South Shore hopes plan benefits legislation

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District board of trustees hopes a new strategic business plan will benefit House Bill 1450, legislation the General Assembly will look at during summer session on how the NICTD is governed.

Local development exceeds pre-recession levels

Bill Hanna, Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority president and CEO, speaks about the Marquette Plan, lakefront and regional development, during a luncheon last July for the Times Editorial Advisory Board.

WILLIAM NANGLE: Leaders continue to emerge in Northwest Indiana

It’s people who make Northwest Indiana special.

Federal grant to fund green stormwater management project at Marquette Park

GARY | A diverse group of partners gathered Tuesday to announce a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop green stormwater management practices in Marquette Park.

EDITORIAL: Former hotel offers raze of sunshine

It is difficult to forget the image of President Ronald Reagan standing at Brandenburg Gate in West Germany near the end of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and saying, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." The wall came down, and a new era began.

Daniels mum on RDA funding threat

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels declined to take a position Thursday on whether the state should continue paying $10 million a year beyond 2015 to support the work of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority.

Future state funding for RDA in doubt

INDIANAPOLIS | A powerful state senator has threatened to eliminate the $10 million in annual state funding for the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority unless Lake County enacts an income tax.

EDITORIAL: Send RBA's seed money back to RDA

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority planted seed money in the Regional Bus Authority, but regional transportation withered for lack of support by the Lake County Council and others.

EDITORIAL: Build a bridge and get over it

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Superintendent Costa Dillon's vision for a hiking and biking suspension bridge in Portage is worth pursuing.

20 UNDER 40: Bill Hanna

On trips to Valparaiso’s Central Park Plaza, Bill Hanna quietly celebrates how the community has embraced the space – as well as his role in its creation.

Funding future economic development

PORTAGE | More economic development in all its phases is on the horizon for the seven-county region following action Tuesday by the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority.

NIPSCO marks 100 years of powering up

NIPSCO is planning a number of community service events across northern Indiana to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

EDITORIAL: RDA dues do a lot for region, state

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has been such a strong force for economic development that it is easy to forget it has been in existence just seven years.

EDITORIAL: Make sure bus service talks don't fail

The doomsday scenario for the Regional Bus Authority might not happen after all. Negotiations are under way for a solution.

RDA director to speak at Winfield/LOFS Chamber meeting

CROWN POINT | The executive director of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority will speak at the next Winfield/Lakes of the Four Seasons Chamber lunch meeting, set for noon Tuesday at Geisen Reception Centre, 606 E. 113th Ave.

BP expansion fuels Whiting renaissance

The city's recent recognition by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns is only the latest in the superlatives that others are heaping on this lakefront community on the go.

BP expansion fuels Whiting renaissance

WHITING | The city's recent recognition by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns is only the latest in the superlatives that others are heaping on this lakefront community. IACT in October named Whiting its Green Community of the Year and also handed the city its State Community Achiev…

DOUG ROSS: Politicians have a lot to learn from constituents

At each event I attended last week, the theme of collaboration was a common thread. State and national politics were excluded, of course.

Marquette Park restoration garners EPA grants

GARY | Nearly $2 million in competitive grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help extend the restoration of Marquette Park and help put people back to work, local and federal officials said Friday at the park.