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.

RICH JAMES: Credit Soliday for trying to help Lake County

I suspect state Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, limped home from the Indiana General Assembly a bitter and beaten man.

Senate approves thaw of Lake levy freeze

INDIANAPOLIS | Legislation lifting the Lake County property tax levy freeze and providing new economic development opportunities for Gary is headed to the governor.

Senator drops plan to direct Lake income tax spending

INDIANAPOLIS | A controversial plan to have the General Assembly decide how revenue from a Lake County income tax could be spent likely is dead.

Lawmakers still divided on lifting Lake levy freeze

INDIANAPOLIS | A House-Senate conference committee, made up mostly of Northwest Indiana lawmakers, remained far apart Tuesday following more than an hour of discussion on whether the General Assembly should lift the Lake County property tax levy freeze.

Eight NWI lawmakers to decide on thaw of Lake levy freeze

INDIANAPOLIS | Eight state lawmakers from Lake and Porter counties, along with two senators from outside the region, have been tapped to decide whether the General Assembly lifts the Lake County property tax levy freeze.

Thaw of levy freeze not a done deal

INDIANAPOLIS | Lawmakers will take another look at legislation lifting the Lake County property tax levy freeze and providing for studies of region economic development projects.

Three employees injured at NLMK

PORTAGE | Three employees of NLMK Indiana in the Port of Indiana were airlifted to Chicago-area hospitals Wednesday night after sustaining injuries associated with an arc flash.

RICH JAMES: Charbonneau makes income tax more palatable

Indiana state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, was out in left field a month ago with his omnibus bill to “cure” all that ails Lake County.

Portage blessed with location, access

PORTAGE | When a company looks to relocate or find a new home, its officials look for ease of transportation and access to reliable utilities among other things.

Senate votes 50-0 for Lake County income tax plan, Gary projects

INDIANAPOLIS | Lake County may be more likely to adopt an income tax and Gary could become home to a new trauma hospital and port under legislation that breezed through the Indiana Senate on Tuesday.

EDITORIAL: Portage deserves fair pay for port services

The old saying of "you can't get something for nothing" certainly seems to apply to the case of emergency services provided by Portage to the Port of Indiana.

Portage seeks payment from Port of Indiana for services

PORTAGE | When a man was injured in an accident at Frick Services at the Port of Indiana last week, the Portage Fire Department responded.

Worker at Port of Indiana business extricated from equipment

PORTAGE | A worker at a Port of Indiana business was seriously injured Friday and had to be extricated from a large piece of equipment.

Chaplain at Port of Indiana ministers to 'invisible population'

PORTAGE | Marshall Bundrun loves his work so much, he does it without pay.

Construction group plans new safety training facility

PORTAGE | This year alone, about 2,000 union trades people have taken safety classes through Construction Advancement Foundation Inc.

U.S. Steel Gary Works

U.S. Steel, whose Gary Works facility is shown, earned $101 million, or 62 cents per share, in the April-through-June quarter. That's down 54.5 percent from net income of $222 million, or $1.33 a share, a year ago. Revenue fell 2 percent to $5.02 billion

Heavy crane shipment heading to BP Whiting Refinery

A mammoth shipment to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor will keep workers busy this week as they handle components of a large crane soon heading to the BP Whiting Refinery, local and state port officials said.

Economic impact of Indiana's ports exceeds $6 billion annually

INDIANAPOLIS | A new study shows business activities at Indiana's three ports contributed $6.38 billion to the state economy in 2011 and supported 51,577 jobs. The annual economic impact and job creation totals both increased by 18 percent since 2009.

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor shipments up 6 percent through May

Cargo shipments handled at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor are up 6 percent in the first five months of this year from the comparable 2011 period, according to data released Tuesday from a U.S. and Canadian marine industry coalition.