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NiSource posts marginally improved year and weak 4Q USS posts $68 million net loss in 2011, improvement on 2010 US Steel dumping Serbian operations Man dies in rail accident at US Steel complex Changes made at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor plant in wake of worker's death last year New twist to BBB scam targeting firms Indiana December jobless rate holds steady, increases locally Rare January vessel loaded at Port of Indiana Burns Harbor Horizon Bancorp posts earning record in 2011 Ports of Indiana post solid year Burns Harbor saw 10 percent rise in cargo Porter Health System appoints new COO Porter County Economic Development Cabinet formed with 11 members Reserve a seat now for Chamber annual meeting lunch St. Lawrence Seaway closed a record 284 day season December 30 Natural gas price drop aids families and businesses Visclosky blasts appellate court ruling in trade case Drivers plan new routes with Illinois toll hikes IURC okays NIPSCO rate hike most household bills to go up 4.5% Indiana Dunes State park pavilion eyed as restaurant and meeting venue Consultant tells tourism office to market itself to local residents Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low income St. Lawrence Seaway cargo numbers up; Port at BH having a banner season Kim's Chocolates moves to North Calumet in time for Christmas shoppers Gipson reminds Local 6787 of blast furnace understanding with ArcelorMittal Take home pay cuts increasingly likely as Congress deadlocks again Health care law focus is preventive care BBB: Know how to stop spam texts Medicare drug coverage gap shrinks Postal prices going up for express and priority mail Lax Internet sales tax rules cost state $77 million study says Sharply higher copays seen for Medicare brand name Rx Congress looking to kill high speed train program Centier takes possession of The Brassie; golfing will go on as normal State Police Senior falls victim to 'grandchild abroad' scam NiSource begins tender offer for $326.9 million in debt Visclosky: DOD should use Great Lakes ports to bring cargo back from Iraq Walgreen's likely to leave Anthem network January 1 US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever State to sell 1,291 acres in Porter County Study: Steel still king in Northwest Indiana Arcelor posts weaker 3Q, cites economic uncertainties IURC okays Damon Run to serve new hospital over Chesterton objections Poorest poor in US hits record 1 in 15 people NiSource posts solid third quarter results Porter hospital owner posts strong 3Q numbers State AG has tips on curbing cell phone spam Local 6787's Pete Trinidad urges ITC to maintain duties on cut-to-length plate Visclosky joins unions in Gary to tout 21st century jobs plan NIPSCO plans electric vehicle incentives NIPSCO tells winter utility bill assistance for low income residents NIPSCO projects lower natural gas prices this season OUCC to water company on proposed rate hike: Nuts EEOC suit against Magnetics International in BH alleges religious discrimination OUCC, IURC clarify and streamline their joint consumer services this week Valparaiso University to buy Porter Hospital land Earthquake risk to nuclear reactors greater than thought USW wins two 'landmark cases' before National Labor Relations Board Sullair plans Michigan City expansion USW Local 6787 reports first quarterly profit share since 2008 New hospital prompts new medical building St. Lawrence Seaway posted good traffic in July Report: US and Canada scrap Seaway expansion idea Comment sought on Indiana American Water Company proposed 6 percent rate hike Porter shows off new hospital; project on schedule for 2012 opening Anton: State of the Chamber is excellent NIPSCO rolling out energy efficiency programs Merrillville says apartment developers need not apply BBB: Beware rental scam on Craigslist Local 150 ratifies new agreements with two contractor groups Indiana Toll Road raises rates; transponders exempt NRC and industry rewrite nuclear history Populations around aging US nuclear plants soaring US nuclear regulators weaken safety rules to allow decaying plants to keep operating Radiation bombards reactors make them brittle GAO: Radioactive leaks at aging nuclear plants not going to stop anytime soon Radioactive tritium leaks found at many nuclear plant sites IRS removes tax-exempt status of 275,000 groups Water company seeks rate hike of 7 percent, would be sixth since 2002 Visclosky introduces American Steel First bill for public infrastructure projects AG: CVS to pay $858K over inflated Rx claims Settlement would allow folks with solar, wind, hydro power to sell it to NIPSCO LEL again owner of Sand Creek Country Club in deal with James Gierczyk NIPSCO CEO compensation in 2010 rose by more than 30 percent NiSource reviews messages between director and utility regulator Federal transportation chief plugs highspeed rail at Sand Creek summit Porter hospital owner posts strong year in 2010 Grand Opening: East Wind Studios offers classes to change your life The three Indiana ports upped cargo handled in 2010 by 8 percent ArcelorMittal posts weak 4Q, but solid full-year performance Sand Creek siblings invest in community, lots for sale again By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950 NiSource posts strong year in 2010 but weak fourth quarter US Steel posts net loss in 2010 of $482M; half the 2009 loss Industry reports Great Lakes cargo shipping way up in 2010 NIPSCO reaches $600 million settlement with EPA and DOJ National Lakeshore sets visitor record in 2010 with 2.165 million Blount named Woman of the Year Business News Archive