Horizon Bank opens first branch in Gary, gives to community groups
Horizon Bank has opened its first branch in Gary and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week in which it donated to several charities in the community. Lake County ranked first in joblessness statewide, LaPorte County second, and Porter County 11th. Cities in north Lake County were especially hard-hit by the ongoing economic fallout of COVID-19. More than a tenth of the population was unemployed in Gary and East Chicago in March, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Joseph S. Pete The Michigan City-based bank made donations to Your ...