Insights from some of the area’s leading business attorneys. by Michael Puente How can a small business handle delinquent customers? What are the pitfalls of obtaining legal advice online? What issues are overlooked by entrepreneurs when starting a new business? These are some of these questions on the minds of Northwest Indiana business owners. Each […]
HIGHLAND – A Pop-Up Gallery Event will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at 8149 Kennedy Ave. in Highland. A Pop-Up Galley is a concept to introduce art to the community, showcase available properties and create a networking experience for the community. The event has been organized by Highland Main Street,
MERRILLVILLE – The Northwest Indiana Forum will hold its quarterly meeting on Sept. 8 in partnership with the One Region One Vision and the Center of Workforce Innovations by hosting U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The program, “Education: Building and Strengthening the Future Workforce” will be at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza-Celebrity Ballroom.
MERRILLVILLE – Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins in Merrillville recently held a Community Day Fundraiser to benefit the Methodist Hospitals Foundation. Luis Marquez, director of imaging services, and Teri McCormick, manager of physician services, accepted a $500 check from Sunjay Patel, manager of the Merrillville Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins, 2050 W. 81st Ave. The money will help support
HAMMOND – City officials in Hammond have made a proposal to PotashCorp. to locate a $100 million facility in the city’s Gibson Yard. The Canadian fertilizer producer has been talking with Indiana Harbor Belt Railway to open a transfer facility in Hammond. It would occupy some 90 acres. If Potash moves to Hammond it would
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has reported a second quarter profit of $2.7 million, down from $3.9 million in the same quarter one year ago. The privately held bank attributed the decline in profitability to higher operating expenses. President and CEO Michael Schrage said net interest income was $19.5 million, up 3.2 percent, but noninterest income
MICHIGAN CITY – The annual Michigan City In-Water Boat Show will be Aug. 25-28 in Washington Park. The show will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Aug. 25 and 26, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28. Admission is
VALPARAISO – United Way of Porter County has announced that positions with AmeriCorps are available in Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Marshall and Lake counties. Positions are available to tutor disadvantages, struggling and at-risk youth; help families achieve financial stability; help youth make career choices as an Encore Advisor; help facilitate after-school programs; help communities respond to
PORTER – Indiana Dunes Tourism is encouraging cities, towns and not-for-profit organizations to apply for marketing grants for projects or festivals scheduled for 2012. “The grants we award are designed to help bring in outside dollars and encourage visitation from outside the county,” said Ken Kosky, promotion director for Indiana Dunes Tourism. He said that
VALPARAISO – Porter Health Systems will present “The Stroke Stops Here,” a seminar on stroke awareness and prevention, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, at its Rehabilitation Campus, 1401 Calumet Ave. The seminar will be presented by Virgil DiBiase, a neurologist and stroke specialist. “Fifteen years ago, stroke patients were basically ignored because it
