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The Indiana Department of Transportation last week marked the opening of a 12-mile section of the new Interstate 69 near Martinsville. INDOT says the I-69 Finish Line project is now 60% complete.... Read More

Indiana’s tourism agency is seeking an $18 million bump in funding over the next two years as lawmakers prepare to craft the state’s next budget. The Indiana Destination Development Corp. is requesting a baseline annual budget of $14.8 million in both 2024 and 2025, ... Read More

Goshen-based Ben's Soft Pretzels has opened a new location at Indianapolis International Airport. The location, which is the first airport spot for the soft pretzel bakery, adds to more than 155 locations across 15 states.... Read More

The Indiana State Fair unveiled on Monday its theme for 2023. “Basketball: Celebrating the State that Grew the Game" represents a do-over of what was planned for the 2020 fair, “We Grow Basketball Here,” before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the event.... Read More

A labor dispute between Merrillville-based MonoSol, a maker of water-soluble, biodegradable films, and the Teamsters union appears to have been elevated from an argument of forced overtime and a challenging work environment to now allegations of discrimination.... Read More

The Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort will cost $290 million to complete, up from its original $260 million cost estimate. Ryan Jordan, Churchill Downs Inc.’s senior vice president of real estate development, said the change is due to current industry costs.... Read More

The FDA has given additional approval to an imaging agent used to help find tumors in cancer patients, this time for those battling lung cancer. Cytalux was developed by Purdue University's Dr. Philip Low, who is also founder of On Target Laboratories Inc.... Read More

The operators of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary say the time is not right to build a hotel adjacent to the gaming venue because of high construction costs and tight capital markets, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana.... Read More

Indiana's unemployment rate in November remained unchanged from the previous month at 3%. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says private sector employment increased by 9,000 jobs last month.... Read More

The faculty senate of Purdue University Northwest is demanding the resignation of Chancellor Thomas Keon after he mocked Asian languages during commencement. The open letter was signed by eight members of the senate's executive committee.... Read More

After a year in which the state closed on a record $22.2 billion in economic development commitments, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb says the pipeline is far from dry. “More to come…success attracts success,” said Holcomb.... Read More

The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Development Authority has awarded $6.4 million in Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grant funds to 11 projects, completing its distribution of funds from the state program.... Read More

Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville and Indiana University’s Lilly Library in Bloomington are two museums among 16 nationwide receiving grants from Lilly Endowment Inc.... Read More

Ball State University has received two gifts totaling $7.5 million that the school says will be put towards development and construction of a performing arts center proposed for The Village, a business district adjacent to campus. Ball State received a $5 million from Marianne Glick and her husband Mike Woods, and a $2.5 million gift from June Scheumann, two long-time supporters of the university.... Read More

Indiana Wesleyan University has acquired the assets of financially troubled Indianapolis-based coding school Eleven Fifty Academy and will continue to operate it as a nonprofit, the university announced Friday after closing on the deal.... Read More

The Department of Child Services needs to increase rates for foster families and pay stipends for children in kinship care. More money is needed to develop a proposed 12,000 acre technology park in Boone County.... Read More

An assistant professor at Purdue University says the air cargo logistics industry is seeing a slump despite the normally busy holiday shopping season. Fercri Karanki says a decline in demand for products due to high inflation is to blame.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Transportation has opened a comment period to seek input from Hoosiers on its draft carbon reduction strategy. INDOT says the CRS supports efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from the transportation sector.... Read More

Indianapolis-based MakeMyMove, which offers a platform and services that help communities attract remote workers, recently closed on a $2 million investment to fuel the company’s continuing growth.... Read More

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has announced that four specialty crop projects are being awarded a total of nearly $600,000 from the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.... Read More