Former Indy airport CEO reboots at Gary

One day, he spent five hours straight at City Hall talking to representatives of major investment banks from all over the world. Other days he was on the phone with a $170 billion global hedge fund.

Pence orders cuts in Calumet Township spending

INDIANAPOLIS | Griffith leaders were ecstatic Friday after Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed into law mandatory reductions in Calumet Township spending and a path for Griffith to exit the township if its excessive spending continues.

House votes to unfreeze Lake property tax revenues

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana House has agreed to remove a state-imposed limit on the amount of property tax revenue local governments in Lake County can collect, regardless of whether the county enacts an income tax.

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A ground crewman guides an Allegiant airlines jet at Gary-Chicago International Airport. The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority by a 6-1 vote on Monday approved moving forward to seek private investors willing to put $100 million or more into airport development.

Former Indy airport CEO reboots at Gary

A ground crewman guides an Allegiant airlines jet at Gary-Chicago International Airport in April.

Gary airport privatization could fly, experts say

An Allegiant airlines flight bound for Sanford, Fla., takes off from the Gary-Chicago International Airport. A lack of any track record for keeping passenger service at Gary/Chicago International Airport will make any privatization deal there a highly speculative one for investors, according…

Gary airport privatization could fly, experts say

Passengers wait to claim luggage after arriving at the Gary/Chicago International Airport on an Allegiant airlines flight. A joint city/airport committee is preparing a recommendation on possible privatization at the airport.

Gary airport privatization could fly, experts say

A ground crewman removes items from a luggage compartment of an Allegiant airlines flight. A joint city/airport committee is preparing a recommendation on possible privatization of the airport or aviation facilities there.

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The terminal at the Gary-Chicago International Airport.

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The control tower at at the Gary-Chicago International Airport.

Former Indy airport CEO reboots at Gary

Passengers prepare to go through a security check point at the Gary/Chicago International Airport in preparation for boarding an Allegiant airlines flight in March. Airport consultant John Clark's work under the airport's public-private partnership contract has the potential to affect the ai…

Winging away to a VIP experience in Vegas

GARY | One by one, five Horseshoe Casino’s employee-turned-VIPs and their guests stepped from stretch limousines and into the Gary Jet Center at the Gary Chicago International Airport on Thursday, where their bosses greeted them with applause, signs, maracas and colorful clappers.

No consensus yet in Lake income tax debate at Statehouse

INDIANAPOLIS | Legislation intended to entice the Lake County Council to finally enact an income tax is likely to be approved next week by the House Ways and Means Committee, but it's not yet clear what might be in it.

Airport runway expansion project poorly planned

It's been a long time coming. Gary/Chicago International Airport should be up and running today.

Gary airport preparing to borrow for expansion

A financial adviser told the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority on Monday it should be able to borrow the last money it needs for its $166 million expansion project, with its completion deadline looming less than 11 months away.

Progress, development marked region economy in 2012, despite challenges

Gary airport soars again

Gary airport authority to fight state "takeover"

Ground crew members load bags onto Allegiant flight 651 at Gary/Chicago International Airport in February. The airport authority on Monday authorized spending up to $10 million to fight state legislation ending Gary's majority control of the airport.

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.

Change Gary airport's name to remove stigma of crime

Howard Cyrus was right. Change the name of the airport. If I live long enough, I still won't see Gary/Chicago International Airport get its feet off the ground, even after the surprising number of times the song ("Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana") played on the air.