DEMOTTE – Belstra Milling Co. has announced it will spend $2.5 million to renovate and expand its DeMotte animal feed production facility. The project is designed to make the mill more efficient, increase storage and improve capacity. When completed, the project will create three new jobs, bringing employment at the feed mill to 31. “Customer […]
CROWN POINT – The University of St. Francis Crown Point has named Bobbie Atzhorn as student adviser/mentor to provide academic support services to students. Atzhorn received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a master’s degree in social work at Indiana University and has worked as a linguist for the National Security Agency, as an addictions
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society recently recognized 36 outstanding accounting majors for leadership and academic achievement. Of those, eight were from colleges and universities in Northwest Indiana. They are Joseph Welch, Bethel College in Mishawaka; Shannan Leigh Sharp at Indiana University Northwest in Gary; Isaiah A. Counsellor, Indiana University South Bend; Elizabeth Holesapple at
Waffle-making executive earns Small Business Person of the Year honors. by Steve Kaelble What’s it take to bring about dramatic business growth? Some revolutionary new technology? Maybe. Or maybe just a new way to present a traditional ware, even an old product. And what could be more traditional than a piping hot breakfast, with delicious
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
