GARY – One year after the death of Hazel Witte, founder of the Methodist Hospitals School of Nursing Museum, it will be dedicated in her honor. The dedication at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, will officially rename it the Hazel Witte School of Nursing Museum. The dedication will take place at the Gary Campus […]
Youth sports bring big business to Northwest Indiana. by Rick A. Richards There are countless basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds and soccer fields in Northwest Indiana. Consider that once school is out for the summer, nearly all of them are busy. For Northwest Indiana, youth athletic competition translates into a healthy bottom line for
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,
