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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS
AROUND INDIANA.
WALMART SAYS, DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND HEAVY

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DEMAND AT STORES, IT PLANS TO
HIRE 2,000 HOOSIERS BY THE END
OF MAY TO WORK IN STORES, CLUBS,
AND DISTRIBUTION AND FULFILLMENT

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CENTERS. ALSO, WALMART IS GIVING
BONUSES OF $300 FOR FULL-TIME
HOURLY ASSOCIATES AND $150 FOR
PART-TIME HOURLY ASSOCIATES. IT

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ALSO INTENDS TO ACCELERATE THE
TIMELINE FOR ITS QUARTERLY BONUS
SCHEDULE.
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA, THE

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS FORCED THE
SOUTH SHORE COMMUTER RAIL LINE
TO IMPLEMENT MODIFICATIONS TO
ITS SCHEDULE DUE TO A

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SUBSTANTIAL DROP IN DAILY
RIDERSHIP. THE NORTHERN INDIANA
COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
IS NOW RUNNING A WEEKDAY

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SCHEDULE LIKE ITS LIGHTER
WEEKEND/HOLIDAY SCHEDULE, BUT
WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO
RUSH-HOUR TRAINS.

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FORT WAYNE-BASED VERA BRADLEY
INC. HAS CLOSED ALL FULL-LINE
AND FACTORY STORES AS A RESULT
OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE

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COMPANY HAS ALSO POSTPONED ITS
POPULAR ANNUAL OUTLET SALE,
WHICH IS TYPICALLY HELD IN APRIL
IN FORT WAYNE. THE TEMPORARY

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CLOSURE IS SET TO RUN THROUGH
APRIL 2. VERA BRADLEY SAYS ALL
STORE ASSOCIATES WILL BE
COMPENSATED THROUGH THAT DATE

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AND THAT ONLINE OPERATIONS WILL
CONTINUE.
FOR THE THOUSANDS MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STRUGGLING

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WITH MATH OR SCIENCE HOMEWORK,
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY HAS EXTENDED ITS FREE
TUTORING HELPLINE. ROSE SAYS ITS

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POPULAR HOMEWORK HOTLINE IS NOW
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ASK-ROSE
PROGRAM FROM NOON UNTIL 3P-M.
YOU CAN CALL, EMAIL OR USE A

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CHAT SESSION. SERVICES ALSO ARE
AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL SERVICE
TIMES: SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
FROM 7-10 P.M. TO LEARN HOW TO

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CONNECT WITH A TUTOR, GO TO OUR
WEBSITE
INSIDEINDIANABUSINESS.COM.
AS THE RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS

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HAS CAUSED PANIC BUYING AMONGST
CONSUMERS, KROGER HAS TURNED TO
ONE OF ITS MANY HOOSIER PARTNERS
FOR HELP STOCKING THEIR SHELVES.

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INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS REPORTER
MARY-RACHEL REDMAN HAS MORE.
>> MILK AND BREAD AND EGGS, ON
THE LIST, THEY COULDN'T KEEP

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BREAD ON THE SHELF. IT IS JUST A
SUPPLY THING.
>> AND WITH BREAD FLYING OFF THE
SHELVES AT GROCERY STORES AROUND

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THE STATE. THEY FOUND ITSELF IN
A UNIQUE POSITION TO BOOST
SUPPLY IN CROWING.
>> THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM

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WITH BREAD SUPPLY. WHAT WAS COOL
WHAT THEY DID, THEY'VE STARTED
LOOKING FOR LOCAL SOLUTIONS IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES, NOT LOOKING

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TO AUNT MILLIE'S OR WONDER,
LOOKING FOR LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WE WERE BLESSED ENOUGH FOR
THEM TO REACH OUT TO US, AND I'M

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LIKE HECK YEAH. THEY'RE LIKE CAN
YOU RAMP UP PRODUCTION?
YEAH, WE CAN, WE'LL DO THIS
>> IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS,

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PRODUCTION IS UP 400%.
>> USED TO AT KROGER, THE ALUMNI
OF LOAVES BY THE HUNDREDS, 8, 9
HUNDRED LOAVES. WELL NOW WE

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MEASURE THEM IN THE THOUSANDS.
3500, 4,000 WE'LL PRODUCE THIS
WEEK FOR KROGER.
>> THEY ARE GOING WITHOUT A

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PAYCHECK TO RETAIN THEIR STAFF
OF 25.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE
OF WORKING THROUGH THIS SO THAT

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WHEN IT COMES BACK, WE'RE
FIGHTIN' READY, MAN. WE'RE GOING
TO ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK. SO,
DOES THAT MEAN IN THE SHORT TERM

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WE CAN MAKE SACRIFICES?
ABSOLUTELY, IT'S CRITICAL
>> BRUCE'S WORDS OF WISCONSIN
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES DURING THIS

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TIME OF UP CERTAINTY...
>> EXPRESS IMPORTANCE TO ALL THE
OPERATORS, I KNOW WE'RE IN A
UNIQUE SITUATION IN THE FOOD

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BUSINESS, WOULD HE HAVE 25
EMPLOYEES, EASY TO MANAGE, DO
YOUR ABSOLUTE LEVEL BEST TO KEEP
YOUR TEAM IN PLACE. WHEN I LOOK

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OUT HERE EVERY DAY, PRIOR TO
THIS, I NEED THEM MORE THAN THEY
NEED ME. IN THE MARKET WE'RE IN,
THESE FOLKS COULD WORK ANYWHERE

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THEY WANTED. THEY DON'T HAVE TO
BE HERE, THEY CHOSE TO BE HERE.
I FEEL SO INCREDIBLY BLESSED BY
THAT. NOW THEY NEED ME MORE THAN

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I NEED THEM. MY CHANCE IS TO