As businesses across the Region continue to make their mark, we are continuously given more and more great news to share with all of you. 2021 saw tons of growth and development across our communities, with countless businesses expanding and invoking positive change on those around them.
Whether it was welcoming new staff, bringing exciting new services to customers, hosting ribbon-cuttings for new offices, or recreating what it means to be a leader, there was a lot of good to go around in the business world.
In no particular order, here are the top 10 business articles from Valpo.Life in 2021:
The Lakes of Valparaiso: building the Valparaiso to Chicago connection
As The Lakes of Valparaiso continue to grow and welcome more residents moving into their beautiful apartments in a picturesque setting, the connection to the Chicagoland area has continued to grow with the community.
BucherTech adds four veteran staff members to ownership team
For years, Tim Bucher’s leadership as founder, president, and owner of Bucher Technologies (BucherTech), along with the expert work of its staff and technicians, allowed the IT services company to grow and continually improve its service. Now, Bucher is welcoming four new stakeholders to the ownership table: Ben Bucher, Ryan Turner, Dustin Bucher, and Bryan Brown.
Flanagin's Bulk Mail Service saves customers over a million dollars in 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic impacting businesses around Northwest Indiana, Flanagin’s Bulk Mail Service never wavered from its mission of providing quality service while saving them money every step of the way. In 2020, the Valparaiso-based bulk mail company saved its customers over a million dollars.
Team Chevrolet Valparaiso offers huge inventory, full-service, and expectation-shattering customer care
Since its founding by Gurley Leep and Michael Rudolph in 2000, Team Chevrolet Valparaiso has been providing the community and greater Northwest Indiana with the highest quality vehicles and service, paired with an uncompromising commitment to doing the absolute best by their customers.
Hartman Global IP Law's pro-bono work helps innovators take flight
Hartman Global IP Law has called Valparaiso home for decades, protecting the intellectual property of clients worldwide from their Chicago Street office. Fortune 500 companies, manufacturers, and universities all rely on them to protect their inventions, work, and branding.
Jack-of-all trades: NITCO's wireless internet technicians connect the Region
On any given day, Wireless Network Administrator Ryan Shelberg and his team of wireless internet technicians at NITCO are ready for whatever comes their way. Some days it is a routine install at a home out in DeMotte, Indiana, giving customers access to wireless internet connections. Other days, however, Shelberg or a member of his team could be climbing 500 feet up a tower to maintain the network that connects a major part of a city.
Currie Motors Ford of Valpo General Manager Frank Herrera leads by example and boosts morale for customers and co-workers
Currie Motors Ford of Valpo has numerous stand-out employees that make the team the dedicated, hard-working, and attentive group that they are. One employee in particular who has devoted exceptional dedication for nearly two decades to the dealership is Frank Herrera, a native of Mokena, Illinois.
Century 21 Alliance helps buyers from bigger cities relocate to Indiana
Many new buyers are looking to make the move from bigger cities to Indiana, and when they do, Century 21 Alliance is there to help them each step along the way.
According to Owner Jeanne Sommer, many new buyers, roughly 40%, are coming from Chicago. However, buyers are also coming from other regions as well.
Chester Inc.'s newest building for Northwest Indiana Eye and Laser Center hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony
All eyes were on the Northwest Indiana Eye and Laser Center on Wednesday, Sept. 22 for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Valparaiso location at 851 Eastport Centre.
The project first started two years ago when the site for the Valparaiso location was first selected. Following the selection of the site, ground broke for the Center at Eastport Centre Business Park in October of 2020. Now, 11 short months later, it’s finally completed and ready to open its doors to treat patients. The new facility is 15,000 square feet, making it around three times the size of its old location on Marquette Street.
Comcast joins with local, community-based organizations to launch nine wifi-connected "lift zones" across Northwest Indiana
Comcast recently announced the launch of new WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” at nine Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (BGCGNI) locations. Lift Zones are safe spaces where children can get online to do schoolwork and adults can get online to learn new digital skills, search for employment and access an array of services. The new Lift Zones are located at the following BGCGNI locations.