Valparaiso University will host the annual Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 23 in the Harre Union Ballroom. Students in grades 6 through 12 from schools in Porter, Lake, LaPorte, Starke, Jasper, Pulaski and Newton counties will participate and compete for many awards and more than $5,000 in cash prizes, including scholarships to …
The Indiana Manufacturers Association recently elected the organization’s 2019 executive committee and named Mike Lunsford of Dart Controls Inc. in Zionsville its board chairman. Lunsford is president of Dart Controls and is involved in sales management, marketing, research, product development, operations, and general management of the business. Dart is a privately held firm, which designs, …
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Mark Sander was named president of Illinois-based First Midwest Bancorp. Sander also serves as chief operating officer and as a director of the company. He also will continue his roles as president, chief operating officer and director of First Midwest Bank. “Mark’s appointment is a natural extension of the important role he has played over …
Bruce Kettler, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, was appointed chairman of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s plant agriculture and pesticide regulation committee. NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association that represents the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. territories, and has six standing committees. Kettler will …
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Walter Clements has been named associate dean of the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Clements, also a teaching professor of finance at Notre Dame, will oversee all non-degree and degree programs offered by Mendoza’s Stayer Center for Executive Education, including its Executive MBA programs in South Bend and Chicago, the Master of …
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The annual South Shore Clean Cities annual meeting and awards banquet is set for Feb. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Blue Chip Stardust Event Center, 777 Blue Chip Drive in Michigan City. The event will provide opportunities to learn about the latest green technology and meet with transportation and community leaders. …
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NorthWest Indiana Bancorp of Munster, the parent of Peoples Bank SB, announced Jan. 24 it had completed its purchase of AJS Bancorp Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank of Midlothian, Ill. in a stock and cash transaction. The company announced the deal on July 31. A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank operated …
Former Air Force captain and state government veteran Dennis Wimer was named new director of the Indiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs. “I have directed Dennis to make any and all necessary changes to restore the confidence of the department and the trust of Hoosier veterans,” Gov. Eric Holcomb said in a statement announcing Wimer’s appointment. …
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Unemployment rates in several of Indiana’s metropolitan areas increased in December. Jobless rates in the metro areas of Gary, which includes Lake County; Michigan City-La Porte, South Bend-Mishawaka and Elkhart-Goshen all rose in December when compared to December 2017, according to data released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The Gary area jobless rate …
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La Porte-based Surf Air Wireless, a broadband service provider, announced Jan. 18 it raised $40 million in capital with Post Road Group and acquired FreedomNet Wireless of Michigan. With the addition of FreedomNet, Surf Air Wireless now provides coverage north to Grand Rapids, Mich. and south past U.S. 30. A message on FreedomNet’s website notes …
