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SBDC adviser available at Hammond center
HAMMOND – The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center has announced it is making a business adviser available at the Hammond INnovation Center.
Business adviser Bill Gregory will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month at the Center, 5209 Hohman Ave. To make an appointment, call (219) 644-3513.
“We have a long and good …
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U.S. Steel posts 1st quarter loss
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – U.S. Steel Corp. reported a first quarter loss of $219 million, compared with a first quarter loss last year of $86 million.
The company said the loss was due to a $399 million charge for the sale of its Serbian manufacturing plant.
U.S. Steel operates mills in Gary, East Chicago and Portage in Northwest Indiana.
The company sold its Serbian steelworks in …
Read Full ArticleRolland to receive Indiana’s top award
MERRILLVILLE – Ian Rolland, the chairman of NiSource, the parent company for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., will receive the state’s highest honor from Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Rolland will receive the Sachem Award from the governor in recognition of a lifetime of excellence and moral value.
Rolland, 78, is the retired CEO of Lincoln National Corp. of Fort Wayne and has been chairman of …
Read Full ArticleGary Airport, CN reach expansion deal
GARY – Representatives of Gary Chicago International Airport, the Canadian National Railway Co. and the Regional Development Authority, along with Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, announced a deal has been reached with CN that will allow runway expansion to move ahead.
“I am extremely excited today,” said Freeman-Wilson. “We are one step closer to the completion of the runway. This shows what happens when …
Read Full ArticleMorse & Co. receives Go Green Award
MICHIGAN CITY – Morse & Co. Advertising Communication has received the Gold 2011 Go Green Advertising Award for its online magazine, “TheBeachCoast.com.”
The Go Green Awards is a national competition that recognizes outstanding creativity while being environmentally conscious.…
Read Full ArticleCP’s Ference honored by Society of Innovators
CROWN POINT – Thomas Ference has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.
Ference is president and CEO of Human Resource Mining and Distribution, a consulting business that collects innovative ideas from HR professionals from around the world to help companies identify weaknesses and unmet needs.
He created an online industry-first HR catalog …
Read Full ArticleHalliar honored by Society of Innovators
WHITING – William Halliar, founder of the annual Race for the Future, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.
Halliar is a retired senior project engineer for TTX Co. and holds 21 patents. He created the race to tap into the “ordinary individual” to come up with alternate ideas to power vehicles.
This …
Read Full ArticleHills named CEO of S/TEC Group
HAMMOND – The directors of S/TEC Group Inc. have announced the appointment of William C. Hills as CEO.
“In the past 15 years, S/TEC has diversified its capabilities and project deliverables to meet the shifting demands in the Midwest regional market we serve,” said Hills. “We have become a key partner in delivering quality engineering services that have been our foundation for 50 years, as …
Read Full ArticleGarden Expo set for Lake County Fairgrounds
CROWN POINT – Gardens, ponds, streams, waterfalls, flowers, fish and education programs will be a part of the Illiana Garden Pond Society’s 11th annual Waterscape Weekend Garden & Pond Expo at the Lake County Fairgrounds on April 28-29.
“Waterscape Weekend is for everyone who enjoys the sights, sounds and pleasure of outdoor life,” said Sara Legler, president of the society. “The moving water, …
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Leggett and Platt to expand Kouts operation
KOUTS – Leggett and Platt Inc. has announced it is moving part of its Kentucky operation to its 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Kouts. The company manufactures residential furnishings and commercial fixtures.
Because of the move, the company will invest $275,000 in the Kouts operation, one of six it has in Indiana.
Founded in 1883 in Missouri, Leggett and Platt is one of the largest steel …
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