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Attorney General Announces Changes To Credit Freeze Law
(UNDATED) - Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announced Tuesday that changes to the states current credit freeze law will make it easier for Hoosiers to participate.
Outgoing Secretary Of Commerce Joining Law Firm
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The outgoing state secretary of commerce and chief executive director of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is joining the law firm of Baker & Daniels LLP.
Indy Auto Show Moving Forward
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Amid historically trying times for the auto industry, the 95th Annual Indianapolis Auto Show is going forward.
Hoosier Entrepreneur Dies At 91
(FORT WAYNE) - The founder of Scott’s Food Stores has died.
BP To Pay Over $300,000 In Fines
(INDIANAPOLIS) - BP is shelling out more than $332,000 dollars to settle more than a dozen safety violations state regulators discovered at the company’s Whiting refinery during a 2006 inspection.
Office Threatens To Suspend Conseco Insurance License
(UNDATED) - The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is threatening to suspend or revoke the license of Indiana-based Conseco Life Insurance.
Santa Claus Business Booming Following TV Spot
(SANTA CLAUS) - There’s been an unusually big crowd this year in Santa Claus, Indiana—prompted, possibly, by a TV commercial produced for an electronics store chain.
Evansville Convention Business On The Rise
(EVANSVILLE) - 2008 has been a very good year for convention and tourism business in Evansville… despite an on-going deep recession.
Kokomo Mayor Says Car Buying Power Diminished With Bailout
(KOKOMO) - Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight says he thinks the possibility of bankruptcy for Chrysler would have been strong if not for the bailout.
Allison Transmission Offering Retirement Deal To Employees
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Allison Transmission in Indianapolis will meet with eligible employees today to discuss an early retirement program.
Vera Bradley Featured In Tournament Of Roses Parade
(FORT WAYNE) - The first float in the history of the Tournament of Roses Parade to introduce a fashion collection belongs to a Hoosier company.
Chrysler Shutdown A Concern For Kokomo Officials
(KOKOMO) - Kokomo city officials say the announced shutdown of Chrysler for 2 weeks longer in the winter break is a concern, but not near as much as the wait for what will happen for the industry as a whole.
Hotel Workers Hold Rally, Demand Fair Treatment
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis hotel workers held a rally for equality on monument circle.
Chrysler Shuts Down Manufacturing For One Month
(KOKOMO) - Chrysler, seeking to counter the most severe downturn in U.S. auto sales in more than two decades, said it’s closing all 30 of its manufacturing plants for a month starting Friday.
Indy Plant That Made Parts For Wright Bros. Airplane Lays Off 67
(INDIANAPOLIS) - One of the oldest factories in Indiana has cut about twenty percent of its workforce.
Indiana Live Casino Holding Additional Job Fairs
(SHELBYVILLE) - The next wave of hiring at Indiana Live Casino will take place in a series of job fairs in January and February as it prepares to open its 233,000 square-foot permanent facility adjacent to Indiana Downs in early 2009.
Cummins Reduces Sales Forecast
(COLUMBUS) - Cummins Corporation is scaling back its 2008 outlook.
Vectren To Match Public Donations To Nonprofit Organization
(EVANSVILLE) - Evansville-based Vectren says it will match all public donations to its nonprofit organization share the warmth program this winter, up to $200,000 dollars.
400 Crawfordsville Workers To Lose Jobs In 2009
(CRAWFORDSVILLE ) - More than 400 workers in Crawfordsville will lose their jobs early next year when a plant making parts for the heavy truck industry closes its doors.
15 Janitors Arrested, Face Immigration Charges
(WHITING) - Immigration authorities have arrested 15 janitorial workers at Whiting’s BP plant.
FedEx May Move Friday Activity From Indy To Memphis
(INDIANAPOLIS) - FedEx says there will be no layoffs, but the carrier is considering a sharp reduction in the Friday night shift at its cargo center in Indianapolis.
Office Depot Closing 112 Stores, 45 In Central US
(BOCA RATON, FL) - Office supply giant Office Depot has announced a series of store closings due to the economic slump.
DHL To Lay Off 323 Hoosier Employees
(UNDATED) - DHL Express has filed a warn notice with the Indiana Department of Development saying it will layoff 323 employees at its operations in Indiana.
Analysts: Fishers Expansion "A Bold Move"
(FISHERS) - A sluggish real estate market isn’t deterring an Indianapolis-based developer from creating an office building complex in Fishers.
State Settles Lawsuit With Credit Reporting Company
(UNDATED) - The state of Indiana has reached a settlement with one of the nation’s credit reporting companies for noncompliance with Indiana’s credit freeze laws.
Ball State Economist Predicts 30,000 Hoosier Job Losses
(MUNCIE) - Economists at Ball State University are predicting about 30,000 job losses in Indiana from January 1st through the end of next summer.
Mayors Plead For Auto Industry
(MARION) - 30 mayors and other local officials from seven states are back from Washington, D.C. after attempting to persuade congress to approve a “bridge loan” for the struggling auto industry.
100 Jayco Workers To Lose Jobs
(MIDDLEBURY) - Middlebury-based Jayco has announced it will close its Entegra Coach facilities in Wakarusa in February.
Cummins To Lay Off 500 White Collar Workers
(COLUMBUS) - Some not-so-hot news from Columbus diesel-maker Cummins, Incorporated.
Owner Of Two Indy TV Stations Considering Bankruptcy
(CHICAGO, IL) - A company you may or may not know, but certainly interact with, has announced that they are hiring bankruptcy advisers.
Washington Inches Closer To Bailout For GM, Chrysler
(WASHINGTON) - After news of the worst job losses in 30 years, congressional Democrats neared an agreement Friday night on a proposal to send $15 billion to the struggling Big 3 Detroit automakers.
Christmas Tree Farms Reports Positive Outlook
(UNDATED) - The Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association expects a happy holiday. The association’s Judy Reifenberg acknowledges a sluggish economy.
Cloverdale Ethanol Plant Closes Doors
(CLOVERDALE) - A California-based company has shut down its ethanol plant in Cloverdale.
Chinese Company Moving Distribution Center To Naptown
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A Chinese company plans to locate its only U.S. distribution center in Indiana.
Evansville Hosts Indiana Farm Bureau Convention
(EVANSVILLE) - The Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual convention is underway in Evansville.
Tipton County Auto Supply Plant Remains In Limbo
(TIPTON) - Tipton County officials are in a wait-and-see mode with a half-built auto supply plant in limbo.
UAW Members Rally Support For Detroit Three At IMS
(INDIANAPOLIS) - As top executives of the Detroit three climbed Capitol Hill again to plead for an auto-industry bailout, dozens of their workers lined the street across from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to rally public support.
Rokita To Businesses: Ignore Record Keeping Letter
(UNDATED) - Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says a letter being mailed to Indiana businesses, which appears to come from his office, should be ignored.
Another Business To Set Up Shop At Crane Tech Park
(CRANE) - With the economy being in as rough of shape as it is, especially here in Lawrence County, any piece of good economic news is welcome, and we’ve managed to find some.
Long Range Plan Extends Terre Haute Revitalization
(TERRE HAUTE) - Neighborhood revitalization and economic development will be two of the results of a long-range plan involving Terre Haute government, education and business partners who are launching the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative.
Unitil Co. Purchases New England Based Utilities
(HAMPTON, N.H.) - Unitil Corporation has completed the purchase of two New England-based subsidiaries of Merrillville, Indiana-based Nisource Incorporated in a deal valued at more than $200 million dollars.
Cyber Monday Kicks Off Online Holiday Shopping
(UNDATED) - Today marks Cyber Monday — the kickoff of the holiday shopping season for web retailers in the same way that the day after Thanksgiving is the kickoff for brick-and-mortar stores.
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