GARY – Representatives of Gary Chicago International Airport, the Canadian National Railway Co. and the Regional Development Authority, along with Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, announced a deal has been reached with CN that will allow runway expansion to move ahead. “I am extremely excited today,” said Freeman-Wilson. “We are one step closer to the completion […]
CHESTERTON – Duneland Group Inc., a provider of engineering and surveying services throughout the Midwest, has hired Shawn Kelly, a registered landscape architect. “We are extremely pleased to have Shawn join our team,” said Charles L. Ray, professional engineer and leader of Duneland. “People might not readily associate Duneland with industrial work as we have
VALPARAISO – Portage Solar LLC has received approval from the Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals for an 11-acres solar panel field just outside Portage. The energy generated by the field would be sold to NIPSCO. Ecos Renewable Energy of Minnesota will develop the field. The company also is developing similar projects in Hobart and
PORTAGE – Fronius USA has announced that it plans to move into its new North American headquarters at Ameriplex at the Port by the end of this year. Holladay Construction Group is constructing a 20,000-square-foot office and building a welding shop for Fronius, which is based in Austria. Fronius will move into a 400,000-squar-foot building
MERRILLVILLE – Gariup Construction Co. Inc. was honored recently with a 2012 Appreciation Award from the Indiana Plan of Northern Indiana for the significant efforts that Gariup has made to support the Indiana Plan’s mission to increase female and minority participation in the construction industry. The award was presented at the International Brotherhood of Electrical
PORTAGE – Ratner Steel Supply of Minnesota has announced it will build a 100,000-square-foot building at the Port of Indiana to product cut-to-length steel products. The company will buy coil steel from area mills. The building is expected to be completed by the end of this year with production to begin in 2013. By 2014,
GARY – Gary Jet Center at Gary/Chicago International Airport has opened a new $5 million, 40,000-square-foot hangar. The hangar was designed by the Lee Co., which has applied for LEED designation for the building, which would certify it as a green project and environmentally friendly. Jet Center owner Wil Davis said the new hangar was
MICHIGAN CITY – KTR Corp., a manufacturer of power transmission components, will invest $1.6 million to upgrade its Michigan City operation on Anchor Road. The company will install new computer equipment and machinery, and upgrade its 42,000-square-foot warehouse and production plant. The German-based company, which has 43 employees, said the project should be completed in
