MUNSTER – Flag Day activities Friday, June 14 begin at about 4 p.m. when Munster Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2697 and Munster American Legion Post 16 will retire used American flags. The flag retirement will be conducted on the south side of the Veterans Memorial grounds, near the Viet Nam venue. Cannoneers of VFW […]
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GARY – Lawanda Jones, director of quality at Methodist Hospitals, has been nominated by Al Faber, president and CEO of the Partnership for Excellence, to the Board of Examiners for the 2013 Awards Cycle. The awards are modeled after the Baldridge National Quality Award and represent the highest level of recognition for performance excellence and
BURNS HARBOR – John D. Mengel has been named vice president and general manager at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, and John J. Battisti as chief operating officer of plate operations. Mengel will be in charge of the flat carbon steelmaking operations in Burns Harbor and in Columbus, Ohio. Mengel, who lives in Long Beach, Ind., joined
CHESTERTON – Sweetville has opened in Chesterton’s downtown shopping district. The business specializes in fudge, candy products and has a bakery. The treat shop is at 201 S. Calumet Road, not far from Thomas Centennial Park. Sweetville is operated by Steve Brickner, Courtney Dyer and Jane Deligatti.
MERRILLVILLE – Superior Construction Company Inc. was the unanimous choice for 2013 Contractor of the Year, the highest award given by the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBRT). The company accepted the honor at the annual Construction Awards Banquet, hosted by NWIBRT and the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The Contractor of
MICHIGAN CITY – Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana (EDCMC) has announced the resignation of Kevin Kieft as executive director. Kieft’s resignation goes into effect immediately as he resigned to accept an opportunity at the Indiana Economic Development Corp. He served the organization for nearly seven years, originally named the business development manager in 2006
PORTAGE – Holladay Properties in Portage recently closed on the sale of the 73,000-square-foot Ashland Building at the Ameriplex at the Port. It originally was built for Sanofi-Adventis and is currently home to MonoSol Rx. The $6.1 million sale to Space Center Inc. closed in early May and was brokered by Mike Micka.
MERRILLVILLE – Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP Partner Sean Kenyon has been awarded the honor of Influential Woman in the Law category. The award was presented at The Influential Women of Northwest Indiana Awards Banquet at Avalon Manor on May 23. “Hoeppner Wagner & Evans is pleased to have Sean honored for her contributions in
