Indiana auto-parts supplier set to add jobs
An auto-parts supplier in northeastern Indiana plans to expand its operations and create as many as 95 new jobs.
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Space issues grow at Johnson County work-release site
A program that allows dozens of convicted offenders to work while completing their prison sentences could be expanded, but it needs a new building and faces a limited budget.
GOP support building behind Mourdock
On Monday at an Indianapolis fundraiser, GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan exhorted Republicans to “please, please, send us Richard Mourdock!” Other prominent party members are lining up behind Mourdock, too.
Indiana’s wind power industry faces unclear future
Indiana's once-promising wind-power industry is facing an uncertain future as Congress debates whether to renew a tax credit that's set to expire by the end of the year.
Study: Indiana tax code discourages small businesses
A new study of Indiana's business tax structure suggests the state's tax code discourages the small, home-grown businesses often considered the engines of job creation.
GOP spending $650K in tight Indiana Senate race
Senate Republicans will jump into Indiana's pitched Senate battle this week, responding to a Democratic ad-buy with one of their own as they seek control of the Senate in November.
Indianapolis jeweler shot during home break-in
Indianapolis police say jeweler Gary Thrapp of G. Thrapp Jewelers was in stable but serious condition Sunday after being shot when two people broke into his home.
Lawmaker wants review of specialty plate proceeds
More oversight of Indiana’s specialty license plates is needed to ensure that the groups who benefit spend the money appropriately, according to the chairman of a legislative panel reviewing the plates.
Tippecanoe Co. to put crime info at public’s fingertips
Crime activity and information on people taken to jail or being released will soon be available to the public through a new app being developed for the Tippecanoe County sheriff’s office.
Rising gas prices put a crimp in Americans’ spending
The Federal Reserve this week took steps to boost economic growth. But those stimulus measures are also pushing oil prices up. If gas prices follow, consumers will have less money to spend elsewhere.
Analysis: In a crummy economy, why are stocks rising?
Economic growth is pitiful. So why are the major stock indexes just a few percentage points shy of an all-time record? Start with two words: Ben Bernanke.
Dems to pour $516K into Indiana Senate battle
A party official said Friday the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is financing a new ad for Rep. Joe Donnelly that will run statewide.
Stocks open higher day after Federal Reserve move
Stocks opened higher Friday, on track to record one of their best weeks since June, after the Federal Reserve stepped in again to help the disappointing economic recovery.
First woman named to Indiana Supreme Court since 1999
Gov. Mitch Daniels has named a Tippecanoe County judge as the first woman on the Indiana Supreme Court in 13 years.
Groups oppose end to some Indiana hearing notices
Eighteen environmental and public interest groups are urging Indiana's environmental agency to reconsider its plans to stop publishing newspaper notices that alert the public about hearings on proposed air-quality policy changes.
Anderson City Council OKs $14M abatement for Nestle
The Swiss company hasn't decided where in the United States it will put a new production line. If it chooses Anderson, employment at the plant would increase from 660 to about 760.
Crop insurance losses begin to mount amid drought
Thousands of farmers are filing insurance claims this year after drought and triple-digit temperatures burned up crops across the nation's Corn Belt, and some experts are predicting record insurance losses — exacerbated by changes that reduced some growers' premiums.
Fed unveils bold, open-ended steps to aid economy
The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bold and open-ended steps Thursday designed to stimulate the economy by boosting the stock market and making it cheaper for people to borrow and spend. Stocks surged after the announcement.
NW Indiana’s clogged railroads to get $71M upgrade
Northwestern Indiana's congested railroad corridors will see some upgrades with $71 million in federal money to help speed the flow of passenger and freight trains and perhaps help progress on a Chicago-to-Detroit high-speed Amtrak rail route.
Rose-Hulman takes pride in top college ranking
For the 14th year in a row, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been ranked the nation's top undergraduate engineering college. The ranking is a source of pride for the students and a marketing tool for the university.