GARY – The Marquette Park Pavilion has officially been opened. The restoration of the pavilion is part of a $28 million improvement project underway at Marquette Park that’s funded by the Regional Development Authority. “This would not have occurred without the help of the Regional Development Authority,” said Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson. “The RDA values …
RENSSELAER – Wilson Industrial Sales Co. Inc. has announced plans for a 10,000-square-foot, $2.2 million expansion. The company distributes inorganic chemicals to agricultural and industrial clients. The company has 35 employees in the region and plans to add 15 new workers over the next three years. Wilson Industrial Sales has customers in the U.S., Canada …
HAMMOND – Firestone Building Products has named Korellis Roofing Inc. of Hammond as the 2012 winner of its Master Contractor Award. Korellis ranks among the top 256 commercial roofing contractors of more than 3,000 licensed by Firestone. In addition, Korellis is among 170 to receive Firestone’s Inner Circle of Quality Award.
BURNS HARBOR – Arcelor Mittal has completed a $60 million upgrade of its 160-inch plate mill at Burns Harbor. The new heat-treat line will help make the mill a leader in steel production, said John Mengel, chief operating officer. With the upgrade, steel can be produced quicker and with higher quality, said Mengel. The project …
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte and Starke hospitals will hold a Day of Service Friday, May 18, to build 25 frames for 25 homes being built by Habitat for Humanity. Work will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at Starke Hospital and from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the parking lot near Meridian …
SCHERERVILLE – Plaza 833, a 115,443-square-foot office building at U.S. 30 and U.S. 41, is up for sale. Sheldon Good & Co. of New York will conduct the sale. The building was erected in 1973 and was expanded in 1981. It is currently 61 percent leased to a variety of tenants. “Schererville’s close proximity to …
MERRILLVILLE – NiSource has announced plans to build a $150 million, 70-mile natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania. The Big Pine Gathering System will have a capacity of 425 million cubic feet a day and will connect Columbia Gas Transmission, which is owned by NiSource, with pipelines operated by Texas Eastern Transmission and Dominion Transmission. NiSource …
MERRILLVILLE – Fourteen area contractors and unions have been honored by the Indiana Plan of Northern Indiana at its inaugural appreciation awards reception. The awards recognize the significant efforts that companies, unions and individuals have made to support the Indiana Plan’s mission to increase female and minority participating in the construction industry. “Because of their …
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 …
