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STAR Bank announces that Medina Habibic is promoted to the role of Investment Officer after completing the Wealth Management associate program. Medina works out of the company’s Fort Wayne headquarters. As a fiduciary, Habibic will work closely with the wealth management team providing portfolio management and investment research to help STAR clients grow and protect their wealth. Habibic, who [...]

Trine University alumnus and trustee Keith Turner, co-founder of Metal Technologies Inc., was honored with the university's Pillar of Success Award during the university's annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Sept. 30. Turner received the award from Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president, following a video presentation featuring images of Turner throughout his lifetime. Brooks [...]

Kathleen Snyder, Vice President, Investment Sales and Compliance Manager, is pleased to announce Barbara Maskew as Trust Relationship Manager. She is located at our Noblesville, Indiana office at 44 South 8th Street. Maskew has over twenty-five years of business development and management experience. After graduating from Indiana State University, Maskew started her career as a Bank Business Development Officer [...]

This fall, Donovan CPAs celebrates 50 years of working for and alongside their incredible community. “What enabled us to become and remain a top CPA firm in Indiana for 50 years isn’t just our highly experienced and capable team," said Jeff Donovan, Managing Partner at Donovan CPAs. “It’s our ability to relate to and empathize with all of our [...]

For October’s Cybersecurity Month, Matrix Integration Experts Advise on Top Threats As cyberattacks continue to plague businesses worldwide, Matrix Integration, a strategic IT infrastructure partner for more than 1,000 businesses and schools in the Midwest and beyond, has identified three major trends that can not only help prevent breaches, but can save their clients millions of dollars. “From industrial [...]

Gretchen Kalk-Castro, a certified public accountant and director with CLH, CPAs & Consultants, recently joined the Indiana CPA Society Leadership Council. The Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) is a statewide association representing nearly 7,000 CPAs that advocates for the accounting industry through education, ethical standards, and government relations. “This is an important and exciting announcement for both Gretchen and our [...]

The Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) invites you to join us for networking, a catered lunch, a faculty research presentation, and a Q&A on October 5. RSVP today for our next economic policy luncheon: “The Changing Location of Affordable Housing in Indiana” with Professor of Economics Mike Eriksen Director, Dean V. White Real Estate Finance Program 11:30 [...]

STAR Bank announces that Brittainy Chaffee, part of the STAR Private Banking team for over six years, has been named Assistant Vice President, working out of the company’s Fort Wayne headquarters. Chaffee has over 10 years of experience in banking, most recently providing deposit, lending and investment solutions to STAR Bank clients in Allen County and surrounding counties. She [...]

National Reputation Growing for College’s Value, Academic Quality, Science Facilities, and Career Placement For the 24th consecutive year, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 engineering college that’s focused on bachelor’s- and master’s-level education. This recognition comes from U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges Guide after its annual survey of college engineering deans [...]

Funds to support services of Cultivate Food Rescue Kroger observed Hunger Action Month, on Sepember 6, with a $10,000 donation in South Bend. The contribution is an extension of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste plan and acknowledges the essential hunger relief service of Cultivate Food Rescue in northern Indiana. “Zero Hunger | Zero Waste is the centerpiece of [...]