The number of newly laid-off U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits last week fell to the lowest level since early January, largely due to changes in the timing of auto industry layoffs. Continuing claims, meanwhile, unexpectedly jumped to a record high. While layoffs are slowing, unemployed workers are having a difficult time finding […]
South Bend’s mayor said he would recommend laying off 19 police officers and 45 firefighters if a local income tax increase isn’t approved. Mayor Stephen Luecke said last night that more than 200 jobs, or about 15 percent of the city’s work force, might have to be cut and spending on snow removal reduced by […]
Ball State University is proposing a tuition and fees increase of about 4.2 percent for the coming school year, a slightly smaller hike than those planned at other public universities in Indiana. Under Ball State’s proposal, in-state undergraduate students would pay an extra $329 for 2009-10, or a total of about $7,830 for the academic […]
A former Indiana pastor and his sons have pleaded not guilty to charges they bilked church members out of millions of dollars intended for church construction projects. A Sullivan County judge appointed defense attorneys today for 65-year-old Vaughn Reeves, 40-year-old Chris and 32-year-old Josh. The oldest son, 44-year-old Chip, is being represented by attorneys Jim […]
One of the nation’s largest Christian denominations is addressing the nation’s financial crisis with what it hopes will be a spiritual teaching moment as well as a cost-saver. Fifty United Methodist Church bishops in the United States will roll back their salaries by 4 percent next year in what Bishop Gregory Palmer of Springfield, Ill., […]
Motorists who renew their Indiana driver’s licenses or obtain new ones will have to present documents to prove their identities beginning next year. Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Andy Miller said today the one-time requirement is part of an effort to stem identity theft by complying with the 9/11 commission’s recommendations and federal law. Anyone […]
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co., Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alkermes Inc. said yesterday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
has accepted their application for the once-a-week diabetes drug exenatide.
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co., Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alkermes Inc. said yesterday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted their application for the once-a-week diabetes drug exenatide. Exenatide is the primary ingredient of Byetta, a treatment for type 2 diabetes. While Byetta is injected twice a day, the newer drug is intended […]
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says it will announce new security initiatives for driver’s licenses, permits and ID cards. Commissioner Andy Miller will announce the measures during a news conference this morning at the Indiana Government Center in downtown Indianapolis. The announcement comes about a month after BMV officials announced the arrest of a […]
Nestle USA plans to ask Anderson’s City Council for a tax break on equipment for its expanded plant that it says will lead to the hiring of nearly 99 people. Nestle is scheduled to make the request tomorrow for a 10-year tax abatement on new equipment valued at $200 million. The break is worth about […]
Indiana says it will use a new law and improved services to better protect residents from identity theft. A new state law creates the crime of synthetic identity theft to specify that combining parts of the identities of into a hybrid, fictional person in order to commit fraud is a felony punishable by six months […]
Investors are sending stocks lower as another tumble in oil prices undermines the case for an economic recovery. Major stock market indexes skidded about 2 percent today as crude dropped for the fifth straight day, the latest indicator that investors think demand for energy and basic materials will remain soft. The Dow Jones industrial average […]
The Indiana Department of Correction expects to gain more than 2,000 beds for inmates by shifting prison programs and inmates to different locations. Female youth offenders will move from Indianapolis to Madison in southeastern Indiana. Adult females in the Indiana Women’s Prison near downtown Indianapolis will be moved to the former juvenile facility. And the […]
Indiana’s privately run welfare project has so many problems that the state could start taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract with IBM as early as this fall, a state official said today. Secretary Anne Murphy of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said she asked lead vendor IBM Corp. to submit a […]
Students at Indiana’s two largest college systems may soon know how much they have to pay for tuition next year, and it looks like they’ll be digging deeper into their wallets. Under proposals announced yesterday, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie recommended in-state tuition hikes of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at […]
A top Indiana official says the state’s privately run welfare-operations project has so many problems that Indiana could begin taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract this fall. Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Anne Murphy said she asked lead vendor IBM Corp. to prepare a “corrective action plan” as part of a process […]
Duke Energy said yesterday that it plans to invest about $121 million to study carbon dioxide storage sites in southwest Indiana.The three-year project would result in an average customer rate increase of about 1 percent that would be phased in between 2010 and 2013.Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke, one of the nation’s largest power generators, said it […]
New safety standards aimed at reducing salmonella and E. coli outbreaks are part of a government effort to try to make food safer to eat. A food safety panel established by President Barack Obama developed the new rules for eggs, poultry, beef, leafy greens, melons and tomatoes as well as for better coordination and communication […]
President Barack Obama is nominating former Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez for a senior position in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The White House announced yesterday that Fernandez has been picked to become assistant secretary of commerce for economic development and Economic Development Administration administrator. Fernandez was Bloomington’s mayor from 1996 to 2003 and was the […]
Students at Indiana’s two largest college systems may soon know how much they have to pay for tuition next year, and it looks like they’ll be digging deeper into their wallets. Under proposals announced yesterday, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie recommended in-state tuition hikes of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at […]
