News

New home, old studios
WNIT Television, Michiana's public broadcasting station, has almost settled into its new home in the former WSBT-TV studios at the corner of Jefferson and Lafayette boulevards.
July 12, 2010

Vintage Green
Learn the concepts behind the statement: "The greenest building is the one already built" and how a renovation can embrace the Green Building movement.
June 12, 2010

Hoosiers for Clean Energy
As oil continues to gush into the Gulf and our country spends more than a billion dollars a day on foreign oil, it has never been more important to hear from those who will benefit from clean energy - Hoosiers.
June 9, 2010

A closer look
Green is growing in South Bend, with the merger of once-separate events coloring next weekend with environmentally friendly fun and information.
June 7, 2010

Groundbreaking for new Kroc Center
Major Bob Webster, of the Salvation Army of St. Joseph County says, In 18 months, we will erect a community center that will be over 100,000 square feet.
May 13, 2010

Troyer Group has long designed with environment in mind
A synergy of building architecture and landscape architecture can enhance the beauty, function and efficiency of projects where designers collaborate on fashioning a comprehensive sustainable environment.
May 10, 2010

WNIT will become a hub of activity in South Bend
WNIT Public Television will move into its Center for Public Media in downtown South Bend.
March 29, 2010

Fun Spot eyed as 4-H park
The consensus on expansion of the Steuben County 4-H Fairgrounds and county park seemed to be toward moving the fairgrounds to the land now occupied by the closed Fun Spot Amusement Park at Crooked Lake.
March 20, 2010

USGBC-Indiana North Central Branch Program
Monthly program for the North Central Branch of Indiana USGBC. There will be a presentation about the Unity Gardens movement in the South Bend area, followed by the monthly branch meeting with committee updates.
March 16, 2010

Dream of a Tropical Resort Inspires Midwest Town
Still, some entrepreneurs remain optimistic. One is even dreaming big: Where others see a declining town in the Rust Belt, he sees the perfect spot for a resort.
March 12, 2010

Building Projects Approved
For the next couple of years, the sounds of construction will ring through the heart of the Andrews University campus.
March 4, 2010

Steuben to hear public on park
The Steuben County commissioners are looking at several options for the Steuben County Park that could see the fairgrounds moved, buildings renovated, a conference center built and the size of the park doubled.
February 8, 2010

Network of support found in sustainability group
Boosting the spirit of the sustainability movement, monthly Green Drinks get-togethers give environmentally friendly folks a friendly environment for networking and learning from each other.
January 25, 2010

Easements approved for Greenway
The Troyer Group will provide engineering services for plans and specifications for the rehabilitation of the Murray Street Bridge.
January 12, 2010

Developers lay out plans for new Elkhart County theme park
The Elkhart County Commission approved $10 million in special bonds Monday morning to pave the way for the development of a new theme park.
January 12, 2010

South Bend architect helping build homes, hopefully peace, in North Korea
South Bend architect LeRoy Troyer, chairman of the Fuller Center for Housing that organized the project, participated in a groundbreaking in November, culminating two years of negotiation and preparation.
January 10, 2010

LaPorte transforms its old depot into community anchor
LaPorte Central Station Plaza restored to its early glory.
December 23, 2009

$1 million pledge from AM General gives Kroc Center green light
In May, the Salvation Army of St. Joseph County will begin construction of a dream that has been almost nine years in the making: the huge Kroc Center on South Bend's near west side.
December 23, 2009

City officials travel to Indy to collect governor’s award for depot renovation
The City of LaPorte received the award for renovation of the LaPorte Depot, now know as Central Station Plaza.
December 17, 2009

South Bend Calls Town Hall to Discuss Hall of Fame
The City of South Bend is planning a Town Hall meeting next week to discuss potential uses for the College Football Hall of Fame facility.
December 9, 2009