Indiana GOP chairman to speak at LaPorte County Lincoln Day Dinner

LAPORTE | The chairman of the Indiana Republican Party is scheduled to be one of the keynote speakers a GOP event in LaPorte.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, April 11, 2013

Northwest Indiana radio came alive on Friday night in Valparaiso with a star-studded cast including Senator Ed Charbonneau as Superman, Heather McCarthy and Leigh Morris and Saturday afternoon John Records Landecker broadcasting from Top Dog in Michigan City.---Pat Colander, Associate Publis…

Former LaPorte Mayor Krentz, 84, dies

Former LaPorte Mayor Carl Krentz made being kind a top priority but he was no pushover at City Hall or in his business dealings across the globe.

Region leaders gather to talk redevelopment, health care and more

GARY | Northwest Indiana’s economic development depends on building partnerships and engaging the area’s residents in creating solutions.

Intermodal now appears to be a reality

Just days after securing an easement for a rail line, the process for beginning construction of an intermodal facility at Kingsbury has begun.

2012 Annual Luncheon: Regional Cooperation

Stakeholders discuss the importance of regional cooperation and what MPC is doing to advance shared goals in the Chicago/Gary/Milwaukee mega-region. Featuring (in order of appearance): * Leigh Morris, Senior V.P., Northwest Region Development, Indiana Economic Development Center * Antonio R…

KVHS program to feature Society of Indiana Pioneers

KOUTS | The public is invited to learn about The Society of Indiana Pioneers at a meeting hosted by the Kankakee Valley Historical Society.

Mayors swap cities for show, discussion

VALPARAISO | Four mayors had the chance to lead another city Monday during the taping of a show for Lakeshore Public Television.

Study: Toll Road could spark development

The Indiana Toll Road remains one of the region's great unexploited resources and is ripe for development if barriers can be removed, according to a Ball State University study. Among specific industries that may want to take advantage of the Toll Road are health care, tourism, technology an…

Study: Toll Road is untapped economic resource

The Indiana Toll Road remains one of the the region's great unexploited resources and is ripe for development if barriers to development can be removed, according to the first stage of a Ball State University study.

Marquette Park restoration garners EPA grants

GARY | Nearly $2 million in competitive grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help extend the restoration of Marquette Park and help put people back to work, local and federal officials said Friday at the park.

Gary airport begins expansion

Political and civic leaders gathered at the Gary/Chicago International Airport for the official groundbreaking of the facility's $153 million runaway extension project.

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new breed of CAVE people in Northwest Indiana

I've been aware of the CAVE people for a long time. They've earned that status by being Citizens Against Virtually Everything.

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.

Rail tsunami could swamp NWI in coming decades

Developments in far off lands could have a big impact on everyone's drive to work in Northwest Indiana, with the number of freight trains lumbering through the region expected to double by 2035.

Government officials take on One Region, One Vision

Members of a panel discuss regional transportation and development issues in 2009 at the Porter County Expo Center as more than 300 community members from throughout the region gathered. At left is Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr.

EDITORIAL: Don't let railroads spike airport plan

When the FAA-approved expansion of Gary/Chicago International Airport was announced, the expectation was that the runway expansion would be completed with all due haste. It should have been done by now, yet the groundbreaking hasn't even taken place.

Official: $128M airport project will begin in July

INDIANAPOLIS | Dirt will fly by the Fourth of July.

RDA board may control E.C. development funds

INDIANAPOLIS | The Regional Development Authority may be given control of East Chicago economic development funds that have been tied up in lawsuits for the past six years.