Kerry Sapet

1 week ago | michianabusinessnews.com | Kerry Sapet

Hitachi Global Air Power is launching a native plant restoration project at the company’s Michigan City headquarters. The restoration project is slated to begin this month. It will convert a portion of the campus from traditional turf grass into a native prairie habitat. The project will span five years and transform nearly seven acres of lawn into a prairie ecosystem. About 85% of the turf will be converted in the first year. The remaining 15% will be phased in over the following years.

1 week ago | nwindianabusiness.com | Kerry Sapet

Elkhart-based Surf Internet received $1.17 million to expand broadband service in rural Indiana. Surf Internet received the funding during Round 13 of the Indiana Connectivity Program. The program aims to expand reliable high-speed broadband access to rural and underserved areas. The grant, combined with $5.8 million in private investment by Surf Internet, will enable fiber-optic expansion to 245 grant-identified addresses—and additional adjacent homes and businesses—across Indiana.

1 week ago | nwindianabusiness.com | Kerry Sapet

Merrillville-based White Lodging named Chris Anderson executive vice president and chief operating officer and Joe Pagone senior vice president of operations. As executive vice president and chief operating officer, Anderson will lead the revenue and operational strategies across the company’s hotel and restaurant portfolio. He will oversee marketing, food and beverage, guest satisfaction and curated programing.

1 week ago | michianabusinessnews.com | Kerry Sapet

South Bend International Airport saw a record number of passengers take off in March 2025. Over 50,000 people departed on flights from the airport in a single month. March 2025 enplanements – an industry metric indicating the number of people boarding an airplane from a specific airport – increased 24.6% yearly from 40,612 to 50,602.  At the end of the first quarter, South Bend International Airport enplanements reached 134,624, a 27.7% increase over the first quarter of 2024.

1 week ago | michianabusinessnews.com | Kerry Sapet

Kruggel Lawton recently welcomed Brandon Gritton to the firm at the director level. Gritton will be based in Kruggel Lawton’s South Bend office. He will serve as the firm’s director, state and local tax practice leader, a newly created role. Gritton brings nearly a decade of experience focused on state and local tax (SALT) and a financial background to his new role. Gritton previously served as a financial management technician in the U.S. Air Force.