News & Notes: Little Help for Construction in New Budget

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments

The new state budget will do little to help the struggling construction industry in Northwest Indiana.
The town of Winfield in Lake County wants to annex about 250 acres and 90 homes, a move that would add more than $100,000 to the fast-growing town’s tax base.
Five northern Indiana and Michigan support and networking groups for the [...]

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Auto Parts Manufacturer UGN to Expand in Valparaiso

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments

UGN Inc. says it will invest more than $3 million to expand operations in Valparaiso, IN, creating up to 100 additional jobs by 2014.
The company - which manufacturers acoustic, interior trim and thermal management products for Japanese automakers in North America - is in the process of launching a new product and expanding floor space [...]

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Leep Joins Centier Bank Board

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Michael R. Leep, Sr., President of Gurley-Leep Automotive Family of Mishawaka, IN, has joined Centier Bank’s Board of Directors.
Leep has managed the Gurley Leep Automotive Family since 1973, when he and his business partner, Van Gurley, founded a Dodge dealership in Highland, Indiana. Over the past 36 years, Gurley-Leep Automotive Family has grown [...]

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