Ken’s Foods plans $90M plant, 150 jobs in Lebanon
The company will locate in the Lebanon Business Park and pay salaries “well above $20 per hour,” an economic development official said.
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State road funding panel might have private meetings
Task force co-chairman Sen. Luke Kenley says he wants all panel members to talk freely about possible options.
Holcomb keeps low profile in first month as GOP guv candidate
Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s campaign says it will start running TV ads soon, and that it’s been using phone banks, door-to-door efforts and social media to reach voters. Democrat John Gregg has been advertising aggressively.
Three finalists named for open spot on state’s powerful utility board
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission hears hundreds of cases a year and regulates $14 billion worth of electric, natural gas, telecommunications, steam, water and sewer utilities.
Capital Improvement Board passes budget with hefty deficit
CIB Executive Director Barney Levengood implored the board not to be overly concerned about the projected $46 million shortfall. The City-County Council is set consider the budget at its Sept. 25 meeting.
EPA watchdog says government failing to study ethanol’s impact
The Obama administration has failed to study as legally required the impact of requiring ethanol in gasoline, the Environmental Protection Agency inspector general said Thursday.
Pence files personal financial disclosure form
Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence has filed a personal financial disclosure form that shows his salary as Indiana governor is his main source of income.
Geofeedia cuts Indy marketing operations in reorganization, loses local leader
The Chicago-based tech firm, which planned to hire hundreds in Indianapolis and considered moving its headquarters here, has streamlined local operations. Meanwhile, top local exec R.J. Talyor has parted ways with the company.
Anthem may sacrifice biz lines to get its Cigna deal
No one is sure whether Anthem and the Justice Department can hash out a settlement before the federal case to block the insurer's $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp. goes to trial in November.
Hogsett seeks to eliminate city pensions
Mayor Joe Hogsett wants to replace traditional pensions for future employees with a retirement option more like a private-sector 401(k) as a way to help erase the city’s multimillion-dollar deficit.
Advertising for presidential race down 60 percent, hurting broadcasters
Since late April, when Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination, $146 million has been spent on advertising in the presidential race, compared with $373 million over the same period in 2012.
Young sets Indianapolis fundraiser with George W. Bush
Former President George W. Bush will stop in Indianapolis during a fundraising trip to the state next month for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Young.
Poll: Trump, Bayh lead in Indiana; governor’s race tight
Republican Eric Holcomb and Democrat John Gregg are “virtually tied,” said Monmouth University Polling Institute pollsters.
Rubio likely to campaign with Pence, not Trump
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has ruled out campaigning for Donald Trump, but that decision apparently doesn't apply to Trump's running mate, Mike Pence.
State economic development agency names innovation chief
Ian Steff will be responsible for overseeing IEDC strategies as part of Gov. Mike Pence’s $1 billion initiative to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in the state.
Food stamp rolls drop as states get tougher with some recipients
Much of the drop comes from an improving economy, but efforts to reduce enrollments among able-bodied adults who are capable of working are also accelerating the decline.
Pence walks fine line as Trump translator, damage controller
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the Trump campaign’s happy warrior, delighting in telling cheering audiences that Donald Trump won’t “tiptoe around” the rules of political correctness.
Senate hopeful Bayh granted reprieve on financial disclosure
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Evan Bayh was granted a 56-day delay from disclosing personal financial information that all candidates for Congress must release.
GOP U.S. Reps. Rokita, Brooks back on November ballot
The Republican Party selected Todd Rokita and Susan Brooks during caucuses to fill vacancies created last month when the two pulled out so that they could seek the party’s nomination for governor.
Anthem, Cigna shares rise after U.S. says it’s open to settlement
Investors appeared emboldened by remarks from a Justice Department lawyer Friday that the government was willing to hear settlement offers in its antitrust case involving the merger of the two insurers.