
updated: 3/10/2010 1:02:07 PM
The chief executive officer of Indianapolis-based Citizens Energy Group says the company's new partnership with the city has some good news and bad news for ratepayers. Carey Lykins says there is a large and expensive combined sewer overflow problem that needs to be fixed over the next 20 years. But he says projections show water and wastewater rates under his company's ownership will be about 25 percent lower than other models that have been ...
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updated: 3/10/2010 1:02:49 PM
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal is pumping millions of dollars into improvements for its Burns Harbor and Indiana Harbor operations. The company says it is part of a $138 million investment in U.S. Flat Carbon operations. The upgrades at Indiana Harbor will expand product capabilities and the Burns Harbor facility will add a new piece of equipment as part of a strategy to increase productivity and lower costs.
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updated: 3/10/2010 1:03:02 PM
The editor of Indiana Gaming Insight says the state's casinos have experienced their fourth consecutive month of year-over-year "win" declines. Ed Feigenbaum tells Inside INdiana Business the continuing drop is due to a combination of factors, including bad February weather in the southern part of the state and the sluggish economy. He says there is a positive element to the monthly casino revenue numbers. Feigenbaum says this was the second s...
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updated: 3/10/2010 10:12:57 AM
Indiana's unemployment rate for January is 9.7 percent, the same as the revised numbers for December. State Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Teresa Voors says the rate "appears to be holding relatively stable based on the slowing of job losses." Indiana continues to have the lowest unemployment rate among neighboring states.
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updated: 3/10/2010 10:21:50 AM
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association will hand out its annual ROSE Awards this evening. Employers have designated 87 non-managerial workers as ROSE honorees this year and 13 from that group will be honored with awards.
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