NEWS
about member organizations
Crown Audio, based in Elkhart and
owned by Harman International, is
supplying sound equipment for nine
World Cup stadiums in Brazil this summer.
Marc Kellom, Crown’s senior director of
marketing, told Inside Indiana Business
the multi-million dollar contract is a
positive reflection of the Elkhart plant’s
work force, which is asked to make
products for events where “failure is not
an option.”
Two advisors with Horizon Bank have
been recognized for contributions in
community service and leadership.
Nicole Nalepa is the first recipient of the
Robert C. Dabagia Leadership Award
for dedication to the bank’s clients and
staff. Steve Krieg received the Burton B.
Ruby Community Service Award for 2014
for significant contributions through
volunteerism and leadership.
J.A. Wagner Construction recently
broke ground on a 170,000-squarefoot cardboard corrugation facility in
Bristol, and started building additions
for Superior Space in Elkhart. Also,
J.A. Wagner received “Million Dollar
Builder” and “High Performance Award”
recognition from Butler Manufacturing
for the year 2013.
company’s director of operations to
create and drive initiatives and build
talent. Matthews is now financial analyst
in the employee benefits practice. Also,
Gibson client manager Erin Seifer has
earned the professional designation of
chartered property casualty underwriter,
and Nicole Fallowfield has become a
certified coach through Intrinsic Solutions
International following 50 hours of
training and assignments.
Old National Bank has acquired
Lafayette-based LSB Financial Corp. in a
stock and cash merger. LSB Financial is a
savings and loan holding company with
$366 million in total assets and more than
$312 million in deposits. Old National,
with $9.5 billion in assets, is the fourthlargest deposit holder in Indiana.
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services has
been recognized as the real estate “brand
of the year” by Harris Poll EquiTrend. Since
August 2013, the Elkhart office has grown
to 22 agents covering both residential
and commercial real estate.
Jerry Scott and Ashley Matthews have
been promoted at regional insurance
broker Gibson. Scott has become the
Hansen Collision of Elkhart has become
Gerber Collision & Glass. Gerber has
repair centers in 16 states and Canada.
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