M'ville awaits repairs at rail crossings

MERRILLVILLE | The town could receive improvements to multiple Canadian National Railway crossings.

Griffith a great place to live, work or visit

There are a number of things that make Griffith a great place to live, work or visit.

Canadian National merges local railroads

Canadian National Railway has completed a merger of its EJ&E Railway into its Wisconsin Central subsidiary, in a move the company said will have no impact on extensive improvements it pledged when it acquired the EJ&E in 2009.

Valparaiso Schools reaffirms Berta as leader

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso School Board President Mark Maassel began Tuesday night’s meeting with a moment of silence to remember the lives lost in Newtown, Conn.

Valpo board hears 2013 stormwter budget plan

VALPARAISO | The city expects to be more than halfway through the "Super 17" stormwater project list by the end of 2013, including the first phase of the Chautauqua Park flood relief system.

VIDEO: Freeman-Wilson discusses airport, CN

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson spoke with the media about the agreement reached between Gary/Chicago International Airport and Canadian National Railway Co.

EDITORIAL: Get rail relocation project on track

Gary/Chicago International Airport was identified years ago as a leading economic engine for Northwest Indiana. But those prospects remain tied to the train tracks, just like damsel in distress Nell in the old "Dudley Do-Right" cartoons.

IEDC attracts 219 businesses this year promising 19,080 jobs

INDIANAPOLIS | The state's economic development agency this year attracted 219 companies promising 19,080 new jobs and $2.7 billion in capital investment.

Getting Indiana more looks

INDIANAPOLIS | Dan Hasler, the new executive director of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, bleeds to bring new businesses and jobs to Northwest Indiana.

IDOT details U.S. 30 rail overpass plans

LYNWOOD | A highway overpass at U.S. 30 and EJ&E tracks could be under construction as soon as 2014 in plans the Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled Tuesday night at a public hearing at Sandridge School.

Daniels encourages Northwest Indiana to seize jobs

"An era of greater opportunity has begun" for Northwest Indiana communities willing to seize it, Gov. Mitch Daniels told 320 people at a Munster Chamber of Commerce event. But corruption in local government remains a barrier, he said.

Daniels encourages Northwest Indiana to seize job opportunities

MUNSTER | Gov. Mitch Daniels told 320 people Tuesday afternoon at a Munster Chamber of Commerce event that "an era of greater opportunity has begun" for Northwest Indiana communities willing to seize it.

Rail company will invest millions in Gary facility

Canadian National Railway Co. plans to shift part of its operations to Gary, which would bring up to 251 new jobs in Northwest Indiana by 2015. CN plans to invest $165 million to redevelop the existing Kirk Yard rail facility.

Rail company CN shifting work to Gary, bringing up to 251 jobs

Canadian National Railway Co. plans to shift part of its operations to Gary from Markham Yard in Homewood, which would bring up to 251 new jobs in Northwest Indiana by 2015.

Infrastructure improvements key to CN Kirk Yard project

Company and local officials on Wednesday said Canadian National Railway Co.'s move to invest $165 million in Gary's Kirk Yard will improve the efficiency of moving freight traffic through the congested Chicago area.

Valpo plans improvements to Calumet Avenue

VALPARAISO | The city's Board of Public Works and Safety approved a contract Thursday for surveying work needed to design improvements for Calumet Avenue between the Canadian National tracks and Evans Avenue.

Railroad safety blitz targets tracks in Dyer

DYER | Enforcement agents spread the word about the risks of trespassing on railroad property Tuesday while monitoring the CSX tracks near U.S. 30 in Dyer.

Stop the train! NWI wants share of rail boom

Northwest Indiana business leaders want to capitalize on the coming deluge of trains expected to move through the region in the next two decades, but first they have to find a way to get some of those trains to stop here.

CN finishes Griffith project

GRIFFITH | Canadian National Railway has completed construction of a major rail connection in Griffith.

Gary/Chicago airport ready to expand main runway

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority on Thursday voted 5-0 to approve an agreement more than a decade in the making that should clear the way for expanding its main runway.