Centier sets ribbon cutting for Hammond

            HAMMOND – Centier Bank has announced that the ribbon cutting for its new downtown Hammond branch will be at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 17.             The branch was built at 5433 Hohman Ave.             Centier, founded in Whiting and now based in Merrillville, has branch offices throughout Lake, Porter, LaPorte and St. Joseph counties.

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Mishawaka firm earns contractor award

            FORT WAYNE – The Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana has announced the winners of its 2011 Safety Excellence Awards and one area company was honored.             Shambaugh & Son of Mishawaka was honored for achieving a safety record that was 25 percent better than the national recordable average.

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High-Speed Impact

High-Speed Impact

Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrates 100th anniversary of the Indy 500. by Rick A. Richards If there is any doubt about the impact the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has had on Indiana, look no further than the state’s commemorative quarter. While other states featured the face of a famous person or their state bird, or some other

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Eco-Friendly Golfing

Eco-Friendly Golfing

Northwest Indiana courses maintained with the planet in mind. by Steve Kaelble The golf course is such a place of beauty and tranquility–it’s a bit surprising to imagine that a golf course has the potential to have a negative impact on the environment. It’s comforting, then, to learn of the committed environmental stewards who are

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Business en espanol

Business en espanol

Minority-owned businesses help drive the economy. by Michael Puente Northwest Indiana was buried in snow in early February. Schools and businesses were forced to shut down for several days. The situation in Chicago wasn’t much better, with hundreds of motorists stranded on Lakeshore Drive during the 2011 blizzard. But even as the region went into

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Making United Way Better

Daniel Lowery, Ph.D. Lake Area United Way, the United Way affiliate that serves Lake County, completed a strategic assessment of its performance over the course of 2010 and is now undertaking a series of steps that should reposition the nonprofit organization for years to come. The planning process employed a technique (i.e., competitive forces analysis)

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Personal Touch

For many of the area’s executives, a significant portion of their day is spent in the office. More often than not, they work in formal surroundings with generic photos on the wall. Their functional office furniture offers no insight into their personality. But sometimes the office reflects the boss’ personal tastes and immediately says something

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Construction Highlights

Weathering the economic storm has been a challenge for Northwest Indiana’s construction companies, but necessary adjustments were made and things are beginning to stabilize. Some companies in the region have been around long enough to have weathered the Great Depression, so holding on and doing what’s needed is ingrained in their fabric. Here’s a round-up

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