan City has received the Business Investment Award from the Michigan City Economic Development Corp. For the past two years, Big R owners Jerry Gibbs, Jerald Sherman and Ed Ensminger have participated in the Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce and contributed to the Boys
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society will hold its 2010 Financial Services Conference on Friday, Dec. 10, at the Indianapolis Marriott East. Speakers include Brian Wesbury of First Trust Advisors LP on the “Panic of 2008”; and Karen Woods and John Tanselle, lawyers with Kreig DeVault LLP, will discuss how financial reform will
HAMMOND – Two notable Northwest Indiana natives will have their names enshrined on the South Shore Wall of Legends. They are Vivian Carter, founder of Vee-Jay Records in Gary, and John Maniotes, a computer pioneer who taught at Purdue University Calumet for 38 years. Both will be inducted at 6 p.m. on
SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Bank has been ranked No. 1 among all banks in Indiana for the number of Small Business Administration 504 loans closed in the last fiscal year. In addition, 1st Source has been recognized by the South Bend Business Development Corp. for its SBA lending in 2010. The bank
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet is organizing a trip to Atlanta Feb. 24-27 that will include visits to sites and museums recounting the social, historical, political, cultural, economic and other experiences reflecting the Civil Rights movement. Stops include Atlanta’s Cyclorama, a panorama of the July 24, 1864, Civil War Battle of Atlanta; Margaret
