The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Fishers-based Phoenix Financial Services to pay a $1.68 million penalty, plus refunds to affected consumers, over alleged violations of federal debt-collection and credit-reporting laws.... Read More
The penalties range from $100,000 to $250,000 and disallow pilots from flying professionally for a up to a year, according to a Teamsters news release, and is an attempt to change worker conditions unilaterally. The clauses force pilot to work there for at least two years, the release said.... Read More
After falling short in April, Indiana's revenue collections outpaced projections in May. The Indiana State Budget Agency said General Fund revenues last month totaled $1.5 billion, which was 0.9% above the April 2023 forecast but 11% lower than the same month last year.... Read More
The City of Decatur may construct the city's first dog park and revamp a co-ed softball park and a fishing pond in its Kekionga Park if it meets its crowdfunding goal of $50,000. ... Read More
Despite recent optimism about Indiana’s financial footing, budget regulators want all state agencies to hold back a “management reserve” of 2% in their next annual spending plans, according to a memo obtained by the Indiana Capital Chronicle.... Read More
General Motors has announced plans to invest $632 million in its Fort Wayne Assembly plant. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the investment will support the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine full-size light-duty trucks.... Read More
Purdue University Northwest welcomes Bruce W. Berdanier as the new dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences. Berdanier will begin July 24 to lead a school of over 20 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.... Read More
Indiana State University's baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament over the weekend, and the city of Terre Haute lost as well. The games against Texas Christian University were held in Fort Worth, but they could've been held in Terre Haute.... Read More
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch will join executives from General Motors on Monday for an announcement regarding the automaker's Fort Wayne Assembly operations. The plant produces the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks.... Read More
Purdue University's Board of Trustees approved a number of measures Friday, including a continuation of the West Lafayette campus's tuition freeze, the 2024 fiscal year budget, a new agriculture dean and rehabilitation of a university airport runway. ... Read More
By the time it’s expected to come online in 2026, a West Terre Haute-based fertilizer plant will have the capacity to capture and store as much as 1.65 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, making it one of the largest carbon-sequestration projects in the country.... Read More
The Indiana Manufacturers Association is partnering with Indiana Wesleyan University's Talent Ladder program to offer training and development for manufacturing employees at a discount.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has launched the 2023 Summer Food Service Program for Indiana students to get free meals and snacks. The program is designed to support low-income children in areas where they may have limited access to nutritious food.... Read More
The co-founder of an Indianapolis female-dedicated coworking space is looking to raise $100,000 to upgrade and expand her business that she says breeds community and fills a crucial gap in the area.... Read More
An Indianapolis school teacher has teamed up with the ACLU of Indiana to challenge a new state law that prohibits instruction on human sexuality in grades K-3. A federal lawsuit claims House Enrolled Act 1608 infringes on the teacher’s constitutional rights.... Read More
The Ivy Tech Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday approved tuition and fees for the next two academic years. The college said the move will result in lower overall costs for about two-thirds of its students.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Vera Bradley is reporting a fiscal first quarter loss of $4.7 million, compared to a $7 million loss during the same period in 2022. CEO Jackie Ardrey said efforts to bring the company back to profitability are starting to take effect.... Read More
Private employees in all but one Indiana county make less than the national average wage and Hoosier workers earn just 83.3 cents for each dollar earned by their national counterparts, according to an analysis of employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ... Read More
An insurance broker who admitted to defrauding investors of more than $1 million while operating a financial services business in Greenfield has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.... Read More
Madison Parker of Pittsboro will represent Indiana in the Distinguished Young Women National Finals from June 22 to 24 for the opportunity to win over $150,000 in scholarships and become the face of the organization's outreach for the next year.... Read More
