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Indiana CEOs make 296 times more than workers, according to the AFL-CIO's Executive Paywatch.

ArcelorMittal laid off hundreds of employees, including 877 in East Chicago.

Franciscan Health Michigan City is launching diversity and parity initiatives.

The fast-casual chain makes customizable made-to-order macaroni and cheese bowls with cheeses like Swiss, American, mozzarella, muenster, white cheddar, pepper jack and Parmesan.

Northwest ISBDC seeking nominations for its Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards

Methodist Hospitals has added two directors to its leadership team.

Ford names new CEO

The Merrillville-based bank, the largest privately owned financial institution in the state, has $4.8 billion in assets, 900 employees, and 64 branches across the state.

7-Eleven slurps up Speedway in $21 billion acquisition.

The restaurant said it closed on Sunday as a precaution to clean because of the coronavirus, not in response to anyone working there becoming infected or exposed.

Shady Creek Winery temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.

White Lodging completes $35 million renovation of Union Club Hotel at Purdue University 

NiSource offered the first round of voluntary separation packages Wednesday to management and administrative employees in several departments.

Ignite the Region event will discuss economic strategy, feature Congressman Visclosky

Paycheck Protection Loans saved more than 950,000 jobs in Indiana, study finds

Region construction firms honored for work, safety

U.S. Steel expects Gary Works blast furnace will remain idled through 2020

Northwest Indiana Workforce Board announces officers and members

Legacy Foundation names five new board members

Munster Donut reopens, self-serve craft beer comes to Chesterton, Sip adds third location in Cedar Lake

"It's unbelievable that he did that. We're just speechless," said Anthony Edwards, Ben's uncle and caretaker along with his grandmother, Donna Edwards. 

Eight Northwest Indiana farms have been recognized for staying in business for more than a century.

Members Advantage Credit Union, with branches in Michigan City and Portage, is saying thank you to the members who bank there.

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission landed nearly $1 million through the CARES Act for economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

BP looks to cut jobs, including union positions, at its Whiting refinery

Just a year after ArcelorMittal discharged cyanide and ammonia into the Burns Waterway, the lakefront steel mill in Porter County continues to release excess amounts of chemicals into the tributary to Lake Michigan, an environmental group said.

The CVS pharmacy chain added more healthy food at its Indiana stores.

Wagner's Ribs, the acclaimed barbecue spot in Porter County, temporarily shuttered after an asymptomatic employee tested positive for coronavirus.

Shipments from steel mills in the United States, where about half the integrated steelmaking capacity is concentrated in Northwest Indiana, totaled just over 6 million tons in June.

Growing Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Connections adds nine new agents in Crown Point

Two of Northwest Indiana's biggest multiplexes reopen next week after closing in March.

Zoom turned to Merrillville-based Cimcor Inc. to provide security and compliance software as it ramps up to serve millions of additional users worldwide.

The Quest to be turned into a Greektown-like restaurant, Domino's opens, Captain's House stops serving lobster rolls

Ford lost $1.9 billion, supplier Lear $294 million, ArcelorMittal $559 million, U.S. Steel $589 million, and BP a whopping, eye-popping $16.8 billion in the second quarter after COVID-19 greatly disrupted daily life and the economy. Ford and Lear temporarily closed their plants in Hegewisch, Chicago Heights, and Hammond. ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel temporarily laid off hundreds of workers in Northwest Indiana as demand dried up overnight, and BP is now proposing job cuts at the BP Whiting Refinery on the Lake Michigan lakefront.

The effect it would have on the BP Whiting Refinery along the Lake Michigan lakefront in Whiting, Hammond and East Chicago was not immediately clear. The former Standard Oil Refinery that dates back to 1889 is BP's largest in the world.

A total of 66 Indiana companies made the list, collectively growing by 146% over three years while pulling in $1.4 billion in revenue and creating more than 3,200 jobs. 

Inder Koul was named Chief Information Officer of 1st Source Bank, which has many branches in Porter and LaPorte counties.

Jewel-Osco now has the flu vaccine for the 2020-2021 season at its supermarkets.

The company established a temporary location in Michigan City while it builds out its 165,000-square-foot facility, and intends to start training employees immediately.

A leading maker of mattresses in the U.S. is bringing up to 350 new jobs to a manufacturing building last occupied more than 20 years ago by the old Scott Foresman book publishing company.

"Expanding our renewable natural gas portfolio supports bp's ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner since it further reduces the carbon intensity of our products and can help local governments and cities lower their carbon footprint," said Sean Reavis, senior vice president, BP low carbon trading.

The investment management data firm Trepp found that 23.4% of hotel loans were more than 30 days delinquent last month, marking the highest percentage of record. Delinquencies skyrocketed from about 1.3% at the same time last year.

Scott DeBoer, a critical care transport nurse who co-founded Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions in Dyer with his wife Lisa, won the 2020 National Association of EMTs' Educator of the Year Award.

Community Healthcare System added several new physicians who practice general surgery, internal medicine, neurocritical care, neuroendovascular neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, podiatry and pulmonology.

The new technology reaches nodules deep in the lung without any incisions, making it easier to identify lung cancer and determine its stage in the most minimally invasive way.

International cargoes on the Great Lakes to ports like the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor and Port of Chicago has fallen 8% during the pandemic to about 15.6 million tons through the end of July.

The donation from American Water Charitable Foundation's COVID-19 Response Fund will go to meal delivery to home-bound Northwest Indiana seniors, who are most susceptible to serious and potential deadly complications from the coronavirus that's killed more than 171,000 Americans thus far.

AMC Schererville 16 welcomed back its first movie-goers with a 2 p.m. matinee Thursday, offering 1920 prices" of 15 cents each. 

Indiana's unemployment rate finally fell under 10% in July, five months into the coronavirus pandemic that swept the globe.

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler gave the AgriVision Award to Garwood Orchards, a sixth-generation family farm where "fun to be had for the whole family, along with nutritious locally grown fruits and vegetables."

Northern Tool + Equipment opening in Merrillville, Dairy Queen coming to Hammond, Sophia's House of Pancakes temporarily closes, salon opens in downtown Crown Point

The Chicago-based bank, which has an extensive footprint in Northwest Indiana, will pay 14 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on Oct. 6 to anyone who owns stock as of Sept. 25.

The research lab on Columbus Drive in East Chicago secured a share of the $3.3 million that the Department of Energy awarded through its High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program.

Centier Bank in Merrillville, the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, General Insurance Services in Valparaiso, Peepers by PeeperSpecs in Michigan City, and Starin Marketing, Inc in Chesterton were honored as among the state's top workplaces.

“The project volume, totaling 25,000 cubic meters, is comparable to 10 Statues of Liberty."

Alverno Laboratories in Hammond is urging people to donate blood because of historic shortages during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Versiti Blood Centers, including in Highland and Tinley Park, are now testing for are now testing for COVID-19 antibodies in the hope of identifying potential convalescent plasma donors to those suffering from coronavirus.

Porter County Community Foundation President and CEO Bill Higbie has been appointed to serve on Porter Regional Hospital’s Board of Trustees.

The Lake Central School Corp. recently struck a deal with Franciscan Health to provide sports medicine services after its high school, along w…

Steel imports have fallen by 19.2% so far this year, largely as a result of the coroanvirus pandemic that's gutted demand for metal.

Ford is recalling Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator Sport Utility Vehicles built in the Calumet Region because of fasteners with incorrect torque on the side airbag or seatback module attachments.

ArcelorMittal Global R&D researchers will publish a technical paper on the ring expansion test at the International Pipeline Conference in late September.

Newcastle Homes – NWI, Inc. became a franchisee of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, a network of independently owned and operated franchised homebuilders in Indiana, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas that dates back to 1953.

Elevate Ventures, an Indianapolis-based venture capital company, awarded $164,000 in grants to encourage entrepreneurship around the state, including in the Region.

Enterprise of the Year: Merrillville-based Cimcor has helped power Zoom during pandemic

Smoothie King comes to Crown Point, Kowloon and Canton House close, Caribbean jerk restaurant coming, Burger King getting rebuilt

The Minnesota-based Anytime Fitness gym chain, which has nearly 5,000 fitness centers in 40 countries and has been the fastest growing gym chain for more than a decade honored the Anytime Fitness of Chesterton and Anytime Fitness of Munster with Club Platinum Awards.

U.S. steel production fell 29.4% year-over-year to 5.1 million tons in July, according to the World Steel Association.

LaPorte County landed another $250,000 in state grand funding to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic.

Carstar Liss Auto Body raised $20,000 to benefit Make-A-Wish of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, a nonprofit that makes dying or critically kids' dreams come true. 

Indiana University Northwest School of Business Professor Dr. Charles J. Hobson will give a Zoom presentation to small business owners at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The motorcycle dealership in Munster plans to close on Sept. 30. It's now liquidating its inventory, including riding gear, apparel, aftermarket parts, and performance parts.

Franciscan Health Hammond added a new cardiac catheterization lab to provide state-of-the-art treatment to its heart and vascular patients.

A Highland Middle School teacher is hosting a podcast about a legendary Canadian punk band, interviewing some big names in indie rock and literature.

Crave Ice Cream, Pita Stop and CBD store open in Dyer, Lamp Shade House closes after 45 years in Munster, Greystone Kitchen Company comes to Valpo, Family Video closing

Region bowling alleys are rolling along as best they can after COVID-19 dealt a devastating strike to their business. Most were closed for months and are struggling with slower volume.

Horizon Bank donated $10,000 to help Boys & Girls Clubs of LaPorte County serve kids and their families "in a world that looks dramatically different than it used to."

Indiana University Northwest is offering Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification online for local business people interested in boosting efficiency and the bottom line, or demonstrating they have the skills to do so.

Munster-based Peoples Bank is marking its 110th anniversary this year with donations to local charities like Northwest Indiana Reinvestment Alliance, Urban League of Northwest Indiana, and My Block My City My Hood.

Indiana celebrated Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes during the second annual Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day this week.

Steel import permit applications fell 30.5% to 1.39 million tons in the United States in August, down from 2 million tons in July.

Indiana residents can learn a number of new job skills for free online as part of the state government's "Rapid Recovery for a Better Future" plan.

The courses will cover the basics of forklift driving and confers the skills needed to obtain a Forklift Operator Certification card from the National Safety Council.

Rise'n Roll Bakery coming to Cedar Lake, Sonic eyeing Crown Point, Planet Fitness headed to Highland, Marshall's moving to Schererville

Centier, the largest privately owned bank in Indiana, gave a donation to help Mental Health America of NWI continue to provide services virtually during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Indiana Bankers Association is conferring its highest honor to Craig M. Dwight, the chairman and CEO of Horizon Bank in Michigan City.

Orders for steel were down 25.6% as compared to the 8.1 million tons shipped in July 2019.

Community Healthcare System hospitals in Northwest Indiana earned a Care Continuum Center of Excellence for Lung Cancer designation.

New doctors have jointed Community Healthcare System's Community Care Network, Inc. physician team.

Local Firehouse Subs owners were named franchisees of the year by the firefighter-themed submarine sandwich shop.

Indiana's unemployment rate finally fell to 6.4% in August, down from 7.8% in July and the stratospheric high of 16.9% during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in April.

Unemployment in Northwest Indiana remains in double digits – at 10.8% in the Gary metropolitan area – but grocery stores remain awash with available jobs.

Auto parts manufacturer UGN Inc is hiring 50 more workers in Valparaiso.

Ford, one of the Calumet Region's largest industrial employers, hopes to expand upon the success of its top-selling F-150 pickup truck but electrifying it for today's more environmentally conscious consumers.

The Calumet Area Industrial Commission will host Cook County Assessor Fitz Kaegi for a talk on how industrial real estate is being assessed.

The study found Indiana private plans paid 303% about the Medicare reimbursement, which was the sixth highest nationwide.

A $1.7 million home sale in Crown Point was the highest in Lake County in four years, according to local MLS statistics.

ArcelorMittal USA to be acquired by Cleveland-Cliffs in end-of-an-era merger that will have seismic ramifications for the Region.

Burlington opens newly relocated big-box store in Hobart this week

A virtual roundtable Tuesday will kick off Manufacturing Month in Indiana.

U.S. steel production fell 24.4% year-over-year to 5.6 million tons in August, according to the World Steel Association.

The Midwest Express Clinic chain operates walk-in clinics in Hammond, Munster, Schererville and Hobart, as well as in Chicago and its suburbs.

Birmingham, Alabama-based Sanders Capital Partners acquired Century Plaza Shopping Center in Merrillville for $4.8 million.

Glenwood Oaks Restaurant, a south suburban staple, will host a fundraiser to benefit LARC, a nonprofit serving those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

First Merchants President and CEO Michael C. Rechin plans to retire after 13 years of growing the Muncie-based bank into one of the largest in the state.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Sara Bachani joined the staff of the Swanson Center, the community mental health center in Michigan City.

Peddlers Pizza Pub in downtown Valparaiso is now serving up slices of creative pizza, often swapping in substitutes for the standard tomato sa…

Indiana marked Manufacturing Day on Friday but no factory tours for students and the public that normally take place on or around the annual occasion in early October were scheduled in the Region this year because of the coronavirus pandemic that's killed more than 200,000 Americans thus far.

Now Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance Company is covering Lyft drivers with commercial auto coverage in Indiana and seven other states, effective as of this month.

The Bank of America branch in Calumet City is now entirely powered by solar panels as part of the North Carolina-based bank's Onsite Solar Initiative.

NIPSCO said its average natural gas residential customer using an average of 627 therms during the five-month period between November and March should expect to pay $425 in total for natural gas, not including electric. That's up about 6% compared to last winter.

Steel shipments grew 8.2% in August as demand rebounded but remained way down as compared to August 2019.

Great Lakes steel production rose by 7,000 tons last week but remains depressed by nearly a fifth so far this year.

The Chicago-based bank said it will close 17 branches, or about 15% of its branch network, by early next year because of changing consumer behavior, including a shift toward online banking.

It was part of $220 million in grants the U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded to 18 ports in 16 states.

Valparaiso-based information technology firm Cardinal Point Technologies hired Keith Thomason to serve as director of information security.

Every year, Indiana University professors with the Kelley School of Business team up to paint a picture of what the economy will look like in the coming year both in various Hoosier backyards and around the world.

A new co-op hopes to cultivate more solar energy and electric vehicle use in Northwest Indiana.

The Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable, a nonprofit council of local construction firms, is producing the online show “Meet the Owner/General Contractor,” which aims to connect owner companies and facility managers with general construction contractors across Northwest Indiana.

MonoSol, a global manufacturer of water soluble film based in Merrillville, won an Indiana Innovation Award for quickly boosting production of dissolvable laundry bags to protect front-line healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Great Lakes steel production rose by 19,000 tons last week but remains depressed by 19.4% so far this year.

Sheryl Terril, a class of 1976 Valparaiso High School grad who went on to become founder and CEO of the AddVantage Group, was recognized by the business publication for her work in management consulting.

Ocean-faring ships known as salties have shipped a total of 23.3 million tons of international cargo through the St. Lawrence Seaway into the Great Lakes thus far this year, a drop of 8% as compared to the same period in 2019. The decline is attributed to the coronavirus pandemic and high water levels that have made passage slower and more difficult.

The Rosemont-based bank, which has locations in Dyer, Lansing and across the south suburbs, pulled in $1.67 per common share, a 391% increased compared to the second quarter but down 1% year-over-year.

Albertsons, the parent company of Jewel-Osco, reported identical sales growth of 12.8% and digital sales growth of a staggering 243% during the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended on September 12.

Peoples Bank made $4.9 million in the third quarter, a 37% year-over-year jump after an increase in net interest and noninterest income.

Anna Wermuth, who previously lived in Hobart and Highland, was honored for her legal work as vice-chair of  the Cozen O’Connor law firm’s national Labor and Employment Department.

Great Lakes steel production rose by 6,000 tons last week but remains depressed by more than 19% so far this year, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.

1st Source Bank earned $20.06 million in the third quarter, which was up 8.41% from the second quarter but down 17.92% as compared to the third quarter of 2019.

The Indiana Small Business Development Center is launching free HR and hiring services to help small businesses and entrepreneurs find workers and craft workplace policies.

Akyumen, which the city of Gary is negotiating a sale of the Genesis Convention Center to, was barred from selling securities in California after the state found the company misled investors.

The Chicago-based company is building a 125,000-square-foot facility in AmeriPlex at the Crossroads Business Park that's expected to be fully operational by next year. 

Horizon Bank earned $20.2 million in profit in the third quarter, which was up from $14.6 million in the second quarter but slightly down from $20.5 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Chicago-based Reflection Window + Wall LLC, which worked on this building in River North, is establishing Ekos Window + Wall LLC in Porter County, where it will hire up to 112 people.

Notre Dame Federal Credit Union is coming to The Illiana in Whiting, the new five-story mixed-used apartment building that serves partly as a dorm for the nearby Calumet College of St. Joseph.

Centier is limiting branch lobbies to appointment-only amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Indiana and across the nation.

The Michigan City-based digital marketing agency SERA Solutions has acquired a majority stake in the creative agency Crosscurrent Media for an undisclosed sum.

NiSource, the Merrillville-based parent company of NIPSCO, lost $186.7 million in the third quarter, or 49 cents per share.

Teachers Credit Union has hired its first Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

The Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker, which produces SUV at the Chicago Assembly Plant on the banks of the Calumet River on the far South Side and at the Chicago Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights, is recalling 350,000 vehicles in the U.S. and another 25,200 in Canada.

The Indiana University Business Outlook Panel Tour rolls into the Region virtually on Nov. 13 and can be viewed for free by anyone via webinar.

The company will become part of Danone, the Paris-based corporate giant that's one of the biggest players in the global food business and whose U.S. products are marketed under the brand name Dannon. 

"These are high-paying jobs. We're going to provide opportunities for young people. We're going to reach out to the underprivileged in this community to give them great opportunities."

The new Digital Crossroads data center is now open for business at the border of Hammond and Chicago on Lake Michigan. Construction was completed on the $40 million 105,000-square-foot building where national companies will store their data. Indianapolis attorney Tom Dakich and developer Peter Feldman built out the first phase of what could grow into a $200 million project.