Local tool supplier plans to expand, add 20 jobs
Indianapolis-based Hahn Systems LLC said it will add 20 jobs by 2016 as part of a $900,000 expansion that includes purchasing and equipping a 27,000-square-foot facility.
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FBI agent references Brizzi in Bales trial testimony
Federal prosecutors rested their fraud case against John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer on Monday after a full day of testimony from FBI Special Agent Brian Percival that included several references to former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
Earlier online sales tax collection clears Indiana House
Amazon.com and other online-only retailers would have to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer under a bill approved overwhelmingly by the Indiana House.
Indiana agencies team up to battle unemployment fraud
The Marion County prosecutor's office is teaming with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to prosecute people suspected of committing unemployment insurance fraud in Indiana.
Bill would crack down on sales to secondhand shops
Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would crack down on sales of stolen goods to the state's secondhand stores.
Indiana gun permit denials nearly double in 4 years
The number of state residents whose gun permit requests were denied by the Indiana State Police has nearly doubled in the past four years amid an increase in permit applications.
House Dem leader: Pence squandering ‘honeymoon’
Rep. Scott Pelath said the governor needs to deliver more details about how he will run the state and do more to support jobs measures being considered in the General Assembly.
State halts backing for foreign-owned fertilizer plant
Indiana officials are withholding state backing for a Posey County fertilizer plant over concerns whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at its overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
Renamed Carmel financing firm planning big growth
Dealer Services Corp. in Carmel has begun operating as NextGear Capital after being acquired by Atlanta-based Manheim Inc. NextGear plans to relocate in the next month and double its employment, to 450, in the next year.
Indiana pulls support for proposed fertilizer plant
State officials have suspended their support for a proposed southwestern Indiana fertilizer plant while they investigate a Pakistani company involved in the project.
Defense attorneys turn tough in Bales trial
The legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove 13 charges including bank, mail and wire fraud.
Indy Partnership names new executive director
Marty Vanags, CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council in Illinois, will start work March 1 at The Indy Partnership.
Health care startups hungry for funds
Frustrated by up-and-down state funding for startup life sciences companies, industry leaders are talking up a plan to create a dedicated funding stream that could total $30 million a year.
Digital billboards gaining local support
Clear Channel Outdoor, which owns most of the billboards within city limits, has lined up two city-county councilors to sponsor a bill that would loosen a decade-old ban on digital billboards.
City may borrow to pay Bisard litigants
Bond issue might cover $2.3 million owed to two people injured in 2010 crash involving officer.
Marriage vote unlikely as lawmakers await rulings
Indiana’s legislative leaders are casting doubt on the prospects of taking up a same-sex marriage ban this year.
Pence names Indiana judge as child services chief
Gov. Mike Pence turned to the top judge of one toughest juvenile court systems in the state to lead the troubled Indiana Department of Child Services, naming Lake County's Mary Beth Bonaventura to direct the agency Wednesday.
House panel backs mass-transit funding referendum
A legislative committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would let local voters decide whether to fund a $1.3 billion mass transit system in the Indianapolis area.
Economist: Quarterly report shows recession is here
Ball State University economist Mike Hicks said the quarterly contraction in the economy only confirms his fears that the United States is already in another recession.
Senator: Voucher expansion must get House OK first
The chairman of the Indiana Senate Education Committee says any proposals to expand the state's private school voucher system will have to be first approved by the Indiana House.