Ivy Tech merges north central, northwest regions

A dedication ceremony honored the Valparaiso campus of Ivy Tech Community College in 2008. It was announced Friday that Ivy Tech is merging its north central and northwest regions. North Central Regional Chancellor Thomas Coley will serve as chancellor for the newly formed region.

IVDiagnostics

Dr. Wei He, co-founder and chief technology officer at IVDiagnostics, works with fluorescent dye used in creating biomarkers. IVDiagnostics, located in the Northwest Indiana Purdue Technology Center, and StableBody Technologies, located at the University of Wisconsin Innovation Center in Mad…

Dune Acres dedicated to neighbors, environment

The Dune Acres Town Hall, built in 1927, is a center of activity in the town.

Parks enhance our quality of life

The field house at Highland's Lincoln Center is shown in the midst of a multimillion-dollar project to turn the old school into a vibrant community center.

Volunteers make Ogden Dunes a great place to live

A craft fair at Ogden Dunes Community Church in November 2009 featured mostly handmade crafts and original art items, the sales of which benefited the church's missions.

Michigan City ready for business, recreation

Lighthouse Premium Outlet Stores is a major attraction for tourists in Michigan City.

Peoples Bank

The Munster-based holding company for Peoples Bank said Friday that its earnings in 2012 were up 27.3 percent and the institution set a record for profits earned.

BP fuels resurgence in Whiting

The new Oil City Stadium in Whiting is among a number of new lakeshore improvements in the city.

John Livengood

Richardson Suzuki in Highland

American Suzuki Motor Corp.'s bankruptcy isn't impacting one Suzuki dealership owner's decision to remain in business. Gary Richardson, owner of Richardson Suzuki in Highland, said his location will remain open since its "main forte" already is vehicle service and used car sales. The dealers…

Younger workers lacking in critical skills

An Ivy Tech student works on a pole while an instructor runs a line for for him from the ground at a NIPSCO training facility in LaPorte in 2009. Employee training managers at some of the region's largest firms said Thursday they are finding an increasing number of workforce entrants lack re…

Gamma Knife continues to do the impossible at Neuroscience Institute

"We have story after story of great success using this technology,” said Dr. Hytham Rifai, chief of neurosurgery at Methodist Hospitals, shown on right.

Steve Munsey

Taste of Porter County

Chef Jack Mix flips a saute pan of cheese filled tricolor tortellini with peppers and onions at a past Taste of Porter County event.

Lake County Fair

The sky is the limit on the midway as fair attendees enjoy a carnival ride at the Lake County Fair.

EDITORIAL: Save landmarks before they're history

The House of Tomorrow, a home built for the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair hosted by Chicago, is considered an endangered place by Indiana Landmarks. The Beverly Shores home is one of many region landmarks that need to be preserved before it's too late.

Charles Swisher

Local leaders tout green jobs initiatives

Trainees with the Wildlife Habitat Council's green job training program work with BP's Whiting Refinery on greening and landscaping at Franklin Academy in East Chicago. Local leaders said initiatives to train residents for green jobs have met with success, but funding is hard to come by.

Discover Indiana's maple syrup history

Syrup is produced in different shades of amber, depending on the time of sap harvest and amount of cooking during 2011's annual Maple Sugar Time Festival at Chellberg Farm at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Monkees singer Davy Jones dies in Florida at 66

Davy Jones of the The Monkees performs at the Cal City Summer Music Series in 2007 at the Superior Street Complex.

Valpo chamber's Richards named exec of the year

Rex Richards, executive director of the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce

Mike Pence

U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., talks politics with The Times Editorial Board on Sept. 2.

Funding sought to finish East Chicago Carnegie Arts Center

The Carnegie Library in East Chicago is being renovated into the Carnegie Arts Center.

Funding sought to finish East Chicago Carnegie Arts Center

The inside the old East Chicago Carnegie Library is shown in July 2009. The building is being renovated into the Carnegie Arts Center but funding is needed to complete the project.

GASPRICES

Cars are shown being fueled at a Hobart gas station. GasBuddy.com said the median price nationally for regular gasoline will approach $4 in May and cities including Chicago could see prices of at least $4.60 per gallon by Memorial Day.

Heart of the community -- Whiting

The historical district of downtown Whiting runs east of Indianapolis Boulevard on 119th Street.

Taylor Mullen

Andrean volleyball player Taylor Mullen

Apples

Pictured are Gala apples photographed at County Line Orchard during a past picking season.

Heart of the community -- Chesterton

Downtown Chesterton is full of life during the annual Oz Fest.

Destination Events = Economic Development

People work their way through the exhibitions at the 2011 Lake County Fair. This year's fair in Crown Point takes place Aug. 3 to 12.

Chesterton European Market

Featured are the grounds of The Chesterton European Market, taken in 2009.

Rising fuel prices boost import, export prices

A gas pump is shown at the Speedway station on U.S. 41 in Schererville. Import and export prices continued rising in March, according to the Department of Labor Statistics, the result of surging commodity and fuel prices

Malasto dies

Art Malasto, who died Saturday at age 86, ran Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso for 36 years until retiring in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Irene, left, and six children.

Art and Irene Malasto

Beverly Shores house listed among 10 Most Endangered in the State

The House of Tomorrow, a home built for the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair hosted by Chicago, is considered an endangered place by Indiana Landmarks. The nonprofit group, which is concerned with preserving historically significant structures, has included the home this year on its top…

Finding history in ebooks

John Hodson is president of the Kankakee Valley Historical Society.

No more turf wars

In this June 2008 photo, U.S. Attorney David Capp describes an investigation that led to the arrest of 37 people in connection with a methamphetamine ring. Behind him is Porter County Sheriff David Lain, who says federal, state and local law enforcement are cooperating well in the region to …

Kouts: a small town that's moving forward

Pounds of pork were sold in August during Kouts' 34th annual Porkfest.

A crude surprise

A gas pump is shown at a Speedway station on U.S. 41 in Schererville. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Gary area Friday was $3.50, up 18 cents from last week, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report. One year ago, a gallon of regular gas cost $2.64 on average in …

Officials: C.P. 'ideally positioned' for future

From left, former mayors Dan Klein and Jim Metros join Mayor Dave Uran in breaking ground at Court and Summit streets for construction of the Crown Point portion of the Erie-Lackawanna bike trail.

Small city with bighearted residents

Grand Boulevard Lake Park touts a rental facility for paddle boats, fishing boats and canoes in Lake Station.

Winfield seeks more businesses, parks

Jocelyn Eberly and her daughter Laila, 5, shop for vegetables during the Winfield farmers market at Town Hall.

Longtime resident sees life in Lake Station improving

Improvements to Grand Boulevard Lake Park include wood sculptures made from the trunks of removed trees. The park is just north of Central Avenue on Grand Boulevard in Lake Station.

Discover Indiana's maple syrup history

Volunteer Kathy Wilder uses maple sugar and maple syrup to make cookies in the farmhouse kitchen during the annual Maple Sugar Time Festival at Chellberg Farm in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Blue Chip Casino General Manager Ted Bogich

Blue Chip Vice President and General Manager Ted Bogich joined the Michigan City gaming operation in February 2007 for the launch of $130 million expansion project of a new hotel tower, space and entertainment stage space that opened in January 2009 and created more than 200 jobs for the region.

Illinois business leaving for Indiana not a new trend

Workers at Pepino's Restaurant and Deli in Schererville bread eggplant for roasting. In 2007, owner Joe Danielle turned his 20-year-old Pepino's Pizza on Sibley Boulevard in Calumet City into Pepino's Restaurant and Deli in Schererville.

Illinois business moving to Indiana not a new trend

Workers prepare food at Pepino's Restaurant and Deli in Schererville. In 2007, owner Joe Danielle turned his 20-year-old Pepino's Pizza on Sibley Boulevard in Calumet City into Pepino's Restaurant and Deli in Schererville.

Porter County kicks off gardening season 2011

Don White of Anything Orchids shows-off a 20 year-old Cattleya orchid in bloom at last year's gardening show at the Porter County Expo Center.

Porter County kicks off gardening season 2011

A large crowd of gardening enthusiasts jam the Expo Center. The 7th Annual Gardening show last year at the Porter County Expo Center. They are expecting a larger crowd this year.