Vera Bradley co-founder announces retirement
Vera Bradley Inc. co-founder Patricia Miller says she will retire from the Indiana-based handbag and luggage maker she helped start in 1982.
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Stocks soar after Europe unveils bond-buying effort
A long-anticipated plan to support struggling countries in the European Union provided the necessary jolt, and the gains were extraordinarily broad.
Foreign companies drop bids to run Indiana lottery
Two foreign companies have dropped out of the bidding to become the first private manager of Indiana's lottery, with one charging the state's process encourages bidders to set expected revenue levels too high.
Republic aims for American’s regional flights
Regional airline Republic Airways hopes to take advantage of American Airline's bankruptcy and pick up some flying on behalf of the carrier.
IU unveils $8M plan to expand online education
Indiana University is investing $8 million to help develop and deliver online courses at its campuses statewide and extend the university's global reach.
Cummins starts hiring freeze as sales slow
Engine maker Cummins Inc. says it has instituted a global hiring freeze for at least the rest of this year with an uncertain impact on announced expansions of Indiana operations.
Indiana legislators want to defend immigration law
Three state senators say Indiana's attorney general effectively nullified their votes when he opted not to defend sections of a state immigration law he said were rendered invalid when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down similar sections of an Arizona law.
Not-for-profits urge lawmakers not to kill plates
Organizers from not-for-profit groups urged Indiana lawmakers Wednesday not to kill the sales of specialty license plates that raise some of their funding.
Indiana’s tax revenue down slightly in August
Figures released Wednesday by the State Budget Agency show August's tax revenue came in at about $948 million, or 1.7 percent below projections.
Strong Subaru sales might boost Indiana plant work
Subaru reported August sales up more than 35 percent from a year ago, joining other automakers in pushing U.S. sales to their highest level in three years. That could lead to increased production at its central Indiana factory.
Daniels says he didn’t seek Purdue office upgrades
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he never asked Purdue University to spruce up the president's office before he takes over the university's helm in January.
Fumes sicken 13 workers at Indiana State Fairgrounds
A spokesman says more than a dozen people have been taken to hospitals after they were sickened by fumes from gas-fueled power-washing equipment while working at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Indiana voucher program sees growing enrollment
School voucher advocates are pushing to get as many Indiana children as possible into the state's burgeoning program that helps pay private school tuition. The application deadline is Friday.
Attendance up for Indiana classic-car auction
Organizers of a long-running classic car auction in northeastern Indiana point to improved attendance and sales as signs that they've put behind the financial troubles of its former owner.
IU study: Health majors have best shot at jobs
An Indiana University study has found that what people studied in college had a direct effect on their chances of employment during the Great Recession.
Pence opposition to feds depends on corn inclusion
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence says the iron fist of the federal government, with its freedom-crushing mandates, has no place in Indiana, except for when the government is ordering drivers to put Hoosier corn in their cars.
Two foreign firms among four interested in state lottery
Two foreign companies—one based in Australia, the other in the United Kingdom—are among four firms competing for a chance to become the first private manager of Indiana’s lottery.
Teacher evaluation rule to tax principals’ time
Indiana school principals will begin evaluating all teachers this year under a 2011 law that ties teacher performance to merit pay. But the new responsibilities are sparking worries that administrators will be stretched too thin.
Ex-concrete plant to be razed for Greenwood nature area
A former concrete plant in Greenwood faces the wrecking ball to make room for a wider road. The city plans to raze the former Prairie Materials concrete plant so it can turn Worthsville Road into a major boulevard that can handle traffic from a planned Interstate 65 exit.
Eli Lilly’s top lawyer to retire at end of year
Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday its general counsel, Robert Armitage, will retire at the end of the year and be replaced by deputy general counsel Michael Harrington.