DNR awards $1.1M for lake and stream projects
The funding will support sediment or logjam removal efforts in 10 counties, as well as projects to combat invasive plants involving 52 bodies of water in 13 counties.... Read More
The funding will support sediment or logjam removal efforts in 10 counties, as well as projects to combat invasive plants involving 52 bodies of water in 13 counties.... Read More
A Kosciusko County board voted unanimously against recommending the rezoning of 550 acres of farmland for a possible data center. The rezoning request from Prologis now goes before the county's commissioners, who aren't bound by the board.... Read More
Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday announced a series of partnerships that could make college, trade and military options more accessible to high school students who complete certain requirements under the new diploma framework.... Read More
Global automaker Stellantis said Thursday that it will pause production at two North American facilities and temporarily layoff 900 U.S. workers as a result of tariffs on the automotive sector that are now in effect.... Read More
Neil de Crescenzo assumed the role of CEO for the Indianapolis-based company on Wednesday. He succeeds Henry Hummel, who served as CEO since 2017 and now will become board chair.... Read More
A bill that would tighten Medicaid eligibility and add work requirements for certain programs was amended and passed out of the Ways and Means Committee in just under an hour on Wednesday, moving on a party-line vote.... Read More
Legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to the Indiana Senate’s floor after a 7-2 committee vote Wednesday. Companion legislation in the Prairie State is already dead, however.... Read More
Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff new import taxes imposed on goods from countries around the globe.... Read More
President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States, threatening to upend much of the architecture of the global economy.... Read More
“Mass spending cuts” to Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s office have offset the taxpayer-funded purchase of a luxury car, according to a Wednesday news release. But he has also asked cash-strapped budget writers for other boosts.... Read More
The University of Southern Indiana board of trustees has unanimously approved Steve Bridges as the university's fifth president. Bridges has served as interim president of USI since last June, following the departure of former President Ronald Rochon.... Read More
The Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday gave unanimous approval to a $10,000 contract that will see the city collaborate with the Indianapolis office of the Urban Land Institute to cultivate ideas for the 15-acre property.... Read More
President Mike Noland says the contractors' current schedule calls for the West Lake Corridor to be complete around October 31, but he told the NICTD Board Monday that his staff continues working with contractors to improve that. ... Read More
Fischer Farms recently earned the Certified Responsible Antibiotic Use certification from the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center at The George Washington University.... Read More
Opposition to a bill targeting “human sexuality” instruction continued Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse, where critics argued that parents already have access to — and authority over — such coursework for their kids.... Read More
Michigan City is moving forward with a developer on a three-block project at Fifth and Pine streets that could bring 500 apartments and a grocery store to the city's downtown. The city is now negotiating with DAC Developments on a formal agreement.... Read More
As state leaders seek to infuse more emerging-technology-related investments into Indiana’s economy, a Senate committee greenlit the expansion of a tax break that could sweeten the incentive package offered to prospective companies.... Read More
More than a billion dollars worth of government incentives to boost rural Hoosier broadband access could get tangled in the utility pole attachment fight between Indiana’s electricity providers and telecommunications companies.... Read More
Carmel-based Syra Health Corp. announced Tuesday it would delist from the Nasdaq Capital Market, about 18 months after the company went public and began trading on the exchange.... Read More
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs says once established in each community, the grant program will fund eligible repairs such as roof repair or replacement, accessibility improvements, and heating and cooling replacement.... Read More