The 131,000 jobs lost
in the 12 months ended in November amounted to a 7.2-percent decline and were nearly equivalent to the combined populations
of Carmel and Fishers.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said state colleges and universities need to find new ways to be efficient—without
new tuition hikes—to cope with spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
An electric vehicle manufacturer says it is considering starting operations in northern Indiana’s Elkhart County.
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, as the recovery got off to a weaker start than previously
thought.
However, signs suggest the economy will end 2009 on stronger footing.
The U.S. economy started the year in free-fall but is on track to end 2009 on stronger footing.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education hopes to present recommendations for cutting state spending for colleges and universities
to Gov. Mitch Daniels by Tuesday or Wednesday.
High demand for ethanol in 2007 and 2008 sent commodity prices to a record level, which could make taxes spike.
Delphi Corp. brought some good news to the beleaguered city of Kokomo on Friday, announcing plans open a production facility
there, creating about 190 jobs by 2014.
Indiana’s unemployment rate ticked downward in November, falling to 9.6 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
said Friday morning.
Carl Brizzi partnered on a bank branch, took an ownership interest in an office building and flipped condos.
The Indiana General Assembly is taking its first steps toward restructuring Hoosier gambling law.
Dale Cheatham, who starts work Jan. 4, was city manager of The Colony, Texas, a growing community of
40,000, for eight years. Before that, he spent four years as city manager of Watauga, Texas.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration has chosen five local contractors to run 12 municipal golf courses for
the next 10 years, and expects to get $6.3 million in capital improvements out of the deal.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of new jobless claims rose to 480,000 last week, up 7,000 from the previous
week.
Gov. Mitch Daniels says struggling cities like Gary should think about merging with other local governments to cut their costs.
Marion County Commissioners reappointed Doug Brown on Thursday morning to the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, leaving
only one seat open on the nine-member panel whose financial troubles this year have elevated its profile.
Obama is going wobbling on forcing fiscal responsibility on states, and Hoosiers might get stuck with the bill.
The Indiana Board of Education plans to give school districts a list of options on how they can collectively cut at least
$300 million from state spending.
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to punt on 2009’s must-solve business issue in the hope of a federal bailout. However, it’s
anybody’s
guess how Washington will respond.
Lawmakers are likely to pass property tax legislation, which would send it to a voter referendum in November and potentially
into the state constitution.
