Weak employment report: 125,000 workers lost jobs in June
Pessimism about economic recovery grows as employment numbers for June fall short of expectations.
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Drivers paying more to use Indiana Toll Road
It's the second rate increase since the state leased the Toll Road to a private company, and Thursday's price jump
won't be the last. The state's lease with the private company allows tolls to go up every July after next year.
Richmond factory being closed by new owner
Engineered Plastic Components decision will cost 75 workers their jobs at the former Innatech plant.
Toyota says 270,000 vehicles have faulty engines
Luxury Lexus sedans have potentially faulty engines, in the latest quality issue to confront the Japanese automaker after a string of massive recalls.
Canadian company buying Kruse auto auction
A long-running classic car auction in northern Indiana will continue under a Canadian company that is taking it over from
its founder who has faced financial troubles.
Alcoa cutting 65 jobs at Lafayette plant
United Steelworkers local president Jerry Misner says the layoffs at the Lafayette plant are effective Monday.
New Indiana laws on guns, booze, driving take effect
The latest batch of Indiana laws takes effect Thursday, with new provisions raising the age at which teenagers can get driver's
licenses and requiring ID checks for everyone buying alcohol.
Carmel attorney elected to Indiana University’s board
IU says MaryEllen Bishop of Carmel has been elected to an alumni seat on the Indiana University Board of Trustees.
Firework permits down, more private shows expected
State officials expect more backyard fireworks shows this year because budget problems have forced many municipalities to
cancel large professional fireworks displays.
WellPoint seeking 14 percent rate hike in California
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. said Wednesday that its California subsidiary will dial down rate hikes that drew national outrage earlier this year and helped spark a final push for health care reform.
CNO Financial finalizes $10M life insurance settlement
CNO Financial Group Inc. has finalized plans to set up a $10 million fund to settle a multistate investigation into increases
in policy costs.
Biofuels company Poet to reopen Cloverdale ethanol plant
Poet LLC plans to reopen the former Altra Biofuels plant in nine months, creating as many as 45 jobs.
GM’s deal to sell Indianapolis factory in doubt
A state official says General Motors could scuttle plans to sell an Indianapolis stamping plant marked for closing unless
a local union agrees to consider pay cuts.
Report: Winning referendums takes campaign savvy
A new report says school superintendents who want voters to approve requests for additional district funding need to become
campaign savvy.
Senate combines jobless benefits, homebuyer credit
Senate Democrats are working on a new way to jump-start their stalled election-year jobs agenda while saving unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers. The plan combines in one bill the unemployment benefits with an extension of a popular tax credit for people who buy new homes.
Security glitch exposes WellPoint customer data
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. says it notified 470,000 individual insurance customers about an online security breach
that may have exposed medical records, credit card numbers and other sensitive information.
City of Marion sells park named for mayor’s family
Indiana Wesleyan University bought the five-acre Seybold Park from the city of Marion last month for $143,000.
New securities law lets some victims recoup losses
A new state law allows the securities commissioner to award up to $15,000 or 25 percent of unrecovered awards to victims who
can prove that a court or other agency awarded restitution for fraud that occurs after July 1 of this year.
Glass company to open $3.7M plant in Elkhart
State officials say Pennsylvania-based Santelli Tempered Glass Inc. will open a 32,500-square-foot plant in Elkhart, creating
35 jobs by 2013.
Gary casino appealing $27 million in taxes
Officials say they believe a northwestern Indiana casino might owe $5 million more in back property taxes than previously
estimated.