Fair showcases steel mill technology

Visitors file past displays Tuesday during an iron and steel technology fair at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. More than 600 people attend the event each year.

Fair showcases steel mill technology

SNC Lavalin engineers Lou Traina, left, and Cliff Kissinger prepare their booth Tuesday for an iron and steel technology fair at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. The annual fair hosted by the Midwest Chapter of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology showcases companies that provide…

ArcelorMittal net profit drops in 3rd quarter

One of the blast furnaces is shown at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor facility. The world's biggest steel maker, said Thursday it had a 50 percent drop in third-quarter profit compared to the same period a year earlier.

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One of the blast furnaces is shown at ArcelorMittal's steel mill in Burns Harbor. Hourly employees at local ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel facilities were the beneficiaries of profit-sharing bonuses following the companies' second-quarter earnings performances.

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Merrillville-Spring Mill Health Center Doll Tea event .Taylor Lollis, 9, and her doll Kit in their matching outfits.

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Merrillville-Spring Mill Health Center Doll Tea event . Joe Nikruto and his daughter Isabella, 5, enjoy the Candy Bar.

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Merrillville-Spring Mill Health Center Doll Tea event .

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Merrillville-Spring Mill Health Center Doll Tea event . Amariee Thurman, 2, enjoys the sherbert dessert.

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Merrillville-Spring Mill Health Center Doll Tea event.

Settlement costs ArcelorMittal more than $250M

One of the blast furnaces is shown at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor facility. ArcelorMittal USA Inc. will pay a Cleveland-based mining company more than $250 million to settle disputes on iron ore supply contracts.

Spring Mill Health Campus Brings Expanded Memory Care Services to Merrillville Area Seniors and Caregivers

Merrillville-Spring Mill construction.

Spring Mill Health Campus Brings Expanded Memory Care Services to Merrillville Area Seniors and Caregivers

Merrillville-Spring Mill construction.

Spring Mill Health Campus Brings Expanded Memory Care Services to Merrillville Area Seniors and Caregivers

Merrillville-Spring Mill construction.

Spring Mill Health Campus Brings Expanded Memory Care Services to Merrillville Area Seniors and Caregivers

Merrillville-Spring Mill construction.

Burns Harbor founded around steel

The town of Burns Harbor was built around the former Bethlehem Steel.

Steelworker for the Future 2

Andrew Sweeney, of Matteson, stands in front of a blast furnace Thursday at the ArcelorMittal steel mill in Burns Harbor. Sweeney was just hired by ArcelorMittal after taking classes at Prairie State College in the Steelworker for the Future program. ArcelorMittal has hired four recent gradu…

Steelworker for the Future

Andrew Sweeney, of Matteson, was recently hired by ArcelorMittal after taking classes at Prairie State College in the Steelworker for the Future program. The partnership is a 2-1/2 year program that includes four semesters of classroom training at Ivy Tech Community College or Prairie State …

Making sure everyone comes home

John Gelon, United Steelworkers Local 1010 trainer and safety committee secretary, holds union agreements with steelmakers at the union hall in East Chicago. Gelon is holding a three-page 1937 agreement, left, and the current agreement with ArcelorMittal made in 2008 that has 140 pages, incl…

Making sure everyone comes home

John Gelon, United Steelworkers Local 1010 trainer and safety committee secretary, stands in front of the ArcelorMittal plant in East Chicago on Friday. Gelon lost his grandfather in a mill accident more than 60 years ago at the same plant, when it was operated by Inland Steel. He's now at t…