Cedar Lake native and PU grad flying high as engineering exec

A love of airplanes has propelled Cedar Lake native Mark Burgess to a successful career at Boeing, and recently earned him recognition from Purdue University.

What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery

As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.

What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery

As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving, get ready to shop local over the weekend by consulting the holiday issue of Shore; downtown parties galore in Crown Point, Valparaiso, New Buffalo, Buchanan and South Haven and don't forget the MSI festival of trees.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor.

Vet Cruz Rosales at Gary Jet Center

Gary Jet Center Maintenance Supervisor Cruz Rosales turns on power to a jet in the Boeing hanger Thursday at the Gary Jet Center in Gary. Rosales was an avionics technician in the Marines before being hired by the Gary Jet Center 12 years ago.

Vet Cruz Rosales at Gary Jet Center

Gary Jet Center Maintenance Supervisor Cruz Rosales sits in the cockpit of a plane at the Boeing hanger Thursday at the Gary Jet Center. Rosales was an avionics technician in the Marines before being hired by the Gary Jet Center 12 years ago.

Vet Cruz Rosales at Gary Jet Center

Gary Jet Center Maintenance Supervisor Cruz Rosales was an avionics technician in the Marines before being hired by the Gary Jet Center 12 years ago.

Vet Cruz Rosales at Gary Jet Center

Gary Jet Center Maintenance Supervisor Cruz Rosales was an avionics technician in the Marines before being hired by the Gary Jet Center 12 years ago.

NATO's final day in Chicago

As the NATO summit concluded Monday, police kept the morning transit smooth for commuters while protesters took to the streets.

OFFBEAT: Gov. Daniels making rounds in the Windy City next week

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

ANDREA NEAL: Right-to-work states have economic edge

It doesn't take an economist to spot the common thread in these recent economic development headlines:

EDITORIAL: Coordinate planning for 'game changer' projects

Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois are both part of the same metropolitan area. Goods and people travel freely between them. So both regions should coordinate their infrastructure planning.

GUEST COMMENTARY: China's Hu is first in D.C., for good reasons

President Hu Jintao, of China, has been rightly feted in the United States as the leader of a nation of rapidly expanding power and influence. Beijing and Washington now have great global reach. Washington and Chicago have rolled out particularly wide and rich red carpets for our guests.

Gary airport in dispute with neighboring business

The Gary/Chicago International Airport is preparing to take legal action against a scrapyard where it alleges frequent explosions are rattling airport tenants.

Griffith Aviation trains students from China to be pilots

GRIFFITH | Retired racecar driver Paul Goldsmith has spent a lifetime with his hand on the throttle. So when aircraft giant Boeing Co. predicted this year the industry would need more than a half million pilots in the next 20 years – especially in Asia – he was already set to soar.