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Two Republican state senators say they would like another set of eyes on the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority’s budget. Senators Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, and Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, are co-sponsoring legislation in the coming legislative short session that would return final oversight of the SSCVA budget to the Lake County Council. It is the same process currently used to provide ...

One day after the head of Lake County’s tourism bureau resigned, there was no comment on how the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board would find a replacement. Andy Qunell, SSCVA board chairman, declined to comment Tuesday on how the entity may proceed finding a replacement for president and CEO David Uran. Uran announced his resignation Monday, effective Dec. 31, ending his ...

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The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority is taking steps to update its original feasibility study on the need for a convention center in Lake County. The RDA announced Monday it is seeking sealed proposals from qualified consulting firms to prepare a feasibility study regarding the need for a convention center in the county. The move is a necessary step in the potential development ...

The Lake County Council is taking advantage of a new state law authorizing the reallocation of funds within the recorders office to support record-keeping upgrades.

On Thursday, members of the Supreme Court of the United States released their 6-3 ruling on Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard, ruling that colleges and universities cannot base their

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Center took its first steps Thursday to get a clearer picture what its future role could be — developer, operator or marketing entity — if a Lake County convention center were to become reality. Board members approved 13-0 with two abstentions to enter into a contract with Sports Facilities Companies of Clearwater, Florida, for a market and feasibility ...

Lobbyists for the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board said there are still a few ways the bureau can be involved with the proposed Lake County convention center despite changes to the original bill that cut it out of the process.

Numerous legislative proposals that appeared headed toward becoming law didnt make it across the finish line during the 2023 Indiana General Assembly.

A bill outlining plans for the development of a Lake County Convention Center while creating a means to eliminate blight in Gary and revitalize the city’s downtown Metro transportation hub is heading to the governor’s desk.