It’s official. The Lake County Board of Commissioners selected Gary as the site for the new Lake County Convention Center. The commissioners announced the decision Wednesday morning to a packed room ...

Robert Buggs stood alone amid a sea of applause. Clad in a baby-blue fedora and matching sport coat, he was the only person ...

In 2023, as an Indiana state senator, Melton created Senate Bill 434, which established a fund for the Lake County Convention Center, the blighted property demolition fund and new train station ...

CROWN POINT — The Lake County convention center will be located adjacent to the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. The three-member Lake County Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed ...

CROWN POINT — The Lake County Board of Commissioners is set to decide at its May 21 meeting which of the two convention center proposals should move forward toward eventual construction.

The Lake County Board of Commissioners has chosen Gary to be the site of a new Lake County Convention Center. The commissioners announced the decision late this morning. The process began with 14 ...

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GARY, Ind. (WGN) — Gary, Indiana won a competitive bid to build the Lake County Convention Center, with city Mayor Eddie Melton hailing the achievement as an “important day” for Lake County.

Young was rumored to own some land that is planned to be used for the new Lake County Convention Center, which Gary unanimously received a bid from the Lake County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday.