NFL contingency plans include playing in empty or half-full stadiums
While the NFL has just begun pondering a shortened season, the other major U.S. leagues are already in various stages of exploring their most feasible paths to resumption.
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Execs giving Trump feedback paint push to reopen nation as chaotic
President Donald Trump spent much of his day hosting conference calls with company executives, industry groups and others he announced Tuesday as part of a hastily formed outside advisory council devoted to the issue.
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New group pledges $500,000 to struggling minority businesses in Marion, Hamilton counties
For its first investment, Impact is partnering with Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative in its effort to deliver rapid release response loans of $1,000 to $25,000 to businesses in need.
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Gov. Holcomb says state’s economy will restart in a ‘rolling’ process
Indiana governor said employees must have “a very high level of confidence about the workplace” when businesses reopen.
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Nursing home residents account for 7% of Indiana COVID-19 cases but 27% of deaths
The figures reflect the outsized danger of the coronavirus to elderly people, who often are physically weak and have underlying conditions, from heart disease to diabetes.
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U.S. stocks plunge amid steep fall in bank earnings, retail sales
A series of wrenching numbers were issued Wednesday on retail sales, oil prices and bank profits that knocked a stock rally off its tracks and hit the pause button on investor optimism.
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Fed sees sharp economic downturn across all regions
The nationwide look at the outbreak’s impact on the economy came from the Federal Reserve’s report known as the beige book, compiled from information supplied by the Fed’s 12 regional banks.
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Illinois governor seeks regional cooperation for reopening of economies in Midwest
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has said he’s talked with regional governors, but he has not said publicly whether Midwest states’ economies should reopen as a group.
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State’s largest hospital system says COVID-19 cases have flattened
Indiana University Health said admissions of COVID-19 patients at its 16 hospitals have been “pretty flat” over the past six or seven days, but it’s unclear whether the surge has peaked.
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State reports 428 more COVID-19 cases, 49 more deaths
The case and death numbers reported Wednesday by the state health department were higher than than previous day’s figures.
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U.S. retail sales saw unprecedented 8.7% plunge in March
Automobile and clothing store sales collapsed during the month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Sales at restaurants and bars also plummeted. But grocery store business soared.
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Coronavirus immunity remains big question mark for country eager to reopen
It’s one of the biggest unknowns about the coronavirus, one that determines what comes next for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have endured COVID-19 and now appear to be fully recovered.
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States map out reopening of economies, say crisis not over
Governors around the United States began sketching out plans Tuesday to reopen their economies in a slow and methodical process to prevent the coronavirus from rebounding with tragic consequences.
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Coronavirus relief checks won’t have to be repaid, feds say
Videos and online reports claiming that millions of Americans will have to repay the relief checks they receive from the federal government under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic recovery bill are not true.
Major airlines line up to split $25 billion in federal payroll aid
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways told The Wall Street Journal that it was still in discussions with the Treasury.
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Preparing for budget crunch, conferences ask NCAA for relief
Five major football conference commissioners have asked the Indianapolis-based NCAA to relax some requirements to compete in Division I for four years.
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UPDATE: New Trump panel to explore path to reopening U.S. economy
The group will operate separately from the White House task force that’s leading the administration’s public health strategy to contain and mitigate the pandemic, although there is expected to be some overlap.
Indianapolis International Airport to receive $52 million from CARES Act
Following a significant downturn in airport activity across the country, the airport industry pleaded with Congress to include $10 billion in emergency funding for airports in the latest relief package.
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Stocks surge amid signs of coronavirus outbreak easing
Equities extended gains after a report that President Donald Trump will make some “important announcements” in the next few days regarding state guidelines on reopening the economy.
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Nursing homes can relocate patients to contain COVID-19, state orders
Nursing homes are now permitted to relocate or discharge residents to reduce the risk of COVID-19, even if families or local officials object, according to an order issued Tuesday by Indiana State Health Commissioner Kristina Box.
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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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