Indiana highway commissioner picked for Purdue job
The head of the Indiana Department of Transportation is looking to join former Gov. Mitch Daniels at Purdue University.
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Anderson lodge’s decline mirrors city’s changed demographics
Anderson Elks Lodge 209 wants to auction off its building at 1803 Broadway St. The lodge has about 260 members, a sharp decline from the nearly 2,000 members it boasted in the 1970s.
Pence urges lawmakers to uphold tax bill veto
Pence sent a letter to legislators urging them to uphold his veto of a local tax measure. The measure retroactively approves taxes collected by Jackson and Pulaski counties to pay for new jails.
Troubled Indiana gasification plant begins operation
Duke Energy said that its $3.5 billion, high-tech 618-megawatt plant near Vincennes will produce 10 times as much power as a former plant but emit about 70 percent less pollution.
Outside reviewer picked to study ISTEP troubles
An independent review of Indiana's ISTEP test results is under way one month after computer troubles disrupted test-taking for thousands of students this spring.
Pence urges vets to register businesses with state
Gov. Mike Pence said that beginning July 1, the state will implement a goal to contract 3 percent of its work with veteran-owned small businesses.
Central Indiana farmers turn to organic growing
The organic food sector grew by $2.5 billion nationally during 2011, and it keeps growing.
Analysis: Parties take statewide battles inside for 2014
If Indiana’s 2014 election season ends up being a lot quieter than its 2012 bash, it will be due partly to the parties’ allowing their top intraparty battles to play out inside the convention halls, instead of on the airwaves.
AG sees spike in complaints about gas prices
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office says the recent surge in Midwestern gasoline prices that’s given Indiana the nation’s fourth-priciest gas is drawing an influx of complaints from the public.
King, Mellencamp break rules with ‘Ghost Brothers’
“Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” which plays in Bloomington and Indianapolis in October, is a musical that’s not quite like anything out there — as you might expect from two of America’s most independent artists.
Bank gives Indy $1.4M to settle discrimination complaint
The settlement results from a complaint that alleged Wells Fargo's properties in white neighborhoods were much better maintained and marketed than properties in minority areas.
Ball State trustees OK 2-percent tuition hike
The 20,000-student school says the increase approved Thursday is the lowest at Ball State in 37 years.
Ivy Tech increases tuition more than 8 percent
The trustees of financially strapped Ivy Tech Community College have approved raising tuition by $5 per credit hour each semester for the next two years amid efforts to close a $68 million budget shortfall.
Indiana court wades into coal gas plant dispute
The state Supreme Court agreed Thursday to step into a legal fight between backers and opponents of a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana.
Indy gets $1.6M from EPA to address brownfields
Indianapolis is launching a new strategy devoted to cleaning up abandoned industrial sites and sparking development in some of the capital city's most blighted neighborhoods.
Indiana county pushes ahead with fertilizer plant
The Pakistan-based developers of a fertilizer plant have won a southwestern Indiana county's initial approval for the project, weeks after the state pulled its support.
Indiana University board approves tuition increase
IU President Michael McRobbie told trustees meeting in Indianapolis that the 1.75-percent hike was the lowest tuition increase possible while ensuring world-class educational opportunities for students
Vera Bradley CEO retiring after six years on job
The Fort Wayne-based company announced Michael Ray's decision on Wednesday as the company reported a 27-percent drop in earnings in its latest quarter and trimmed its yearly outlook.
Indiana rolls back some 2010 Medicaid rate cuts
The state plans to spend $37 million more each year reimbursing providers. The increase would amount to 2 percent more for hospitals, nursing facilities, home health and immediate care providers.
Stocks swoon after weak economic reports
Companies like miners, banks and chemical makers, whose fortunes are most closely tied to the prospects for growth, fell the most. That's a sign investors are becoming less confident in the U.S. economy.