Area businesses could take $85M blow from Grand Park closure
While the expected economic impact to the region is high, Westfield officials say they don’t expect the closure to have a game-changing impact on the city’s budget.
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Purdue student files lawsuit against university over its pandemic response
The complaint is one of several that New York-based law firm Milberg Phillips Grossman LLP has filed on behalf of college students across the country who are now receiving a much different college experience than they expected. The suit is seeking class-action status.
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Local nursing home under inspection after two employees die from COVID-19
State officials have reported 1,568 positive cases of COVID-19 at 199 long-term care facilities in Indiana and 162 deaths at 74 facilities.
Publicly traded firms, including 3 in Indiana, getting $365M in small-biz rescue loans
The recipients included Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications ($4.8 million), the Terre Haute-based coal mining company Hallador Energy ($10 million) and the Evansville-based sporting goods maker Escalade Inc. ($5.6 million).
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Tyson closes Logansport pork processing plant ravaged by coronavirus
COVID-19 has become a significant problem for the industry. An estimated 25% of U.S. pork processing capacity has closed in recent days.
State leaders acknowledge testing is still an issue in COVID-19 fight
And while testing in Indiana has been on the rise, the state still isn’t hitting its goal of testing 6,300 Hoosiers a day for the novel coronavirus.
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Administration offers plan to cover COVID-19 care for uninsured
Under the approach detailed by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, hospitals and doctors would submit their bills directly to the government and they would get paid at Medicare rates.
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Delta Air Lines suffers first quarterly loss in 5-plus years
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline lost $534 million in the first quarter and warned that it expects the second quarter to be much, much worse.
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Stocks climb higher worldwide; oil prices crawl off floor
Even as depressing economic and health reports pile up by the day, some investors are looking ahead to the possibility of parts of the economy reopening as infections level off in some areas.
State reports declining number of COVID-19 cases, 31 more deaths
The Indiana State Department of Health said Wednesday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 661, up from 630 the previous day.
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McCormick: Fixing internet access gaps ‘just as important as I-69 being paved’
Without a comprehensive statewide effort to get all students online during the coronavirus crisis, districts have largely been tasked with filling the gaps when it comes to computers and home internet access.
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Congress set to pass $483B in virus aid as Trump eyes next deal
President Donald Trump is urging swift passage this week. The Senate approved the bill Tuesday and the House plans a vote on Thursday.
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CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter will likely be worse
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more deadly because it is likely to coincide with the start of flu season.
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A lost season? Minor League Baseball teams, players face uncertain future
While Major League Baseball tries to figure out a way to play this summer, the prospects for anything resembling a normal minor league season are increasingly bleak.
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Huge virus outbreak in Ohio prisons highlights risk at U.S. lockups
A massive coronavirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 4,000 inmates in Ohio has highlighted the dangers lurking in the nation’s correctional facilities during the pandemic.
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Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas
Trump said he would be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.
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Oil’s chaotic collapse deepens; stocks drop worldwide
U.S. stocks sank to their worst loss in weeks as worries swept markets worldwide about the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Holcomb wants companies to prepare now for return to work
During Tuesday’s media briefing, Gov. Eric Holcomb said he wasn’t ready to suggest a date for when businesses like retailers, restaurants or office workers could return but everyone should “be prepared” for that day.
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White House, congressional leaders reach $484B aid deal
The $484 billion legislation would increase funding for the Paycheck Protection Program by $310 billion, boost a separate small business emergency grant and loan program, and direct billions to hospitals and a new coronavirus testing program.
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Indiana coal company with ties to Trump administration gets $10M rescue loan
The federal rescue measure was designed for companies with fewer than 500 workers, but Small Business Administration guidelines allow some bituminous coal mining firms with up to 1,500 employees to qualify for the loans.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Resources for Businesses and Employers OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 Indiana State Department of Health Indy Chamber Rapid Response Hub Small Business Administration The SBA is making low-interest loans for working capital available to Indiana small businesses. Indiana Unemployment Information Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Dashboard Critical Industries Hotline(for business and industry only)
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covidresponse@iedc.in.gov State’s virus-related executive orders State plan to reopen Indiana