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The Gary/Chicago International Airport kicked off another new investment Tuesday. Officials broke ground on a new 47,000-square-foot hangar, which will be leased to Valparaiso-based Wingtip Aviation.
Wingtip owner Jeromy Montesano said his company decided to expand to Gary, due to the airport's long runway, customs facility and other infrastructure. "Wingtip Aviation currently serves every country in the world," Montesano said. "We fly everywhere in the world with the most high-powered companies and CEOs."
The Gary/Chicago International Airport (GCIA) formally broke ground on a new $12 million, 47,000 square foot aviation hangar, which represents the newest addition to its growing list of aviation offerings. This new hangar will house Wingtip Aviation upon its anticipated May 2025 opening, which signed a 20-year lease with the GCIA Authority and will consolidate its operations at the airport.
Local and federal officials marked the completion of the Dike Raise construction project on Monday at the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility.
U.S. Rep Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, and officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signal the end of the project, which doubles the current capacity to 4.8 million cubic yards and allows for maintenance dredging to continue for the next 35 to 40 years.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, was joined by federal, state and local officials Monday to celebrate the end of a four-year project to expand the capacity of the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility.
Sediment regularly dredged from the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is stored in the facility to ensure contaminants from the harbor bottom are safely kept out of Northwest Indiana's air and water.
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the following statement in response to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that includes the State of Indiana into the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program.
According to HHS, the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program provides reimbursement through Medicaid for the full cost of services, and this program was established under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Congressman Mrvan supported in the 117th Congress.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that Madalyn Martin of Munster High School is the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Madalyn used gouache paint to create her winning artwork, “Stan’s Bait & Tackle,” which depicts Stan’s Bait and Tackle store located in Hammond at night time.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Community Project Funding requests for Indiana’s First Congressional District for Fiscal Year 2025. These requests have been included in the House Appropriations Committee bills and must be approved by both the House and Senate prior to being signed into law.
Washington, DC – 37 Bipartisan Members of the Congressional Steel Caucus, led by Vice Chairman Frank J.
The federal government has selected Indiana and nine other states, including Illinois, to participate in a demonstration program for a type of behavioral health clinic providing a comprehensive range of mental health and addiction services.
The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program will site eight pilot clinics across Indiana to provide critical access to quality behavioral health care that aligns with individual community needs in urban, suburban and rural settings.
Hundreds of people in Northwest Indiana gathered together at Founders Square for the City of Portage’s annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 27.
Debbie Podgorski, secretary for Post 260 Auxiliary, describes how significant Memorial Day is to veterans and family members who lost their close ones who served our nation.
“It’s all about giving recognition to our local veterans,” Podgorski said. “They’ve allowed us to have the freedom to do this so it means a great deal to us all. It's a solemn day, but we celebrate it because we want people to not forget our military.”