Burns Harbor, Indiana

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• Report: Union, ArcelorMittal cut layoffs to 490
  

  Union representatives and ArcelorMittal have reached a layoff agreement, reducing the number of layoffs at the Burns Harbor steel mill from the 2,444 proposed to 490, according to a newspaper report.

• Proposed Burns Harbor building moratorium gets new life
  

  Voting 5-1 Monday, the Burns Harbor Advisory Plan Commission forwarded a building moratorium to the Town Council with a favorable recommendation for its adoption.

• Autoworkers Union Should Adjust, To.....
  

  We hope officials of the United Auto Workers union notice what happened in Burns Harbor, Ind., last week.

• Saving green on Black Friday
  

  Vanessa Escobar got to her spot in line outside of Toys "R" Us about midnight, just as Black Friday was beginning.

• Shoppers hit Black Friday sales
  

  Holiday shoppers take advantage of "Black Friday" sales and lined up as early as midnight for a 5 a.m. opening at Toys R Us.

• ArcelorMittal says layoffs in large numbers likely at its plants in the US
  

  The world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, has told its steel workers union that it could lay off almost 16 per cent of its entire US hourly workforce on account of weaker global demand for its steel ...

• A labor compromise could save hundreds of jobs in Indiana.
  

  The Arcelor Mittal steel company had planned on eliminating 2,044 jobs at its plant in Burns Harbor.

• ArcelorMittal, USW, reach agreement
  

  The United Steelworkers and ArcelorMittal reached an agreement Wednesday eliminating the forced layoffs of 2,444 hourly workers at its Burns Harbor plant.

• Company says mass layoffs in Indiana could be temporary
  

  BURNS HARBOR Steelmaker ArcelorMittal confirmed to state officials that it "must substantially reduce" staffing at its Burns Harbor facility and said layoffs of 2,444 will begin in mid-January. In a notice to ...

• Fire damages 100-year-old Chesterton home
  

  A 100-year-old home sustained significant damage during a fire Sunday afternoon.

• Layoff of 2,444 steelworkers likely at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor
  

  ArcelorMittal USA has notified the United Steelworkers union and other required stakeholders about the "potential for an indefinite layoff of 2,444 employees" at its Burns Harbor, Indiana, steel facility ...

• Visclosky urges action against illegal steel trade
  

  U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., this morning testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission, urging the ITC to enforce trade laws so that international trade does not further hamper the steel ...

• ArcelorMittal warns of layoffs at US plant
  

  Burns Harbor , November 23: ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, has warned that as many as 2,444 employees at a steel plant in northwestern Indiana could be laid off indefinitely in January.

• 'Believe me, they're worried'
  

  In his almost 40 years as a steelworker at ArcelorMittal in Burns Harbor, Dennis Taylor has enjoyed the times of prosperity and he has suffered through the times where he or his fellow workers were laid off.

• ArcelorMittal layoffs a blow to local businesses
  

  The potential loss of thousands of jobs at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor plant doesn't bode well for Northwest Indiana commerce, local business leaders say.

• Steelmaker warns up to 2,444 layoffs at Ind. plant
  

  ArcelorMittal says it might lay off as many as 2,400 employees at its Burns Harbor steel plant in January.

• Steel production follows dropping demand
  

  Domestic steelmakers have dropped production to the lowest levels in more than two decades in order to keep supply in line with decreased demand.

• ArcelorMittal profit sharing up, work down
  

  ArcelorMittal steelworkers are receiving the highest profit sharing payments they have seen since 2005, but the prosperity is not expected to last into the coming quarters.

• Late Fall Snowstorm Clobbers Northwest Indiana
  

  Nov 18, 2008 6:36 am US/Central BURNS HARBOR, Ind. The calendar may say it's still late fall, but winter is making an early and violent appearance in Northwest Indiana, where up to a foot of snow is expected to ...

City Description

Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 766 at the 2000 census. Burns Harbor is located at 41°36′53″N 87°07′28″W / 41.61472, -87.12444 (41.614685, -87.124560). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.16%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 766 people, 303 households, and 219 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.1 people per square mile (43.3/km²). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 47.3/sq mi (18.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.26% White, 0.26% African American, 1.17% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.31% of the population. There were 303 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband

City Contained By:

• United States
• Indiana
• Porter County
• Westchester Township

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 17.8709179613 km squared

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