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Internet Scam Plagues Greencastle Area
(GREENCASTLE) - In the past three weeks, four Greencastle residents with items for sale on the internet were scammed by con artists sending bogus orders to purchase.
Dairy Construction Halted Following Citizen Appeal
(LOGANSPORT) - Construction of a new dairy in Northern Carroll County is on hold.
Macy's Closing Indianapolis Store
(CINCINNATI) - Macy’s is closing one of its five department stores in Indianapolis.
Evansville Auto Plant Faces Restructuring
(PITTSBURGH) - PPG Industries says affiliates of a California firm want out of a 500 million dollar deal to buy PPG’s automotive original equipment and replacement glass and service businesses.
Fish Farms Pushing Yellow Perch To Market
(ALBANY) - Supporters of Indiana fish farms hope the Midwestern taste for yellow perch can help spur growth in the state’s fledgling industry.
Cummins Announces Second Stock Split
(COLUMBUS) - Columbus, Indiana-based Cummins plans to deliver a show of confidence to investors next month when it completes its second stock split in a year.
Indiana Office Furniture Company To Expand
(HUNTINGBURG) - Lt. Governor Becky Skillman joined executives from office furniture giant OFS Brands Holdings, Inc. Thursday to announce the expansion of the company’s national headquarters and manufacturing operations in Huntingburg, Indiana.
Kroger To Triple Food Donations
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Kroger says it will nearly triple its food bank donations.
Farmers To Benefit From New Energy Bill
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Congress has passed a super-size shot in the arm for farmers — and it’s not the still-pending farm bill.
Stores Look Forward To Post-Christmas Shopping
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Christmas is over, and the after-Christmas sale season has begun.
Mining Company Wants Share Of Reclamation Bond
(BOONVILLE) - Alcoa Incorporated is pressing state mining officials to release some of the reclamation bond money set aside for a Southern Indiana mine contaminated with toxic waste.
Biofuel Company Wants Another Look At Tipton County Site
(TIPTON) - A biofuels company wants to renew land options on a Tipton County site that was previously under consideration for an ethanol plant.
Gary "Steel Strong" After 100 Years
(GARY) - A banner hanging from a rusty railroad bridge reminds drivers entering Gary that it is “Steel Strong” after 100 years.
IU Economists Look Ahead At 2008
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Economists are framing Indiana’s economic picture for 2007 and focusing on next year.
Ethanol Plant For Tipton County A Possibility
(TIPTON) - An ethanol plant for Tipton County is not out of the question just yet.
Indiana's Unemployment Rate Rises
(UNDATED) - Indiana’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for November increased from 4.6 percent to 4.7 percent, but the state’s rate continues to be the lowest among the six-state Midwest region.
Airport Authority To Consider Smoking Areas
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A meeting next month by the Indianapolis Airport Authority will determine whether Indianapolis International will have designated smoking areas.
Skillman: More Than $300k Available For Geothermal Switch
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman gave a boost to a program that helps Hoosiers cut heating costs, and supports local business.
Gary Riverboat Casino Project On Hold
(GARY) - The Majestic Star Casino is putting expansion plans on hold for its Gary riverboat casino operations.
Metal Fabricator To Expand In Clark County
(JEFFERSONVILLE) - Complete Metal Fabrication has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Clark County.
Toyota Donates Funds To Evansville Zoo
(EVANSVILLE) - The Mesker Park Zoo & Botantic Garden in Evansville is getting a big boost from Toyota.
Vectren Fuels Adds 425 Jobs In Knox County
(OAKTOWN) - Vectren Fuels has received approval to begin mining operations in Oaktown that will add 425 miners to the Knox County region.
Kroger Donates Generously This Season
(UNDATED) - Kroger has announced it is delivering 35 additional truckloads of produce, meat, eggs and non-perishable food to local food banks.
Endangered Chocolate Bars Not So Come Next Year
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis-based Endangered Species Chocolate says it will launch five new organic chocolate bars in January.
Eli Lilly's CEO To Retire
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly says Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Sidney Taurel will retire as CEO at the end of March.
Zeeko Looks To The Stars, Will Assist In Building Telescope
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - West Lafayette-based Zeeko has received a $5-million dollar contract to develop a component to be used on the world’s largest telescope.
Boone County Selected For Distribution Center
(ZIONSVILLE) - A mail-order business will build a distribution center in Boone County, creating 1,300 jobs.
Tropicana Entertainment To Sell Casino Aztar
(EVANSVILLE) - Kentucky-based v has announced it will sell Casino Aztar in Evansville.
Hoosiers Spending Big This Holiday Season
(MUNCIE) - It’s the final week of holiday shopping. How are we doing?
Demolition Of Guide Corporation Plant Begins
(ANDERSON) - The demolition of the Guide Corporation plant in Anderson is underway.
Elkhart Company Eliminates 152 Jobs
(ELKHART) - Atwood Mobile Products says it will close a facility in Elkhart next year, eliminating 152 jobs.
Cape Air Considering Gary-Indy Route
(GARY) - An airline is considering regularly scheduled flights between Gary and Indianapolis.
Vectren Adds Wind Energy To Portfolio
(UNDATED) - Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana is adding 30 megawatts of wind energy to its generation portfolio.
Canadian Manufacturer To Expand In Union City
(UNION CITY) - Grain handling equipment manufacturer Ag Growth Industries today announced the company’s plans to locate a new manufacturing facility in Union City.
U.S. Steel Faces Public EPA Hearing
(SOUTH BEND) - The Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing today in Gary on its objections to a proposed state permit on the amount of pollution U.S. Steel can discharge into a river that feeds Lake Michigan.
Genesco Attempts To Salvage Brand Name
(NASHVILLE, TENN.) - A trial this week may only be the first step in mall retailer Genesco’s attempts to salvage a $1.5 billion buyout by Finish Line.
Outgoing Mayor Takes Over Cardinal Health Fundraising
(MUNCIE) - Outgoing Muncie Mayor Dan Canan will become the new president of Cardinal Health System’s education and fundraising arm.
Credit Card Companies To Dish Out Millions To Hoosiers
(UNDATED) - A class action settlement with the nation’s credit card companies could mean money for Hoosiers.
BCC Products Expands Staff
(FRANKLIN) - A second major expansion is in the works for a plastics tooling manufacturer in Franklin.
200 Jay's Potato Chip Workers To Lose Jobs
(HANOVER, PA.) - The new owner of a Jays potato-chip factory in Jeffersonville says it’ll reduce the total Jays’ workforce by about 200 jobs.
Recycling Operation Under Federal Investigation
(HAMMOND) - Federal investigators have raided a Hammond aluminum recycling mill, searching for what the city’s mayor says is evidence in an investigation of air quality violations.
AT&T Donates Thousands To Area Organizations
(EVANSVILLE) - AT&T Indiana President George Fleetwood credits Indiana’s deregulation of the telecommunications market with making the company want to place call centers in the state.
Eli Lilly Cuts Additional Jobs
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Eli Lilly plans to cut more jobs.
Dura Jack Sells Butler Plant
(BUTLER) - An Indian company has bought the Dura Jack and tool-kit plant in Butler.
Fort Wayne GM Plant Shutdown Expands
(FORT WAYNE) - GM’s holiday shutdown of its Fort Wayne truck assembly plant will last 12 days longer than originally scheduled.
GE Reports Microwave Oven Recall
(WASHINGTON) - General Electric is recalling 92 thousand built-in combination wall and microwave ovens because they’re a fire risk.
Wisconsin Clarinet Factory Moves To Elkhart
(KENOSHA, WIS.) - The Leblanc clarinet factory whose history dates back centuries in France will shut down, cutting the final 100 jobs at what once was one of Kenosha, Wisconsin’s best-known companies.
Former Columbus Spa Pays Up
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana’s attorney general says a former Columbus spa has agreed to repay more than $10,000 to almost 100 customers who were unable to redeem the company’s gift cards.
Indiana Companies Pay Dividends
(UNDATED) - Two Indiana companies have announced dividends.
Auto Parts Manufacturer To Consolidate Facilities
(MISHAWAKA) - Nyloncraft plans to consolidate its Bowling Green, Ky., manufacturing operation into its facility in Mishawaka.
Canadian Manufacturer Buys Union City Factory
(UNION CITY) - A Canadian manufacturer is buying a factory in Union City.
Cohesant Tech Selling Subsidiary
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis-based Cohesant Technologies is selling off its Glascraft subsidiary.
Warehouse Company Relocates To Plainfield
(PLAINFIELD) - An Indianapolis warehouse company will move its facilities to Plainfield in the biggest leasing deal of the year in Indiana.
Clarksville Plant To Close By Years End
(CLARKSVILLE) - Time is running out for Clarksville’s Colgate-Palmolive plant, which will close later this month.
Feds Slap Violations On Whiting BP Plant
(WHITING) - Federal regulators have handed out multiple violations to the BP refinery in Whiting.
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