Retailers see slow start to back-to-school season
Shoppers are holding off on back-to-school shopping, and those who delay long enough might be rewarded with some steep discounts from desperate retailers.
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Lawmakers seek review of inspector general’s office
Top Statehouse Democrats called Thursday for a review of the Indiana inspector general's office following several cases that they say raise questions about the ethics code applied to those in the executive branch of state government.
NCAA getting out of jersey-selling business
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday it would stop the practice immediately after reports this week that team jerseys and other items linked to individual schools could be found on its own website by searching for specific player names.
More making jump to lobbying without cooling-off period
It's hardly uncommon to go from being employed by Indiana's government to lobbying it, but an increasing number are making the jump without sitting out the customary one-year "cooling-off" period.
Meijer plans to hire more than 9,000 in five states
The Grand Rapids-based company says it wants to hire 1,800 in Indiana. Most of the new positions will be part-time.
U.S. 31 upgrade might begin in fall, INDOT says
INDOT said Wednesday it has awarded a $141 million contract for upgrades between 96th and 136th streets in Carmel to a joint venture between E&B Paving Inc. of Anderson and Gradex Inc. of Indianapolis.
Homeless Indiana military vets increase 12 percent
Homelessness among Indiana military veterans increased this year while the number of homeless families with dependent children fell by nearly a quarter from last year, according to a statewide count released Wednesday.
Indiana officials find school grading ‘manipulation’
Indiana officials have found evidence of "manipulation" in the state's school grading formula as part of a review stemming from a grade-changing scandal.
Liquor store chain wants to intervene in lawsuit
Attorneys for 21st Amendment have filed a motion to intervene in the suit filed by the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association and several store owners.
Indiana testing vendor having troubles in Oklahoma, too
CTB/McGraw-Hill, the second-largest educational testing service in the U.S., has apologized for computer issues that disrupted thousands of students’ online tests in Oklahoma and Indiana in late April.
Leader of recycling group to step down in November
Carey Hamilton is moving on after five years leading the Indiana Recycling Coalition.
Slumping Caterpillar to lay off 125 workers in Lafayette
Caterpillar in July announced a 43-percent drop in earnings and cut its outlook for the rest of the year because of a downturn in the global mining industry.
Indiana senator to push for municipal bankruptcy law
A northwestern Indiana lawmaker says he will push a measure next year that would change state law to allow local governments to file for bankruptcy like Detroit did in July.
Online schools face scrutiny over scores, growth
Hoosier Academies and Indiana Connections Academy are both sponsored by Ball State University. Neither school came close to the state average for ISTEP+ scores last year.
New jobs disproportionately low-pay or part-time
So far this year, low-paying industries have provided 61 percent of the nation's job growth, even though these industries represent just 39 percent of overall U.S. jobs. And part-time work has made up 77 percent of the job growth.
Online markets help Indiana growers find new customers
Online “food hubs” have emerged as small and medium-sized farmers have worked together to find quicker and broader ways to distribute their produce.
Vera Bradley to invest $26M in expansion, add 128 jobs
Handbag and luggage maker Vera Bradley Inc. plans to bolster its design and distribution centers near Fort Wayne.
State adds manufacturing jobs for second year in a row
Indiana Manufacturers Association President Patrick Kiely says Indiana has added 64,000 manufacturing jobs since the industry bottomed out in June 2009.
Critics: Duke trying to shift more Indiana plant cost
A consumer group maintains Duke Energy is trying skirt an agreement that caps how much of cost overruns electric customers must pay on its new $3.5 billion coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana.
Indiana lawmakers launch review of school grading scandal
Republican Senate President Pro Tem David Long and Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma announced Friday the creation of an independent task force to review the school grading system.