Recently added articles from The Times (Munster, IN):
Airlines of world touch down in Gary.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 26--Air traffic controller Scott Embury landed a new airline for Gary/Chicago International Airport on Tuesday. And he landed another the day before and another the day before that. A Lufthansa Airbus 380, an El Al Boeing 777, an ...
Flood relief request gets a cautious response.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 26--Monday's flood relief request from two of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority's most powerful backers had board members choosing their words cautiously on Tuesday. "Because this is an unusual request it will take some ...
NWI housing down, but not out.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Erler Sep. 26--Housing sales slowed locally in August, falling by 20 percent from a year ago. Buyers came away with a total of 682 new or existing homes in Lake and Porter counties, down from 853 in August 2006, according to information from the Greater ...
Toll Road money winds its way south.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 22--Northwest Indiana elected officials on Thursday swallowed the hard truth that much of the $3.8 billion from the Indiana Toll Road lease is already winding its way southward, paying for major highway projects around the state. Indiana ...
Gary airport board passes $10 million budget.
Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Kass Stone Sep. 21--GARY -- The 2008 budget for the Gary/Chicago Airport was passed 4-2 by the airport board in a special regular session meeting Thursday morning. Voting against the budget were board members Silas Wilkerson and Ross Amundson. Presented by ...
Airport, CSX brass discuss track plans.
Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 21--Gary/Chicago International Airport officials traveled to CSX Corp. headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., this week and met with top company officials to discuss plans to move railroad tracks to make way for a planned runway extension. ...
NICTD outlines rail extension plans.
Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Martin Zabell Sep. 21--MICHIGAN CITY -- As the South Shore line nears its 100th anniversary, the organization that now runs the railroad is planning its first major extension. On Thursday, the leaders of the organization outlined their plans to extend service to Lowell ...
Red Cross drive aimed at those injured at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor mill.
Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Holecek Sep. 20--CHESTERTON -- Dennis Carmichael chomped on a hot dog and drank several small cans of V8, trying to relax Wednesday after he donated two pints of red blood cells. Carmichael and hundreds of others donated blood to those who suffered ...
Resorts casino expansion depends on Chicago market.
Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Erler Sep. 20--A push to expand gambling in Illinois could weigh into plans for improving Resorts casino in East Chicago. Resorts new owner Ameristar Casinos Inc. said in a prepared release Tuesday that the scope, timing and cost of longer-term expansion ...
Another accident hospitalizes worker at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor mill.
Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Holecek Sep. 20--BURNS HARBOR -- For the second time in less than three weeks, an accident at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor mill has hospitalized a worker. James McMahon, 56, of Westville, was injured about 2 a.m. Saturday while operating a cherry ...
Mass transit movement shapes up.
Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 20--More than ever, mass transit providers are in the same boat when it comes to keeping their heads above water in Indiana. "We still don't have a mechanism that will fund these things, so they struggle," Kent McDaniel, executive director of ...
Local analysts: Fed cut a good move.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Hinkel Sep. 19--Money still isn't free, but finance and realty experts say local interest rates should dip slightly after the Federal Reserve cut a vital interest rate Tuesday. The Fed's decision to lower a main interest rate by half a point means ...
Chicago area brings home bronze for traffic delays.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 19--The Texas Transportation Institute has again pegged Chicago as the third worst major city in the nation for overall traffic congestion, renewing calls for alternatives to simply building bigger expressways. "There is a growing ...
Power surge slows down West Point toll plaza.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Lauri Harvey Keagle Sep. 13--HAMMOND -- All lanes at the West Point plaza of the Indiana Toll Road were fully operational again by 8 a.m. Wednesday after a power surge shut down the lanes just after 6 a.m. According to Matt Pierce, spokesman for the toll road, ...
Home and Garden-inspired furniture collection to make Chicago-area debut.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Sep. 7--ORLAND PARK -- Darvin Furniture will be among the first in the Chicago area to introduce a line of Home and Garden Magazine-inspired furniture. The Orland Park store will unveil a gallery of the furniture beginning 10:30 a.m. Sept. 15. A book-signing and free ...
Paxton Media Group buys LaPorte Herald-Argus.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Erler Sep. 7--LAPORTE -- Owners of the Herald-Argus said Thursday the newspaper has been sold to Paducah, Ky.-based Paxton Media Group. The sale is expected to be effective Oct. 1. The sale price was not disclosed. Employees learned of the ...
Iowa regulators fine telecom company that bought out Merrillville business.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Sep. 7--DES MOINES, Iowa -- A telecom company that bought out a Merrillville company accused of charging phone customers without authorization has been fined for the same practice. Ultimate Medium Communications Corp., of Carmel, Ind., was prohibited Wednesday from providing ...
Gary/Chicago airport to benefit from O'Hare fee.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Benman Sep. 6--GARY, Ind. -- Gary/Chicago International Airport could land up to $19 million for construction projects due to an FAA decision to extend the collection of passenger fees at O'Hare International Airport for nine more years. The Gary ...
Dinette fulfills dream of owner, already has regular customers.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Erin DeMuth Sep. 6--HUDSON FALLS -- Four weeks ago, Irv LaFreniere did something for himself -- and for one of his children. Amanda's Trackside Dinette, which opened across from the railroad tracks on River Street in August, gives LaFreniere a place to be ...
Tax help for college students in proposed legislation.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Thomas Dimopoulos Sep. 5--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand visited Skidmore College on Tuesday morning to announce proposed legislation that would significantly increase tax deductions for college tuition and expenses. "Today, families ...