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...

The General Assembly has sent legislation to Governor Mike Pence's desk that instructs the RDA to focus on shoreline and transportation improvements in Northwest Indiana. House Bill 1398 (approved 86-0) clarifies the duties of the Northwest Indiana...

The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved funding to upgrade and expand South Shore commuter rail in Northwest Indiana. While there are still several weeks of conference committees and conversations to go, the initial approval of state...

It's been a busy and exciting start to 2015. Everyone at the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority would like to thank all of our supporters for their hard work and dedication over the last three months. To everyone across the region, we...

This past Tuesday, the Indiana Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy Committee unanimously approved HB 1398, Rep. Ed Soliday's package of administrative changes to the RDA. The committee also signed off one significant modification, an amendment that...

Two of the Regional Development Authority's signature initiatives in Northwest Indiana -- the renewal of Marquette Park in Miller and the expansion of the Gary/Chicago International Airport -- will be on display June 11-12 when the once-annual Air...

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) welcomes Christopher Campbell to its Board of Directors. Campbell, Senior Vice President at Centier Bank, will serve as Porter County's representative to the RDA. "I am honored to be selected...

For the second straight year, Chicago led the nation in business investment, according to Site Selection magazine's annual rankings. Overall, the State of Indiana shared in three of the top 10 metro areas with a population over 1 million: Chicago,...