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Commuter rail district to raise fares

PORTER – The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has announced plans to increase fares for commuters by 5 percent. NICTD operated the South Shore Railroad, a commuter rail service that goes from Michiana Regional Airport in South Bend to the Loop in downtown Chicago.

The rail line is based in Michigan City, but the commuter line’s administrative office is in Porter.

If approved, the increase …

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Triskell moving to Innovation Park

SOUTH BEND – Triskell, a pharmaceutical systems company based in Sarasota, Fla., has announced it is moving to Innovation Park in South Bend.

It will become the ninth tenant in the park since it opened in 2009. Triskell’s founder is Jean LeFloch, a 1975 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He founded the company last year.

The equipment produced by Triskell is …

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Doctor is In receives urgent care designation

SCHERERVILLE – The Doctor is In has received the Certified Urgent Care designation from the Urgent Care Association of America, making it a true urgent care center. The facility at U.S. 30 and Burr Street opened in 2003.

The clinic provides patients with walk-in, extended-hour medical care.

When a medical condition cannot be handled by a patient’s regular doctor – an unexpected cut, burn …

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ArcelorMittal profit declines in 3rd quarter

BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArcelorMittal announced its third quarter profits fell 50 percent compared to one year ago. The decline was attributed to an uncertain economy.

Net income was $659 million, down from $1.4 billion one year ago. Steel shipments rose to 23.2 million tons.

ArcelorMittal operates mills in East Chicago and Burns Harbor in Northwest Indiana, a development center in East Chicago and a finishing …

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ND’s Morris Inn to get $32 million facelift

SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced a $32 million renovation of its historic Morris Inn.

A major portion of funding for the project came from a $15 million grant from South Bend philanthropist Ernestine Raclin. Her parents, Ernest and Ella Morris, presented the initial $1 million grant that opened the Morris Inn in 1952.

The project includes demolishing the south …

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Latex paint spill cleaned up at Fiber Bond

MICHIGAN CITY – An accident release of 1,500 gallons of latex paint into a ditch leading to Trail Creek has been cleaned up, according to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

The spill was reported by Fiber Bond Corp., which manufactures a variety of filter products.

IDEM and Fiber Bond said the spill on Oct. 21 was the result of equipment failure. No …

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ArcelorMittal provides grant to IU

BLOOMINGTON – ArcelorMittal has provided a grant to the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University to expand the undergraduate building on the Bloomington campus.

Since 2007, ArcelorMittal has provided more than $850,000 to IU through the Campus Partnership Program. The steelmaker said 8 percent of its salaried employees are IU graduates.

ArcelorMittal provides support for several faculty fellowships at the school and its executives …

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Purdue Calumet holds entrepreneur seminar

HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet’s Center for Entrepreneurial Success will hold a free seminar Thursday, Nov. 3, aimed at helping entrepreneurs make the right decisions in starting a business.

The seminar starts at 6 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Dushan Nikolovski, director of the center, will be the speaker. Although the seminar is free, registration is required. For more information, call (219) 989-3159.

 

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Community rated best for cardiac services

MUNSTER – Community Hospital has been rated best hospital in Northwest Indiana for overall cardiac services, including cardiology and heart surgery, stroke care, overall neurosciences services and vascular surgery.

The rating was announced by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization.

Community Hospital is the only hospital in Northwest Indiana to be designated one of HealthGrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Car and for …

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Robert Konopa named best litigator

SOUTH BEND – Robert J. Konopa, partner at Tuesley Hall Konopa, has been named Best Lawyers’ 2012 South Bend Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year.

Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored.

Lawyers honored as Lawyers of the Year have received high ratings by earning a high …

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