South Bend, IN, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke has announced the appointment of Gregg D. Zientara, a veteran chief financial officer and corporate controller, as South Bend’s new City Controller.
Zientara brings experience as a CFO serving in healthcare, manufacturing and service industries for both publicly and privately held companies in the United States, Europe and the [...]

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According to a new survey by CareerBuilder completed in June, 48 percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months have found new full-time positions, up from 41 percent in March. An additional three percent found part-time positions; down from 8 percent in the previous survey.
“Even though the number [...]

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President Barack Obama is expected to announce Federal stimulus money for 11 electric vehicle projects in Michigan and seven in Indiana during an appearance in Wakarusa today.
Steel production in the region inched up last week.
Gary found some leftover money from 2008 it will use to demolish some of the city’s abandoned buildings.
A switch in emergency [...]

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