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In this issue

October 1, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

October-November 2020 issue

Despite the pandemic, Northwest Indiana business owners and organizations were inspired to innovate during this unprecedented time. New leaders took the helms of companies; new products were launched; and people helped others during a great time of need.

Filed Under: 2020-Oct-Nov, Publisher's Note Tagged With: Manufacturing, NIPSCO, Northwest Indiana, pandemic response, port of indiana-burns harbor, Rensselaer, Small business, social distancing, tax planning, University of Saint Francis

Temporary solutions; new normal

October 1, 2020 – By Doug Ross Leave a Comment

Unity Gardens

The pandemic has forced businesses and organizations to adapt for survival. Examples abound in northern Indiana of business plans being rewritten on the fly to operate under dramatically changed conditions.

Filed Under: 2020-Oct-Nov, Cover Story, Small Business Tagged With: Anne Feferman, Bamar Plastics, Certell, Healthcare Foundation, Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, Katie Eaton, Kevin Feldman, Lorri Feldt, Maria Fruth, Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center, pandemic response, Paycheck Protection Program, Salvation Army, Scarpe, Sip & Share Wines, Sysco Corp., TCU Innovate! Business Challenge, Teachers Credit Union, Unity Gardens

Office space pandemic style

October 1, 2020 – By Carrie Napoleon Leave a Comment

Shive-Hattery Inc. designs

Design experts help companies implement new safety precautions as they rethink work spaces during the pandemic while considering changes that might become permanent additions to future designs.

Filed Under: 2020-Oct-Nov, Architecture/Design Tagged With: Earl’s Heating & Air Conditioning, HDW Commercial Interiors, Interior Image Group, Ken Christensen, pandemic response, Patti Tritschler, Rita Bacevich, RQAW, Shive-Hattery Inc., Speros Valavanis, Troy Woodruff

Born from a crisis

October 1, 2020 – By Philip Potempa Leave a Comment

Clayton Geyer

Pandemic inspires Rensselaer family to launch PPE-making company Indiana Face Mask, which began making FDA approved surgical face masks in March. The company produces between 40,000 to 50,000 surgical face masks weekly.

Filed Under: 2020-Oct-Nov, Business Profile Tagged With: American Melt Blown & Filtration, Clayton Geyer, Fred Geyer, Indiana Face Mask, Indiana University Bloomington, melt blowing, pandemic response, PPE, Rensselaer, Stephanie Geyer, surgical masks

Viewpoint: Virus no excuse to litigate

October 1, 2020 – By Barbara Quandt Underwood Leave a Comment

Barbara Quandt

Indiana is slowly reopening, but the road to recovery will not be easy. The key to how fast our economy gets back on track lies with our small business owners. They were among the hardest hit during the pandemic.

Filed Under: 2020-Oct-Nov, Viewpoint Tagged With: Barbara Quandt Underwood, lawsuits, litigation, National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB, pandemic response, Small business

‘Protective efforts’ in crisis

July 29, 2020 – By Natalie Shrader Leave a Comment

Natalie Shrader

Natalie Shrader, a partner at Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP, offers guidance on the law and keeping workers safe during a crisis. She says having a plan is key to navigating this crisis.

Filed Under: 2020-Aug-Sep, Guest column Tagged With: Burke Costanza & Carberry, COVID-19, crisis management, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, employee safety, FMLA, law, Natalie Shrader, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pandemic response

CPAs point to better future

July 29, 2020 – By Tim Anderson Leave a Comment

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson, principal at the Schererville office of CliftonLarsonAllen, says businesses are seeking financial experts to help navigate pandemic response programs and forecast the rest of 2020.

Filed Under: 2020-Aug-Sep, Accounting/CPAs, Guest column Tagged With: CARES Act, changing workforce, CliftonLarsonAllen, Coronavirus Aid, COVID-19, CPA, Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, pandemic response, Paycheck Protection Program, Relief and Economic Security Act, Tim Anderson

Flexibility key to change

July 29, 2020 – By Benjamin Bochnowski Leave a Comment

Ben Bochnowski

Benjamin Bochnowski, president and CEO of Munster-based Peoples Bank, says the pandemic-fueled financial crisis brings lessons in resilience, charity and community during difficult times.

Filed Under: 2020-Aug-Sep, Banking, Guest column Tagged With: Benjamin Bochnowski, COVID-19, pandemic response, Paycheck Protection Program, Peoples Bank, Peoples Bank Hardship Relief Program, shelter-in-place, workforce safety

Best advice: Ask expert

July 29, 2020 – By Mark Bates Leave a Comment

Mark Bates

Mark Bates, president of Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana in Crown Point, offers guidance about keeping employees safe as they come back to office after shelter-in-place orders.

Filed Under: 2020-Aug-Sep, Guest column, Insurance Tagged With: Appian Corp., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, commercial insurance, COVID-19, health survey, pandemic response, plexiglass protective barriers, workforce safety solution app

Personal protective gear, donations pour in as state battles pandemic

May 1, 2020 – By Larry Avila

Donations

In the weeks since the first coronavirus cases were reported in Indiana, donations have poured in and manufacturers have boosted production of personal protective gear for those on the frontlines fighting the pandemic.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Health Care, Making a Difference Tagged With: Around the Region, community activism, coronavirus, corporate responsibility, COVID-19, donations, First Financial Bank, Horizon Bank, Indiana Economic Developoment Corp., La Porte Hospital, Midwest Express Clinics, pandemic response

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