Japanese car supplier plans to add 60 workers in Greensburg
Hitachi Powdered Metals (USA) Inc.said it will invest $38.4 million to build and equip a second facility on its 30-acre campus in Decatur County.
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Sixty percent of Indiana schools get A or B grades
About 60 percent of Indiana public schools are getting A or B letter grades for student progress, while about 7 percent received failing grades that could position them for state takeover if they don't improve.
Simon says Sandy caused minimal damage to shopping centers
A company spokesman said damage was minor at Simon’s malls and outlet centers in New York and other areas hit by the storm.
Lottery manager ramping up advertising budget
The Hoosier Lottery’s new manager plans to launch a branding campaign in the spring as part of a business plan that calls for a significantly larger advertising budget. That could be good news for Indiana ad agencies.
MacAllister Machinery expanding in southwest Indiana
Indianapolis-based MacAllister Machinery Co. Inc. said it will spend nearly $9 million to expand its Daviess Count facility and create up to 61 jobs by 2016.
Anderson reduces cuts to fire, police departments
The Anderson City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to approve a 2013 budget that cuts nine firefighter and three police officer positions. That's down from the 29 total jobs in those departments that Mayor Kevin Smith initially proposed.
Lawmakers: More time needed for Indiana stage rules
Indiana lawmakers want to give a state panel two more years to adopt permanent rules intended to prevent a repeat of last year's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
Superintendent race a showdown over school changes
The campaign to lead Indiana's education department is being watched as a referendum on school policies pushed by conservatives across the country.
State may revoke accused liquor license speculator’s permit
The Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission says Slobodan Lakich bought a license last year for $9,000, then tried to flip it for $30,000.
Financial crisis pushes millennials to fiscal conservatism
Researchers find that the recession had a particularly profound effect on the political attitudes of younger millennials, who’ve come of age as the adults who preceded them have lost homes, jobs and retirement funds. Their age group also faces high unemployment.
Critics say grades for schools too complex to understand
Public schools around Indiana will learn their final grades next week under a ranking system using new rules that critics say are too complex for schools and parents to understand.
Ballard to nix parts of council budget
Mayor Greg Ballard plans to sign a $1 billion budget plan approved by the Indianapolis City-County Council earlier this month, but only after using his line-item veto powers to kill major portions of it.
City paying $2.3 million to 2 hurt in officer’s crash
The city of Indianapolis will pay $2.3 million to two people seriously injured when their motorcycle was struck by a police cruiser driven by an officer allegedly driving drunk.
Gregg tries to tie Pence to Mourdock in debate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg worked to score political points at Thursday night’s debate by trying to tie Republican opponent Mike Pence to embattled U.S. Senate nominee Richard Mourdock.
Container makers want to restore fizz to state’s recycling fund
The money, long ago diverted by Gov. Daniels to the state’s general fund, would help reduce landfill waste and lower manufacturing costs.
Report tallies local government debt loads
A new reporting requirement on local governments gives taxpayers unprecedented access to debt information, but the data is also likely to raise many questions.
Gubernatorial candidates set for final debate
At the last debate, Democrat John Gregg said he took "great offense" at Republican Mike Pence's plans to promote traditional families, which Gregg said would ignore single parents such as himself.
Mourdock keeps up fundraising after uproar over remark
The U.S. Senate candidate smiled and laughed while working the room at a private reception for Indiana Republicans.
Democrats seize on Mourdock’s rape comment
Democrats are attacking Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock for saying that when a pregnancy occurs during a rape, the resulting life is “something that God intended.”
Libertarian presidential candidate stumps in Indiana
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear in South Bend, the Shelby County town of Fairland and in Indianapolis this week.