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Peoples Bank was honored with a community award for its investment in a new branch in Cedar Lake.

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As COVID-19 restrictions have eased and vaccination rates have increased, so too, has interest in traveling abroad. As we highlight in our latest Travel Recovery Trend Report, bookings for many cities surged during the third quarter of the year, both globally and regionally.

Lonely Planet Guru on How to Travel at Home Alex Leviton, author of 36 books, tells us how to get that travel feeling without leaving your hometown. April 09 2021 3:00 AM EDT After 15 years as a travel writer, with more than three dozen travel guides to her name, Alex Leviton says she realized it wasnt travel she loved at all. It was "the radically new experiences Ive had because of travel," she says. With that awareness, the creativity consultant, former standup comic, and well-known LGBT...

Cleveland-Cliffs, one of the Calumet Regions largest industrial employers, forecasts it will pull in about $3.5 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization this year if prices hold up. The Cleveland-based steelmaker, which bought ArcelorMittal USA and AK Steel last year, projects it will bring in $500 million in EBITDA in the first quarter and $1.2 billion in EBITDA in the second quarter of 2021. The projections assume hot-rolled coil prices in the United States...

Editor Marc Chase interviews Sarahi Unzueta, part of the "Hoosiers Weve Lost" project. 2021 could see a potential record increase in retail sales growth so long as the coronavirus gets under control and the economy recovers. The National Retail Federation forecasts retail sales nationally will grow by 6.5% to 8.2% to $4.33 trillion and $4.4 trillion this year.  “There is no doubt the economy is positioned for growth in 2021, but how much growth comes down to a single non-economic force�...

Centier Bank has named a new branch manager of its Hobart Strack & Van Til branch. CEO and Chairman Michael Schrage appointed Lauren Staten to manage the in-store branch at the Strack and Van Til supermarket at 7760 E. 37th Ave. in the North Ridge Plaza. More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There are real names, faces and human stories behind that staggering number. This Sunday, The Times partners with 11 Indiana news agencies to share the stories of dozens of â�...

The Eli Young Band, a country group that has been recording hits for nearly two decades, will perform an outdoor show in downtown Valparaiso this summer. Tyrus Joseforsky of Flight Levelz Entertainment, which stages the annual Hometown Country Jam festival at Brickie Bowl and country music concerts at the Hobart Art Theatre, is now staging shows in Valparaiso as well.  "We are happy to announce our expansion into the Valparaiso market as we are bringing Eli Young Band to Central Park Plaza o...

Popcorn World in Gary recently filled a record order for 11,000 bags of popcorn for the German health care company Fresenius Kabi, which locally operates dialysis centers in Hammond, Munster, Dyer, Merrillville, Crown Point, Hobart, Gary, East Chicago and Portage. The store at 2560 Garfield St., by Fresh Country Market in Gary, landed the order after Fresenius sales reps were impressed with its gourmet specialty popcorn. "When I first read the order, I thought it said 1,100 until my hu...

Steelmakers normally deal in tonnage, but U.S. Steel is going nano. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker, one of Northwest Indianas largest employers, is buying flat-rolled patents and trademarks from NanoSteel Co. to expand its offerings of advanced high-strength steels, which have become more popular with automakers and other customers in recent years. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There are real names, faces and human...