Gov.-elect Mike Pence pledged to work with both parties to improve Indiana's economy but sidestepped potential political minefields as he hit the road Thursday for a two-day trip to thank supporters who helped him win the governor's office.
State lawmakers and Indianapolis officials are looking to regulate the gold-buying business, which police say provides an easy outlet for stolen goods. Cash-for-gold stores have multiplied as prices more than doubled since 2007.
Stores with crime problems that wanted to remain open overnight would have to do one of the following: have two employees working, install a bulletproof enclosure, have a security guard or conduct business through a pass-through trough.
Mayor Greg Ballard’s office has approved seven more charters—more than half as many as he approved in his previous five years in office.
A study released Thursday says the tourism industry in Indianapolis had an economic impact of nearly $4 billion in 2011, a 10-percent increase from the previous year.
Purdue University says jobs created by the racing sector in Indiana pay an average annual wage of nearly $63,000, well above the $39,700 state average.
The Wayne County Council on Wednesday approved a $50 million bond issue as part of Sugar Creek Packing Co.’s plans to expand and refurbish the former Really Cool Foods plant near Cambridge City.
Hoosier mayors say they're concerned that decision-making authority has been removed from the local level and transferred to state lawmakers in recent years.
Former bank executive Mike Alley will continue in his position as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Revenue under Gov.-elect Mike Pence. Pence also announced two more cabinet appointments.
The State Board of Education voted 9-2 Wednesday in favor of the rule changes supported by outgoing Republican state schools superintendent Tony Bennett.
Senate Education Committee chairman Dennis Kruse said he would not introduce a creationism measure again this year, choosing a lighter tack instead. His new proposal, he said, would encourage students to question a broad range of topics in the classroom.
After saying in August he would revoke raises for police officers and firefighters, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has agreed in principal to a new contract that would delay a 3 percent salary hike by six months.
Terry Sweeney, vice president of real estate development, and Julia Watson, vice president of marketing and communications, are no longer with the organization charged with promoting, managing and developing downtown Indianapolis.
Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence's top congressional aide is moving to the governor's office to serve as his chief of staff.
Rockville-based Scott Pet Products Inc. announced Tuesday morning that it plans to relocate its manufacturing and distribution operations in Tishomingo, Okla., to Newport in western Indiana, creating up to 80 jobs by 2014.
A North Carolina-based maker of cancer-fighting ultrasound machines plans to create 27 jobs paying an average of $36 an hour at its Indianapolis facility over the next three years.
Key lawmakers are playing their cards close to the vest heading into the 2013 legislative session with a new governor and a list of big priorities.
Tenneco Inc. plans on spending $18.5 million to expand its northeastern Indiana operations after winning a contract to supply emission-control parts to Chrysler. The manufacturer said it will hire an additional 100 workers.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said 220 businesses have expanded or started here, and the number could grow before the end of the year.
Two lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation in the new year that would require Amazon.com and other online-only retailers with a presence in Indiana to begin collecting sales tax on July 1, 2013, six months earlier than expected.
