Pence departing for trade mission to Japan
Pence plans to fly out of Indianapolis on Thursday morning and return in nine days. He’ll make stops in Tokyo, Nagoya and Tochigi Prefecture.
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Some ad execs unsure about Indiana’s NYC campaign
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. began last month running 15-second advertisements twice an hour promoting the state on the CBS Super Screen in Times Square.
Long dry spell hurting Indiana corn, soybean crops
Two-thirds of Indiana’s top soil is listed as short or very short of moisture.
Indianapolis airport set to open new service plaza
Airport officials announced Wednesday that the convenience store and 24-pump gas station are scheduled to open in mid-September, followed by two fast-food restaurants opening later this year.
Healthy Indiana Plan extends trial run a year
Indiana is being granted a limited extension of its Healthy Indiana Plan while state and federal health care leaders continue negotiating a possible Medicaid expansion.
Indiana Supreme Court to review energy contract
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on a lower court ruling invalidating part of a contract that would require the state to buy synthetic natural gas from a southwestern Indiana plant and resell it on the open market for 30 years.
State appeals court sets hearing on IBM welfare lawsuit
The state is appealing a Marion County judge's ruling last year awarding $52 million to IBM after then-Gov. Mitch Daniels canceled what was a 10-year, $1.37 billion contract.
Commuters cope with downtown Indy highway project
Officials say they didn’t see problems any worse than anticipated Tuesday morning when commuters dealt with the closure of a key section of Interstates 65 and 70. But the afternoon could be a different story.
After tough August, investors face scary September
September is traditionally the stock market’s worst month of the year, but there are several unique events in store over the next few weeks that could make trading even more turbulent.
Hoosierwood: Group seeks state tax incentives for filmmakers
A lobbying group is hoping it can persuade Indiana lawmakers to approve tax incentives to companies making movies in the state, saying it will create jobs.
GOP powerbrokers crafted Indiana education policy, emails show
The Indiana education overhaul associated with Tony Bennett and then-Gov. Mitch Daniels actually was crafted in private by a handful of state GOP bigwigs, including Al Hubbard, Mark Miles and Mark Lubbers, according to emails obtained by the Associated Press. Elected officials weren’t included for months.
Ford recalls 370,000 cars
Potential corrosion to the cars' steering shafts might result in loss of control. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Duke Energy to retire five Indiana coal-fired plants by 2018
A state administrative law judge oversaw the settlement, which was signed Wednesday by Duke Energy, the Sierra Club, Citizens Action Coalition, Valley Watch and Save the Valley.
Johnson County, Franklin near end of buyouts after 2008 flood
After the final buyouts, a total of 107 homes will have been razed with about $8.5 million in federal funds.
NFL seeks $765M settlement over concussion lawsuits
The NFL and more than 4,500 former players want to resolve concussion-related lawsuits with a $765 million settlement that would fund medical exams, concussion-related compensation and medical research, a federal judge said Thursday.
Hoosier documentary maker turns attention to Leonard
Award-winning filmmaker Ted Green, whose previous documentaries profiled John Wooden, Roger Brown and Indiana war veterans, found Bobby “Slick” Leonard has done basically everything there is to do in basketball.
Panel questions cuts to Indiana recycling programs
Legislators and recycling advocates asked the state environmental chief Wednesday why millions of dollars had been shifted out of recycling programs since the recession, saying the initiatives could have created thousands of jobs.
City to pay $15K to fix wells at new World Sports Park
The city of will replace one home water well and lower pumps in three others because they're being sucked dry by an irrigation system at a park where crews are building international sports fields.
Brokerage giant settles discrimination lawsuit
Hundreds of black financial advisers have reached a $160 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Wall Street brokerage giant Merrill Lynch of racial discrimination, a plaintiffs' attorney said Wednesday.
East Chicago, Gary push competing port proposals
Two northwestern Indiana cities are proposing plans for developing a new $400 million port that would become Indiana's second shipping port on Lake Michigan.