Mark Macheca, owner of Business Furnishings in South Bend, is guiding the company into its 30th year by blending long-term client relationships, workplace innovation and community impact. Since buying the dealership at age 32, Macheca has expanded ...... Read More
The new executive director of the Elkhart Public Library, Kristen Edson, has spent more than 15 years in libraries across the country and returned to the Midwest to be closer to family. Two months into the role, Edson is busy connecting with staff, board ...... Read More
After helping more than 100 small businesses across the South Bend–Elkhart region strengthen their online presence, improve operations and grow revenue, the Digital Storefront Program is wrapping up its READI 1.0 grant obligations. Launched in 2021 under ...... Read More
The UCR-led Civic Engagement Research Group has secured $600,000 in grants for its Civic Impact Project, which is designed to create and test new ways to measure how well civics curricula prepare young people for democratic participation.... Read More
1st Source Bank has promoted two senior leaders as part of recent succession changes at the bank and its parent company, 1st Source Corporation. John Bedient has been named chief operating officer and executive vice president, adding information technology ...... Read More
Michigan City’s plan for a new mixed-use, mixed-income development is moving forward after the Redevelopment Commission approved a term sheet for the estimated $20 million project. Project Wabash, proposed for the intersection of 7th and Wabash streets, calls ...... Read More
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the city of Crown Point marked the completion of the Veterans Memorial Trail, opening nearly two miles of new paved path aimed at strengthening regional connectivity and expanding access to outdoor recreation.... Read More
A new 10,000-square-foot supermarket is now open at the corner of Western Avenue and Olive Street, giving South Bend’s West Side a long-anticipated neighborhood anchor that city officials said will improve access to fresh food and reinforce ongoing revitalization ...... Read More
Flexible Concepts, a family-owned precision manufacturing company in Elkhart, is charting a course for growth and diversification while staying rooted in its local community. Led by second-generation CEO Amy Brown, the company has expanded steadily since its ...... Read More
The city of Elkhart has completed the $22 million Benham Avenue Underpass, an “ASPIRE Elkhart” project that will improve neighborhood connectivity, reduce flooding and support ongoing changes to downtown traffic patterns. Construction began two years ago ...... Read More
