Muhammad: Intermodal operation piqued interest of businesses

Consulting-firm owner Adrian Muhammad said he remains interested in working to develop transportation infrastructure in Gary despite his firm's being accused of owing more than $267,000 for a feasibility study of building an intermodal business park on land United States Steel Corp. owns.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Our community cannot afford to lose bus service

Regional bus services — easygo Lake Transit, easygo Chicago and complementary paratransit — might not be available after June 30 because of a lack of funding. If you think this doesn't affect you, you might want to rethink that idea.

Broad Street to reopen in Griffith

GRIFFITH | Downtown Broad Street is slated to reopen this week, town officials said.

Walmart distributor locates in Hammond, brings 120 jobs

The subsidiary of a Michigan-based logistics firm will provide transportation and distribution management services at a Hammond facility for Walmart, providing 120 jobs.

EDITORIAL: Plan now for next phase of airport's growth

The runway expansion at Gary/Chicago International Airport finally has begun. OK, so now what?

Intermodal development given OK

LAPORTE | Construction of the extension of rail lines into Kingsbury Industrial Park for an intermodal facility could get under way next month.

EDITORIAL: Breaking ground for economic expansion

The Gary/Chicago International Airport expansion, now under way, has been a long time coming. According to original predictions, the $153 million project was to have been completed by now. But finally the work has officially begun, breaking ground not just for the runway expansion but also f…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Flag down an easygo bus and try it yourself

Build it and they will come. That might work for a baseball field in Iowa, but it's not so simple when you're "selling" expanded routes and schedules for fixed-route buses in Northwest Indiana.

Transportation secretary to speak at local rail summit

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will be the keynote speaker at a Feb. 24 summit in Chesterton addressing current and future opportunities in rail in northern Indiana.

Kingsbury jobs project off table

A shipping and warehousing development using rail in Kingsbury that would have produced hundreds of new jobs has hit the brakes.

Portage panel reviews building

PORTAGE | The Development Review Committee on Tuesday reviewed a site plan for an expansion of M&R Trucking facilities, 5380 Melton Road.

Bailey Street could receive improvements

PORTAGE | A project has been proposed to improve Bailey Street and its intersection with U.S. 20.

CN finishes Griffith project

GRIFFITH | Canadian National Railway has completed construction of a major rail connection in Griffith.

EDITORIAL: Airport expansion on fast track

Gary/Chicago International Airport is much closer to getting its runway expansion project off the ground, now that the airport finally has an agreement on moving railroad tracks from the edge of the runway.