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New angel investment group starts in NWI

Diane Poulton Times Correspondent

CROWN POINT | Northwest Indiana is now home to its own so-called "angel" investment group, the Lakeshore ArchAngels.
May 20, 2013 11:31 am
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Steel execs address strengths, challenges of North American industry

Lu Ann Franklin Times Correspondent

To stay competitive globally and to grow, the North American steel industry needs reasonable, streamlined and effectively enforced policies fr…
May 18, 2013 9:30 pm
Regulators approve Ameristar Casinos, Pinnacle Entertainment merger

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS | Nevada regulators have approved a merger between Pinnacle Entertainment and rival Ameristar Casinos.
May 17, 2013 12:45 pm
Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

Melanie Csepiga Times Correspondent

CEDAR LAKE | After hungering in a food desert for three years, residents of this lakeside community happily converged on the first-of-its-kind…
May 16, 2013 11:44 am
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The Muscle Car Forever Stamps: Why the autos of youth never truly die

“Oh when will their glory fade, Oh the dying charge they made.” Tennyson may well have been referencing the glory days of our Midwestern boyho…
May 16, 2013 12:00 am
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

SAN FRANCISCO | Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.

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Former Indy airport CEO reboots at Gary

One day, he spent five hours straight at City Hall talking to representatives of major investment banks from all over the world. Other days he was on the phone with a $170 billion global hedge fund.

May 18

GL450 drives large style; innovation
May 17

Environmental protections hike airport expansion cost
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Gary airport puts out help wanted sign for director
May 16

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The Muscle Car Forever Stamps: Why the autos of youth never truly die
May 15

Ending gridlock at Calumet Avenue/45th Street still years away

Healthcare

Local doctors weigh in on Jolie's double mastectomy, her willingness to reveal surgery

Angelina Jolie's announcement Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her chance of developing breast cancer is drawing attention to a decision that everyday women have weighed.

May 14

HEALTH BRIEFS: Gynecology program certified
May 11

Laser technology shaves time off bacteria turnaround
May 8

Technology improves mapping of heartbeat abnormalities
May 7

HEALTH BRIEFS: Free wellness programs set
May 5

Construction progresses on Community expansion
May 3

Gary EMS call volume has not mirrored population drop

BusINess

20 Under 40 Hall of Fame Professionals to Watch Advisory Board

Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday.

May 19

IU Northwest offers flexibility for adult learners
May 18

Steel execs address strengths, challenges of North American industry
May 18

Former Indy airport CEO reboots at Gary
May 17

Environmental protections hike airport expansion cost
May 17

Gary airport puts out help wanted sign for director
May 17

Regulators approve Ameristar Casinos, Pinnacle Entertainment merger

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Small company stocks take the limelight

NEW YORK | Small companies took the limelight Monday on a slow but choppy start to the week.

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BUSINESS MARKETING: It's innovation season
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GL450 drives large style; innovation
May 18

ESTATE PLANNING: Do non-married couples need to plan?

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.