Indiana legislation gets shout out at NiSource annual meeting

NiSource Inc. CEO Robert Skaggs told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Tuesday the company will continue with its infrastructure-based growth strategy and highlighted recent Indiana legislation that will help make that possible.

Pence signs school safety grants, 40 other measures into law

INDIANAPOLIS | School corporations can each seek up to $50,000 in matching state funds to hire local police as school resource officers under a new law signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Mike Pence.

NiSource earnings remain on track

NiSource Inc. net earnings increased 34.7 percent to $260.5 million in the first quarter, mainly on the sale of its service protection business to AGL Resources Inc. in January.

Jury convicts Crestwood official of lying about water

CHICAGO | After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted Monday for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into the village's drinking supply, the sense of bitterness and betrayal among residents remained.

Prosecutors: Official lied about tainted water

CHICAGO | A prosecutor told jurors before they began deliberations Friday that a one-time suburban Chicago water official lied about drawing village water from a well tainted with a cancer-causing chemical, while her attorney declared her a scapegoat of an inner circle of powerful men.

Closing arguments under way in tainted water trial

Theresa Neubauer, the former water supervisor in Crestwood, enters the federal court in Chicago on Tuesday. Closing arguments were Friday in the case for Neubauer who is accused of lying about how the village drew drinking water from a well tainted with a cancer-causing chemical. She has ple…

Cars, utilities lift U.S. industrial output in March

WASHINGTON | U.S. industrial output rose in March as cold weather kept utilities busy generating heat and a surge in auto production helped offset broader weakness in manufacturing.

NIPSCO enviro work could add to customer bills

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will host a hearing April 22 on $59.2 million in environmental projects planned at NIPSCO generating plants and the additional customer charges that will pay for them.

NIPSCO programs can help those in danger of shut-off

NIPSCO is again getting the word out about financial help with home heating bills, now that the state's moratorium on winter utility shut-offs has ended.

NIPSCO wants Michigan City residents on the job

MICHIGAN CITY | NIPSCO and Michigan City are teaming up next week to host information sessions where people can learn about pre-apprentice programs for construction jobs as the utility ramps up work on its $250 million generating station upgrade.

NiSource named a top company in ethics

NiSource Inc., of Merrillville, is among 140 companies worldwide named this year to the Ethisphere Institute's "World's Most Ethical Companies" list.

NiSource CEO weighs in on Indiana General Assembly bill

NiSource Inc. CEO Robert Skaggs Jr. on Tuesday said he believes a bill that would allow utilities to adjust customer charges to pay for new wires and pipelines is "progressing rapidly" in the Indiana House.

NiSource earnings rise strongly in 2012

NiSource Inc. profits increased 39 percent in 2012 mainly on higher revenues at its NIPSCO electric and Columbia gas transmission and storage business.

ICC says ComEd can delay rollout of smart meters

CHICAGO | The Illinois Commerce Commission has agreed to let Commonwealth Edison delay the rollout of so-called "smart" meters.

Indiana moratorium on utility shut-offs starts

Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler is reminding Hoosiers the state's winter utility disconnection moratorium has begun and will continue through March 15.

Eco hybrid is most fuel-efficient Malibu ever

The family-size, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco hybrid sedan is the most fuel efficient Malibu ever, with a combined city/highway federal government mileage rating of 29 miles per gallon.

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Chicago to move swiftly with aggregation to help customers capitalize on energy savings

CHICAGO | Speed is a priority in Chicago's tentative timeline for electricity aggregation, an energy buying plan aimed at saving consumers money.

Storm knocks out power to thousands

Sunday's storms downed tree limbs and caused power outages across the region, with up to 2,500 NIPSCO customers without power at any one time.

NIPSCO gets OK to start $246 million Michigan City project

NIPSCO plans to begin a $246.4 million clean-coal construction project at its Michigan City Generating Station by early next year, following state regulators' approval of the project earlier this month.