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$150-Million Due For Slot Machine Expansion
(ANDERSON) - Hoosier Park’s owner has secured $1 billion in financing — one-fourth of which will go to pay for a state license for a new slot machine expansion.
Evansville Plastics Business To Expand
(EVANSVILLE) - A plastics manufacturer plans to hire 250 people as it consolidates its headquarters in Evansville.
Big Ten Network Still In Disagreement With Insight, Comcast
(CHICAGO) - Want to watch a Hoosier or Boilermaker game on TV? Well, best of luck to you. The Big Ten Network still has not reached an agreement with local cable providers.
Safety Equipment Found Untested At Whiting BP Facility
(WHITING) - The Times of Munster reports that a five-month investigation of BP’s Whiting refinery found untested fire hoses, broken equipment and outdated safety procedures.
Gas Prices Back On The Rise
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Fears of spiking gas prices are back, thanks to crude oil being traded at $92 a barrel.
Simon Brothers Give Up Control Of Company
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Pacers owners Herb and Mel Simon are giving up control of their shopping-mall development company.
Diesel Maker Cummins Reports Record Revenues
(COLUMBUS) - Columbus-based engine specialist Cummins reported record revenues on Thursday, and says it will meet its expected share price, putting the company on pace to make 2007 its most profitable year.
BioCrossroads To Expand Indiana's Reach
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana’s BioCrossroads Initiative has formed a network to bring together contractors who handle development, testing and marketing of new drugs.
Navistar And GM Discuss Truck Buyout
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Navistar International is talking to General Motors about buying the medium-truck business.
AT&T Call Center Opens In Evansville
(EVANSVILLE) - AT&T will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to officially open its new call center in Evansville.
Hoosier Exports Up; Japan, Germany, China Take Most
(BLOOMINGTON) - According to a study conducted by the Indiana Business Research Center at IU’s Kelley School of Business in Bloomington, exports from Indiana to foreign countries has gone up by 5.3% year over year from 2005 to 2006.
Study Shows Swearing Boosts Workplace Morale
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A British study says swearing in the workplace boosts morale and team spirit.
Halloween Sales Receive A Boost
(UNDATED) - Ghosts and goblins are steadily becoming big business.
UAW And Ford To Settle New Contract
(UNDATED) - Now that GM and Chrysler have settled new contracts with the United Auto Workers, the UAW is turning its attention to Ford.
Retail Council: Halloween Now 2nd Biggest Holiday
(UNDATED) - Ghosts and goblins are steadily becoming big business.
Jeffersonville Snack Plant's Future Up In The Air
(JEFFERSONVILLE) - Select Snacks has put its Jeffersonville plant up for sale and may close its facility in December, eliminating 245 jobs.
Outdoor Gear Chain Opens In Hammond
(HAMMOND) - There are 400 new jobs in the Northwestern Indiana city of Hammond with the opening of a Cabela’s.
Democratic Reps Upset At Honda Hiring Practices
(GREENSBURG) - A group of democratic state representatives from Muncie, Pendleton and Anderson have sent a letter to Indiana Secretary of Commerce Nate Feltman questioning the hiring practices of Honda for its Greensburg plant.
Hoosier Park Breaks Ground On Casino
(ANDERSON) - Anderson’s Hoosier Park Racetrack has broken ground for a new 92-thousand-square-foot slot machine wing.
Amazon.com To Open Munster-Based Facility
(MUNSTER) - Amazon.com today is announcing plans to open a new distribution center in Munster and says it is currently looking for workers.
Workplace Injuries Decrease Throughout State
(UNDATED) - The Indiana Department of Labor says statistics show that workplace injuries and illnesses in Indiana dropped more than five percent from 2005 to 2006.
Mid-Market Companies Provide A Third Of Jobs And Sales
(UNDATED) - Preliminary results of a study being released by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce shows that while mid-market companies in Indiana make up just 1.8 percent of Indiana-headquartered firms, they account for more than 30-percent of the jobs.
Precision RX Pharmacy Opens At Indy Airport
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis-based WellPoint Insurance has opened its new precision RX pharmacy at Indianapolis International Airport.
Morton's Steakhouse Or Morton's Pub And Grub For Dinner?
(MUNCIE) - A Muncie restaurant owner says he has no intention of changing the name of his business despite a letter threatening legal action by a chain with a similar trademark.
Water Permit For U.S. Steel Blocked By EPA
(GARY) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has blocked a proposed water permit for U.S. Steel Corporation in Gary.
Toyota Brings More Jobs To Indiana
(PRINCETON) - On Monday, Toyota Motor Corporation’s key supplier is expected to announce it will create hundreds of additional jobs in the southwestern part of the state.
SEC Watching Warsaw Business
(WARSAW) - A Warsaw-based business is being investigated by the feds.
Subprime Market Hurts Home Sales
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Central Indiana home sales are slipping.
Fly Gary To Indy? Yes You Can!
(GARY) - You soon may be able to fly from Gary to Indianapolis.
Healthcare Operations To Expand In Central Indiana
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Some more high-paying jobs are on the way to Central Indiana.
Power Company Settles To Reduce Emissions
(UNDATED) - American Electric Power has agreed to settle what is being called the largest single environmental settlement in U.S. history.
Homemade Nashville Toy Maker Positive About Toy Market
(NASHVILLE) - An Brown County toy company says the string of recalls of mass-marketed toys made in china probably won’t affect his business one way or the other.
IDEC Announces Job Growth Across State
(COLUMBUS) - The Indiana Department of Economic Development (IDEC) met in Columbus Thursday to discuss recent economic developments in the state.
Minority Businesses Sought During Convention Center Expansion
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority held an event at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Thursday to promote more minority and women-owned business participation during the upcoming expansion of the convention center.
Auto Parts Maker Moving To Columbus
(COLUMBUS) - Auto parts maker PMG Indiana Corporation is spending 11 million dollars to move some of its operations from Dayton, Ohio, to the Central Indiana city of Columbus.
E. Coli Infection Sickens Hoosier, Company Faces Charges
(NEWARK, N.J.) - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the producer of frozen hamburger patties and supermarkets that sold them.
Organic Food Company To Expand In Wayne County
(RICHMOND) - A new refrigerated warehouse for organic food at Cambridge City is bringing one-thousand jobs to Wayne County.
Car Parts Plant To Shut Down In Edinburgh
(EDINBURGH) - Inside Indiana Business is reporting that International Automotive Components Group will close its manufacturing plant in Edinburgh by the second quarter of 2008.
Daniels To Attend Groundbreaking On Organic Food Facility
(CAMBRIDGE CITY) - Governor Mitch Daniels is planning to be on hand for the groundbreaking this afternoon of a new business in Western Wayne County.
Florida Company Submits Indiana Ethanol Plant Proposal
(SHELBYVILLE) - A Florida company plans to build an ethanol plant in Shelby County.
Residents Voice Concerns About Madison Swine Farm
(MARION) - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is reviewing a proposed eight-thousand hog swine farm that’s generated public outcry among neighbors in Grant County.
Madison Hot Wings Company Heats Up QVC Shopping Network
(MADISON) - It was a business started in a garage in Madison and now Nancy and Charlie Grooms have taken their company’s products to the QVC Shopping Network.
Despite Union Deal, Indy GM Plant In Jeopardy
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Just days after a new agreement was hammered out between GM and the United Auto Workers, several hundred people at an Indy GM plant are learning the plant’s future is in doubt.
Anderson Mayor Questions Airport Move
(ANDERSON) - Anderson Mayor Kevin Smith is speaking out publicly on the proposed move of Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport from Fishers to Southwest Madison County.
Major Tool & Machine To Expand Operations
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Major Tool & Machine says it will expand its Indianapolis operations and create more than 50 new jobs.
Electric Motor Malfunction Cause Of Plastics Fire
(RICHMOND) - A malfunctioning electric motor started last month’s massive fire that destroyed a Richmond plastics company’s four-story warehouse and two other nearby buildings.
Indiana Wineries Work To Promote Tourism
(UNDATED) - A recent “USA Today” poll ranked California as the top wine destinations in the us. The 35 wineries in Indiana are now stepping up promotional efforts to make the Hoosier state a wine destination as well.
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