MICHIGAN CITY – Kevin Kieft, executive director of the Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana (EDCMC) recently participated in leadership training, completing additional certification to aid area businesses in expansion, retention and re-location. Kieft attended the International Economic Development Council Leadership Summit which focused on job creation, tax-base stabilization and community growth and development. In […]
ST. LOUIS – Jones Financial Companies, the parent company for Edward Jones, has named Whiting native Jeff Twohig as one of its principals. Jones Financial has 336 principals and 42,000 associates. Twohig has been with Jones since 1994 and has managed offices in Jackson, Mich., and Missoula, Mont. He is a graduate of Bishop Noll
Incentives and mandates move green building beyond “fad” status. by William E. Kelley Jr. Green building has come a long way since the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system was introduced over a decade ago. Green building, in many ways, has become more mainstream. Projects more frequently incorporate principles of
New tools help job recruiters connect with the right candidates. By Steve Kaelble Where do you hear about a great new restaurant in town? Increasingly, through social media. Where do you share that goofy, captioned photo of a cat playing a piano? A social media site, of course. What’s the verdict on the new episode
ELKHART – Elkhart General Hospital has announced a $74 million expansion that will add 150,000 square feet to the hospital. The project will include updated surgery suites and new recovery room. The expansion will increase the size of operating suites for 700 square feet to accommodate new technology for arthroscopy and endoscopy. Currently, the hospital
GARY – Doreen Carey has been named special projects coordinator for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lake Michigan Coastal Program. She is a 30-year resident of Gary and most recently was a storm water and environmental consultant for business and municipalities. Previously, she was environmental director and storm water coordinator for the city of
HAMMOND – Mallory Reider Inselberg of Eichhorn & Eichhorn LLP has been named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year for 2012 by the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Reider Inselberg has worked in the firm’s Indianapolis since graduating from the Indiana University School of Law in 2005.
HAMMOND – Louis W. Voelker III of Eichhorn & Eichhorn LLP has been named Defense Lawyer of the Year for 2012 by the Defense Trail Counsel of Indiana. Voelker, of LaPorte, graduated from Purdue University in 1991 and the Indiana University School of Law in 1995. He joined Eichhorn & Eichhorn in 1995 and is
