By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind. Dec. 7--PORTAGE -- Newly named director Peter Laman took the helm this week of a Port of Indiana operation poised for growth. "I see the port as a catalyst for economic development," said Laman, 53.

By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind. Oct. 5--BURNS HARBOR -- Steel imports at Port of Indiana Burns Harbor slacked this year after spiking in 2006.

By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind. Jun. 12--PORTAGE -- Hot-rolled coils forged in a local mill will make up the first export shipment of steel in two years to sail out of Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor.

By Chandra Johnson, The Times, Munster, Ind. Sep. 3--With the price of fuel reaching new levels and railways running well over capacity, businesses the world over find themselves relying more and more on ships to transport their wares.

By Chandra Johnson, The Times, Munster, Ind. Sep. 3--While the U.S. steel industry has lost much of its boom over the last three decades, Northwest Indiana's continuing role as a major purveyor of high-end steel still finds ways to make the global economy sit up and take notice.