Leigh Morris was named interim president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of Northwest Indiana. He takes over for Ann O’Heir who served the role since 2015. The VNA board of directors said Morris will lead the organization while it continues its search for a permanent chief executive. Morris is an adjunct associate professor
Chester Inc. of Valparaiso was honored by Chief Buildings for its work on building additions to Polycon Industries in Merrillville and Ratner Steel in Portage. The additions at both businesses helped the companies create a combined 150 new jobs, according to Chester Inc. Chief, which is based in Nebraska and has a location in Rensselaer,
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s manufacturing industry is experiencing the longest expansion of employment in state history, according to the 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card released June 7 by the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research and Conexus Indiana. “U.S. manufacturing and logistics are in a remarkable period of expansion,” said CBER Director Michael
Prime Real Estate on June 7 unveiled its latest craft beer Prime A’Peel. Prime Real Estate employees helped develop the beer, which was brewed at Crown Brewing in Crown Point. The beer is a New England IPA made with orange peel, citra, zythos, and cascade hops. This is the third beer the company has created.
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SOUTH BEND – The annual Fridays by the Fountain, a free lunchtime outdoor summer concert series, returns June 8. The series, now in its 18th year and presented by Venues Parks & Arts and the Morris Performing Arts Center, runs every Friday from June 8 through Aug 31. Performers will include area blues, jazz, rock,
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Indiana ranked ninth in the nation for most reported motorcycle thefts in 2017. That’s according to the latest annual report from the Illinois-based National Insurance Crime Bureau. A total of 44,268 motorcycles were reported stolen in 2017 compared with 46,467 reported stolen in 2016—a decrease of 5 percent, according to the report. After several years
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The national gas price average is $2.95, down by two cents for the week beginning June 4, AAA reports. This is the first time there has been a decrease in the national average since mid-March, AAA said. The drop follows the latest Energy Information Administration report showing consistently strong demand. “Nearly 80 percent of Americans
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CHESTERTON – Lakeside Wealth Management has restructured its management team to accommodate future growth. “We are so excited about these additions to our management team,” said Tim Rice, president of Lakeside. “We are a forward-thinking organization and one of our strengths has always been to think several years down the road. We believe these changes
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Rockwell Automation, a Milwaukee-based Fortune 500 company specializing in industrial automation and information, announced June 5 it plans to consolidate operations from Champaign, Ill. and Memphis, Tenn. to Indiana. A statement from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the move combined with Rockwell’s projected growth could create up to 231 new jobs in Indiana by
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Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp Inc. announced June 5 it plans to acquire 52 Wells Fargo Bank branches in Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, with approximately $2.3 billion in deposits and $130 million in loans, along with other related assets. “We’re excited to welcome the Wells Fargo employees and customers to Flagstar Bank,” said Alessandro DiNello, president
