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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Alexandra Kukulka |Maya Wilkins
As the Energy Department considers shutting down big energy projects, two Northwest Indiana congressmen are defending the continuation of the regional Hydrogen Hub. U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, and U.S. Senator Jim Banks, R-Indiana, wrote a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright to urge the Trump administration to prioritize Northwest Indiana as a regional Hydrogen Hub. “Prioritizing a Hydrogen Hub in Northwest Indiana is a bold, pro-American decision that plays to our state’s strengths.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Alexandra Kukulka |Maya Wilkins
The Indiana-Illinois border commission, Gary supplemental pay, and tollway bills were all recently signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun. House Enrolled Act 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, would establish an Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission to research the possibility of adjusting the boundaries between the two states. Braun, who signed the bill into law May 1, will have to set the commission’s first meeting no later than Sept. 1.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Maya Wilkins
Following lawsuits filed by U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel earlier this week, the United Steelworkers president released a statement Friday, doubling down on the union’s reasoning for its opposition of the Japanese company’s potential purchase. “In a ridiculous final attempt to get the government, the general public and the union to support this shortsighted and dangerous merger, U.S. Steel and Nippon have filed baseless lawsuits,” USW President David McCall said in a video statement.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued a joint statement with two Pennsylvania mayors regarding the United Steelworkers’ position on the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel. “USW leadership is putting jobs at risk with its actions, plain and simple,” said the joint statement from Melton, North Braddock Mayor Cletus Lee and West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Maya Wilkins
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Maya Wilkins
ShareMayor Eddie Melton called Gary the “crossroads of the Midwest,” and he believes the future of the Gary Public Transportation Corporation will show that.“We have rail, we have a highway behind us,” Melton said. “We have almost all transportation within just a couple mile radius of the core of our city.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins
As the only Latina in Indiana University Northwest’s cabinet, Chief of Staff Amy Diaz knows representation matters. “We’re increasing belongingness on campus for our Latino students,” Diaz said. “It means that they get to see themselves represented, and they can see that their institution celebrates them.”IUN on Wednesday hosted its fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Maya Wilkins
ShareFor the first time in 20 years, Ports of Indiana opened a new dock, which the organization’s CEO called a landmark event.“It means new business,” said Jody Peacock, Ports of Indiana’s CEO. “It means new investment. It means new cargo coming in. … This is a global gateway that connects Indiana businesses to the entire international market.”Ports of Indiana on Thursday unveiled its new $6 million dock that will serve ocean vessels at Burns Harbor in Portage.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Maya Wilkins
As a potential Northwest Indiana carbon sequestration project looms, area residents plan to continue fighting - even if they have to do it alone. Just Transition Northwest Indiana last Tuesday hosted a community conversation about the carbon dioxide project that will require a pipeline to run through hundreds of miles in six counties statewide. In September, BP said the project could keep millions of tons of carbon out of the atmosphere, according to Post-Tribune archives.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
everand.com | Maya Wilkins
As a potential Northwest Indiana carbon sequestration project looms, area residents plan to continue fighting — even if they have to do it alone. Just Transition Northwest Indiana last Tuesday hosted a community conversation about the carbon dioxide project that will require a pipeline to run through hundreds of miles in six counties statewide. In September, BP said the project could keep millions of tons of carbon out of the atmosphere, according to Post-Tribune archives.
