Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

It's been a very busy year for the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority. As we head into the final weeks of 2015, here's a look back at some RDA highlights from the past 12 months. In what was probably the most important development, the...

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from firms to provide professional planning and engineering services to update the airport's vision for the next 20+ years of airport development. RFQ...

Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority President and CEO Bill Hanna was among seven speakers at Friday's Northwest Indiana Business Overview and Outlook conference in Valparaiso. Held at Ivy Tech's Valpo campus, the conference was sponsored...

On Tuesday, the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority presented its request for $42 million from the Regional Cities program for rail improvements, service upgrades and transit-oriented development along the South Shore line from Gary to...

The Board of the Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) yesterday approved a $12.9 million matching grant for Phase II of East Chicago's Waterfront Revitalization Initiative. This new grant builds upon $17 million in...

Ground was broken earlier this week on a new retail development in East Chicago. It's another element in the city's Waterfront Revitalization Initiative, which is funded in part by a $17 million grant from the RDA. Mayor Anthony Copeland, along with...

Officials from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) got a tour of Northwest Indiana last Monday in advance of the region's application for Regional Cities funding. Northwest Indiana is competing with other cities and counties around...

On Thursday, the Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority approved a $317,197 grant to the Porter County Regional Municipal Airport that will provide matching funds for $12.6 million in runway and equipment...

Public meetings to be held in Lake and Porter counties to gather input on, and answer questions about, the Regional Cities Initiative, service improvements on the South Shore line and transit-oriented development. Residents of Lake, Porter and La...

The Gary/Chicago International Airport formally opened its new, 8,900-foot runway to the applause of hundreds gathered below skies crowded with jets and planes practicing for the upcoming Gary Air Show. Airport Interim Director Dan Vicari called the...