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.

Lawsuit pushing intermodal port project off track?

A company led by an adviser to Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is the target of a civil lawsuit in connection with its effort to spearhead a "city-centered" economic development project.

THREE YEARS AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION: Manufacturing continuing to boost Indiana economic activity

SCHERERVILLE | From his office window, Joel Chermak can get a visual confirmation of what financial statements for the company tell him on a daily basis.

THREE YEARS AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION: Legacy dims hope to break economic malaise

Things should have been better by now.

ArcelorMittal speaks out on Cline Avenue

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has issued an unequivocal statement calling for INDOT to stick to its original pledge and build new on- and off-ramps for Cline Avenue at Dickey Road.

ArcelorMittal USA CEO blasts 'bring your gun to work' bill, urges veto

The top U.S. executive of steelmaker ArcelorMittal is urging Gov. Mitch Daniels to veto legislation that would outlaw workplace rules preventing employees from keeping firearms and ammunition in their vehicles at work.

Few think recession will end in near term

Robertsdale resident Amy Wilson stuck another one of her "Dear President Obama" letters in a mailbox Thursday.

One man dead, one injured in two separate Gary shootings

GARY | Police are searching for suspects after two Saturday morning shootings left a Merrillville man dead and a Gary man injured, a police spokeswoman said.

Local dealers unfazed by GM bankruptcy filing

No one was surprised by Monday's news of a General Motors Corp. bankruptcy because it has been in the news for months, said Dan Keca, general sales manager at Napleton Cadillac in Hammond.