U.S. unemployment rate dips on census hiring
Virtually all the job creation in May came from the hiring of 411,000 census workers. Job creation by private companies grew
at the slowest pace since the start of the year.
Virtually all the job creation in May came from the hiring of 411,000 census workers. Job creation by private companies grew
at the slowest pace since the start of the year.
Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which operates Frontier Airlines and does regional flying for other carriers, said Thursday
its planes were much more crowded than a year ago.
In a recent letter to Arizona's governor, the city of Bloomington said it will not purchase goods or services from businesses
headquartered in Arizona or send city officials to conferences there.
The State Budget Agency said Thursday that collections through 11 months of the current fiscal year stand about $1 billion
below the budget passed by the General Assembly in June 2009.
Excluding transportation, orders actually fell 0.5 percent, the poorest showing in 13 months.
The head of a national teachers union said Indiana’s Department of Education is among the three most hostile to teachers in
the country.
Minority Leader Vi Simpson, D-Bloomington, said the Republican governor’s budget director told her that a comprehensive list
of executive branch budget reductions wasn’t available. She said that’s unacceptable.
Indiana drivers last year purchased more than 400,000 specialty plates, generating more than $10 million for sponsoring groups.
Construction activity surged in April by the largest amount in nearly a decade. The unexpected gains could mean the hardest-hit
sector of the economy is starting to recover.
Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with its largest union Tuesday. It still must be ratified by union members in Indiana and seven other states.
Franchitti’s earnings were part of an overall purse of $13,592,815. The paychecks were announced at the annual victory dinner
Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Camp’s role in deploying units overseas will be secure for years to come despite Defense Department cutbacks, says leader
of Indiana National Guard.
Two years removed from his failed try in NASCAR, the Scottish driver holds on with barely a gallon of fuel in the
tank. Meanwhile, the much-touted Penske team falls victim to its own blundering.
The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending was unchanged last month, the weakest showing in seven months.
More people are expected to hit the road than did last year, but their budgets will be tighter because of high unemployment,
stock markets in retreat and a still-fragile economy.
Enrollment during the period rose 17 percent, to more than 57,000 students as of Monday, the first day of the summer semester.
The three simultaneous gatherings are expected to draw about 600 scientists and researchers from some 30 countries to the
West Lafayette campus from July 12-15.
Fort Wayne officials are working to persuade Navistar to keep its truck design center with more than 800 workers in the city
after the company dropped plans to move its operations to a Chicago suburb.
The economic recovery last quarter turned out to be slower than first thought, one of the reasons unemployment is likely to
stay high this year.
A Purdue University-based company has reached a deal giving Chinese and Danish firms access to a patented product that makes
it easier to turn wood chips, grasses and other agricultural wastes into ethanol.