Indianapolis officials are hoping to land $8 million in energy-efficiency and conservation-block grants from the federal stimulus program. The city has submitted eight projects to the U.S. Department of Energy for funding consideration. A total of 450 counties are eligible for the grants. The largest expenditure is $3.3 million for construction of 17 miles of […]
Indiana University is expected to approve a tuition hike of more than 4 percent today after hearing public testimony about the proposed increases. IU’s Board of Trustees will vote on the proposed increases of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at IU-Bloomington and IUPUI. That would bring annual tuition to about $8,600 […]
A new Indiana Department of Transportation appointee will initially focus his efforts on the Interstate 69 expansion through central and southern Indiana. INDOT Commissioner Michael Reed has chosen Sam Sarvis as the agency’s deputy commissioner for major program management. His appointment was announced yesterday. Reed said Sarvis has experience with local and state highway construction. […]
Investors are finally getting the news they’ve been craving. Stocks surged for the second time in three days today as investors pounced on evidence that the economy might not be as weak as feared. Strong earnings and an upbeat forecast from Intel Corp. and a more favorable take on the economy from the Federal Reserve […]
AT&T Inc. and its largest union have tentatively agreed on a new contract for 18,500 employees in the Midwest, including about 2,500 in Indiana. Leaders of the Communications Workers of America, which has gone three months without a contract, reached the deal after nearly five months of negotiations with AT&T. Union members will vote on […]
The Senate health committee cast a milestone vote today to approve legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to act on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The 13-10 party line vote advanced a $600 billion measure that would require individuals to get health insurance and employers to contribute […]
A union official says about 100 hourly workers are being recalled by Fort Wayne Foundry Corp. to one of its northern Indiana factories. Those workers will be back on the job as a Columbia City plant resumes production to fill a six-month contract making water pumps for General Motors Corp. United Auto Workers Local 2242 […]
The Labor Department said today that inflation at the consumer level rose by 0.7 percent last month, slightly higher than the 0.6-percent increase that economists were expecting. It was the biggest one-month gain since a 0.7-percent increase last July. The big jump was seen as a temporary blip, however. Inflation is not expected to be […]
Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority are offering free training to contractors who want to work with an energy-conservation program. Officials say the training will help contractors learn about weatherization and energy-conservation techniques they can use in people’s homes. Contractors who complete the training will be eligible to do […]
Indiana will receive up to $6.1 million in federal stimulus funds to offer rebates to consumers who buy new energy-efficient appliances, including furnaces, air conditioners, refrigerators and water heaters. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $300 million in grants to states yesterday. The program is intended to allow homes to use energy more efficiently […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels plans to join Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear today in Louisville when Beshear conducts a ceremonial signing of a bill that creates a two-state authority for transportation projects with Indiana. The plan seeks two bridges over the Ohio River between Louisville and southern Indiana‘s Clark […]
President Barack Obama yesterday declined to predict how high unemployment will climb but made clear he expects it to keep worsening for a while as hiring lags behind other signs of economic recovery. “How employment numbers are going to respond is not year clear,” the president said on a day when he was headed to […]
The Indiana Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a challenge to a state law that eliminated most township assessor offices across the state. The court agreed with a Huntington County court decision that found state lawmakers had the legal right to eliminate the elected offices in midterm. Huntington Township Assessor Joan Stoffel had argued that the […]
Lower gasoline prices, while good news for drivers, were a gut punch for ethanol producers and promoters of the high-ethanol blend known as E85. In Minnesota, the nation’s leader in E85 pumps, sales fell off by more than half this spring compared with the year before, a disappointment to E85 producers and the farmers who […]
A bankruptcy judge has approved a plan by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings to buy Frontier Airlines, although other bidders could still come forward. Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. spokesman Steve Snyder said the judge approved the plan at a hearing today in New York. Republic, a regional carrier that currently flies for other airlines, is offering […]
By BREE FOWLER AP Auto Writer NEW YORK A bankruptcy judge on Monday approved a deal that could shift some of auto parts supplier Delphi’s assets to General Motors Co., which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. U.S. Judge Robert Gerber, who is overseeing the liquidation of Motors Liquidation Co., the collection of […]
Purdue University’s trustees have approved increasing tuition by 5 percent for Indiana students the next two years along with phasing in a $500 fee for new students. The trustees executive committee voted unanimously today in support of the increase, which will add $388 to the tuition bill for in-state students on the West Lafayette campus. […]
Indiana’s higher education commissioner is urging college students and their parents to attend public meetings about next year’s tuition rates. Colleges and universities hold public meetings on proposed tuition rates before their boards vote on the final numbers. Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers says the meetings are a chance for parents and students to tell […]
A $754 million project is being proposed to replace the aging Wishard Memorial Hospital in downtown Indianapolis. Hospital officials say renovating the current facility is not practical because its mechanical systems are failing and the patient rooms can’t accommodate modern equipment. Wishard’s facility is spread over 17 buildings, many of which were built before World […]
Indiana welfare officials considering canceling the state’s privately run welfare system have no backup plan in place, and critics say it will be hard to undo the privatization of 1,500 state case workers more than two years ago. Anne Murphy, secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration, confirmed recently that the system led by […]
