Industry ready for another productive year

Officials gather inside a boiler building at ArcelorMittal during a tour of its new $63.2 million Energy Recovery & Reuse: 504 Boiler Project. The project uses heat from a blast furnace to heat water into steam and make electricity via a turbine.

East Chicago celebrates first elected School Board

School City of East Chicago Superintendent Mike Harding stands in the wings Saturday as the city's first elected School Board takes the oath of office.

East Chicago celebrates first elected School Board

Community members gather in the auditorium at East Chicago Central High School to watch the city's first elected school trustees take the oath of office.

East Chicago celebrates first elected School Board

Elected East Chicago School Board members, from left, Frank Rivera, Joel Rodriguez, Terrence "Terry" Hill, Stacy Dixon-Winfield, Jesse Gomez, Drake Morris, Kenny "Coach" Monroe, Mariecruz Sagrua Perez and Stephanie D. Ramos take an oath of office Saturday at East Chicago Central High School.…

Jean Sheperd recordings

Filmmaker Nick Mantis speaks Friday in East Chicago to steelworkers about audio recordings of radio personality Jean Shepherd talking about Northwest Indiana and the steel mills. Mantis played the recordings for the steelworkers.

Jean Sheperd recordings

Filmmaker Nick Mantis speaks Friday in East Chicago to steelworkers about audio recordings of radio personality Jean Shepherd talking about Northwest Indiana and the steel mills. Mantis is doing a documentary on Shepherd and wanted to share the stories to the workers.

Jean Sheperd recordings

Steelworkers listen to audio recordings of Jean Shepherd talking about Northwest Indiana and the steel mills on Friday in East Chicago.

Jean Sheperd recordings

Steelworkers listen to audio recordings of Jean Shepherd talk about Northwest Indiana and the steel mills on Friday. Filmmaker Nick Mantis of Schererville is doing a documentary on Shepherd and wanted to share the recordings that even talked about his brief work at Inland steel in the late 1930's.

Intentional Success

East Chicago - Ivy Tech Community College student John Kowalski looks into googles used with a virtual welding machine in class at their East Chicago campus, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The students are shown a virtual environment where they can weld and receive numerical feedback on the qua…

Intentional Success

East Chicago - Ivy Tech Community College student John Kowalski of Hammond uses a virtual welding machine to practice a standard weld on the East Chicago campus, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The machine provides tactile and numerical feedback to help the student understand their mistakes.

Intentional Success

East Chicago - Ivy Tech Community College Industrial Technology, Welding Program Chair Parnell Jordan shows a score received after a virtual weld on a newly aquired virtual welding machine at the East Chicago campus, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The machine can instantly provide numerical fee…

ArcelorMittal Boiler Project

ArcelorMittal employees and officials cut a ribbon Monday for the steel mill's $63.2 million project to install a new energy efficient boiler and upgrade facilities on the east side of Indiana Harbor.

ArcelorMittal Boiler Project

Officials talk about ArcelorMittal's $63.2 million project to install a new energy efficient boiler and upgrade facilities on the east side of Indiana Harbor. The project uses heat from their blast furnace to boil water into steam that produces electricity via a turbine. The system will save…

ArcelorMittal Boiler Project

East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland, left, and Gil Sperling, of the Department of Energy, talk after ArcelorMittal's ribbon cutting for the company's $63.2 million project to install a new energy efficient boiler and upgrade facilities on the east side of Indiana Harbor.

ArcelorMittal Boiler Project

Employees at ArcelorMittal in East Chicago watch the new boiler system via monitors Monday. The system creates electricity through the heat and subsequent steam from their blast furnace.

ArcelorMittal Boiler Project

Officials gather inside a boiler building at ArcelorMittal during a tour Monday of its new $63.2 million project to install a new energy efficient boiler and upgrade facilities on the east side of Indiana Harbor. The project uses heat from their blast furnace to heat water into steam and mak…

Mike Rippey speaks to Lakeshore Chamber

Mike Rippey, President and CEO of ArcelorMittal, gives a presentation Thursday about trends in the economy affecting the steel industry during a Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Ameristar Casino in East Chicago.

Mike Rippey speaks to Lakeshore Chamber

Mike Rippey, President and CEO of ArcelorMittal, gives a presentation Thursday about trends in the economy affecting the steel industry during a Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Ameristar Casino in East Chicago.

Virtual Welding Machine

Ivy Tech Community College student John Kowalski, of Hammond, uses a virtual welding machine to practice a standard weld on the East Chicago campus earlier this month. The machine provides tactile and numerical feedback to help the student understand their mistakes.

Virtual Welding Machine

Ivy Tech Community College Industrial Technology Welding Program Chairman Parnell Jordan shows a score received after a virtual weld on a newly acquired virtual welding machine at the East Chicago campus earlier this month. The machine can instantly provide numerical feedback on the quality …