BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArcelorMittal, which has steel plants in East Chicago and Burns Harbor, has announced that the cost of spinning off its stainless steel unit and higher raw material costs were responsible for a fourth quarter loss of $780 million, compared to a profit of $1.1 billion the previous year. However, the […]
MERRILLVILLE – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced that two conventions will return to the Star Plaza this year. The Salvation Army and the United Council of Corvette Clubs will brings hundreds of thousands of dollars to the local economy. The Salvation Army will bring 3,000 people and approximately
CHESTERTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will be the keynote speaker FOR “The Rail Summit” Thursday, March 24, at Sand Creek Country Club. He will address the role of freight, commuter, passenger and high-speed rail transportation in the northern Indiana economy. Also taking part will be U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville,
MUNSTER – Employees at Bosak Honda did their part in October to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. The dealership raised $2,760 for the Community Cancer Research Foundation. “Our sales staff dress in ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ T-shirts and the receptionist wore a T-shirt that read ‘Fight Like a Girl.’
CROWN POINT – McColly Real Estate has been accepted for membership in RISMedia’s Real Estate Information Network. The network is reserved for firms committed to providing consumer with critical information necessary to make the best possible real estate decision. “Consumers today have an inadequate level of understanding about the process, opportunities and
MERRILLVILLE – The Quality of Life Council, the Lake County Advancement Committee and the Shared Ethics Advisory Commission will host a seminar, “Ethics in Government: Northwest Indiana at the Crossroads,” from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 11, at Avalon Manor. The program is free, but reservations to attend are needed by March
Indiana’s deepwater port at Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan stokes the state’s economy to the tune of $14 billion a year and provides more than 104,000 direct and indirect jobs. It’s a key component of Northwest Indiana’s economic engine – and it could all disappear on Jan. 1, 2012, if an environmental provision put in
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has announced it has received double-digit increases in research funding and the number of new patents issued for Purdue technologies. Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Purdue Research Foundation, and Richard O. Buckius, vice president for research, reported a record $438 million in
CROWN POINT – The Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Auxiliary recently presented a $100,000 check to the hospital’s Capital Campaign. David Ruskowski, hospital president, thanked the auxiliary for the donation and for its other donations over the years. Since the hospital opened in 1974, the auxiliary has raised more than $2 million.
HOBART – The Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council will hold an education summit, “Educating Our Way to a Better Economy,” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at Hobart High School, 2211 E. 10th St. The deadline to register is Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Center of Workforce Innovations, 2804 Boilermaker Court, Suite
