Drop in unemployment claims shows job market improving
The Labor Department said Thursday that initial applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 11,000 to 448,000, the lowest
level in four weeks.
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GM in talks to sell Indianapolis stamping plant
City and union officials say General Motors has found a potential buyer for an Indianapolis stamping plant that it has planned
to shut down: JD Norman Industries of suburban Chicago.
Indiana census return rate 3rd highest among states
The Indiana Department of Administration says mail-in results released Wednesday show Indiana tied with Iowa in its rate of
return. The two states trailed only Wisconsin and Minnesota, which both hit 80 percent. The national rate was 72 percent.
Kroger fined over worker’s death at Franklin store
State regulators have issued a $17,000 fine against Kroger Co. over a warehouse accident that led to a worker’s death.
FAA says regional airline didn’t inspect planes
Federal aviation officials want to fine Chautauqua Airlines $348,000 for allegedly flying regional jets thousands of times
without performing required safety inspections.
Purdue drug maker closing its doors after 5 years
The Purdue Research Foundation says the Chao Center for Industrial Pharmacy and Contract Manufacturing was unable to become
self-sustaining in part because of the recession.
Warfare museum to open in Indianapolis Saturday
The museum will display artifacts and uniforms from all branches of the military from 1910 through Operation Desert Storm
in Iraq. A model of the USS Indianapolis, which was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II, also will be displayed.
Anthem Blue Cross postponing rate hike again
In January, Anthem Blue Cross notified many individual policyholders that their rates would rise as much as 39 percent March
1. After a public outcry, the company announced a two-month delay. Now that is on hold, too.
Ivy Tech to offer classes in Avon shopping mall
The town will spend $250,000 to turn a vacant 15,000 square foot space in the Beechwood Centre into 12 classrooms and a computer
lab.
Activists say Indiana lagging in protecting environment
Indiana's air, land and water are significantly cleaner than they were at the start of the environmental movement
40 years ago, but the state still has work to catch up with other states, according to activists.
Franklin residents still struggle with solution for flooded land
Crews will begin in late April demolishing the first of 74 homes south of downtown Franklin damaged by massive flooding in
June 2008. Officials still haven’t decided how to reuse the land, and residents are torn.
New helicopters coming for Indiana medical flights
Clarian Health officials on Thursday plan to buy four helicopters as it replaces aircraft in its aging patient-transport
fleet.
New home sales likely rose in March
The Commerce Department's report on new home sales Friday is forecast to show a 7.1 percent increase to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 330,000, according to economists polled by Thomson Reuters. That's up from an all-time low of 308,000 in
February.
Indiana budget chief orders another 5 percent in cuts
State revenues are $867 million, or 9.4 percent, less than forecast through the first nine months of the current fiscal year.
Tipton County works on deal to fill empty Getrag factory
A central Indiana county is nearing approval of more than $13 million in incentives in hopes of attracting a company to take
over a sprawling factory that a Chrysler supplier stopped building in 2008.
Indianapolis gets $10 million for clean energy
The grant announced Wednesday is part of $452 million in stimulus funding nationwide for projects meant to make buildings
more energy efficient.
Report: Indiana far short of funding teacher pensions
Indiana is among the nation’s five most underfunded teacher pension programs, but low ranking is misleading.
Court-backed foreclosure prevention program grows
The program will expand to St. Joseph and Marion counties this month, to Monroe County this summer, and the rest of the state
later.
Indiana white-collar workers suffering in bad economy
The national unemployment rate for college graduates age 25 and older was 4.9 percent in March, up from 4.4 percent a year
ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
Toyota accepted record $16.4 million fine
Toyota Motor Corp. agreed Monday to pay a record $16.4 million fine for failing to properly notify federal authorities about
a dangerous accelerator pedal defect. The automaker still denies the government's
allegation that it violated the law.