Michigan City economic leader to lead regional efforts

Kevin Kieft hopes to spread his success with job creation in Michigan City to throughout Northwest Indiana.

MARC CHASE: Massive municipal debt should make us all queasy

Not all debt incurred by government is dangerous or irresponsible. Taking on debt for capital projects — including roads, needed building renovations and so on — with a clear and identified plan for repayment is an accepted practice of doing government business.

Census: Lake County sees largest 2012 population decline in the state

Lake County saw the state's largest population decline in 2012, while Porter County experienced just a fraction of the growth it has seen in the past decade, U.S. Census estimates released Thursday show.

Yost Elementary second graders learn economics

CHESTERTON | Second grade students at Yost Elementary in Chesterton have been learning about economics by studying about wants, goods, services, consumers, producers and resources. As a way to apply these learned skills, second grade teachers Jade Navarre, Heather Dunkle, and Amanda Scully c…

GUEST COMMENTARY: 6 percent annually in 401(k) isn't enough

The three-legged stool of retirement planning is collapsing.

Resolve to Meet Your Financial Goals in the New Year

Achieving your financial goals can sound like a daunting New Year’s resolution if you aren't organized when it comes to your money. But by planning ahead, you can more easily improve your financial situation.

Author explores the partnership between Chicago chefs and the farmers who grow food for them

Profiling 25 Midwestern farms in her book Locally Grown: Portraits of Artisanal Farms from America’s Heartland, Anna Blessing tells us the story of each.

LARRY DeBOER: Looking over the fiscal cliff

Economics is not an experimental science. We can't say to Congress, "Honorable ladies and gentlemen, please drastically raise taxes and cut spending all at once so we can measure the effects on the economy of changes in the federal government's budget." This is not what elected officials do.

Stiglitz brought fame (and Nobel Prize) to Calumet Region

A person only had to stand around the Calumet Region and soak it up to become an expert on one thing or another.

Cecil Bohanon

Cecil Bohanon, an adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, is a professor of economics at Ball State University.

USW ratifies U.S. Steel contract

United States Steel Corp. said Friday its United Steelworkers-represented employees have ratified new three-year collective bargaining agreements.

Bill Clinton talks economic recovery in Chicago

Former President Bill Clinton listens during the second annual Clinton Global Initiative America conference Thursday in Chicago. Clinton urged those attending the two-day event to invest in projects that will create jobs. Among the goals, he said, were to share ideas in the areas of housing …

H-F econ team headed to national tourney in New York City

A team of students from Homewood-Flossmoor High School took first place in the 2012 Illinois Economics Challenge State Finals held April 18 in Chicago. Pictured, from left, are coach Dave Kush and students Nick Thiros, Irving Rodriguez, Jordan Pounder and Eli Lichtenberg. They are headed to …

GSU official to take economics study tour of Germany

UNIVERSITY PARK | According to Sheryl Szot Gallaher, director of the Office of Economic Education at Governors State University, economics is the study of making choices.

GSU official to take economics study tour of Germany

Sheryl Szot Gallaher

Visclosky testifies to support extending tariffs

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky testified at an International Trade Commission hearing Thursday morning in support of extending tariffs on a range of imported steel products in an effort to support domestic producers.

ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor commissions new line at plate mill to remain competitive

BURNS HARBOR | ArcelorMittal USA President and CEO Michael Rippey believes a rebirth in manufacturing is under way in the United States.

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H-F students take first in economics challenge

A team of students from Homewood-Flossmoor High School took first place in the 2012 Illinois Economics State Challenge held April 18 in Chicago. Pictured, from left, are coach Dave Kush, Nick Thiros, Irving Rodriguez, Jordan Pounder and Eli Lichtenberg.

H-F students take first in economics challenge

FLOSSMOOR | Four Homewood-Flossmoor High School students — Glenwood's Irving Rodriguez and Flossmoor's Jordan Pounder, Nick Thiros and Eli Lichtenberg — competed against 36 students from eight other schools at the 2012 Illinois Economics Challenge State Finals. The program of Econ Illinois w…