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...

Residents of Lake, Porter and La Porte counties are being asked to weigh in on transit-oriented development (TOD) and service improvements on the South Shore commuter rail line. The online survey is part of an effort by the Northern Indiana Commuter...

It's been a busy week around the Gary/Chicago International Airport. On Wednesday, Carmeuse Lime & Stone broke ground on a $31 million expansion project that includes a new rail terminal and a waste-to-energy facility near the airport. The...

The Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority yesterday approved roughly $13.5 million in matching grants and loans to support more than $160 million in infrastructure and economic development projects in Northwest...

The last of the pavement has been poured on the runway extension at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, and the facility is on track for completion in a little less than two weeks. The $174.1 million runway expansion will lengthen the main runway...

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has issued a notice regarding the public comment period on the Draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives and Environmental Response Actions at the former Ambassador Hotel & Apartments...

RDA President and CEO Bill Hanna recently sat down with Inside Indiana Businesses' Gerry Dick to talk about South Shore expansion. Passage of legislation that provides $6 million a year for 30 years to expand commuter rail is "hugely significant for...

The Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority yesterday agreed to join with the City of Gary and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) in applying for a federal grant to fund transit-oriented...

Residents of East Chicago came out last Friday to celebrate the opening of Unity Plaza, seen in the before and after photos at right (more pictures at the link above). The project was part of the city's Lakefront Revitalization Initiative, which is...

The Indiana General Assembly on Wednesday approved a two-year budget that includes funding to build the West Lake Corridor extension of the South Shore commuter railroad. The state budget, House Bill 1001, provides $6 million a year for the next 30...