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Gas Prices
Rising gas prices put a crimp in Americans' spending
September 16, 2012
Associated PressThe Federal Reserve this week took steps to boost economic growth. But those stimulus measures are also pushing oil prices
up. If gas prices follow, consumers will have less money to spend elsewhere.
MoreIsaac brings higher gas prices, south and north
August 29, 2012
Associated PressAs Hurricane Isaac swamps the nation's oil and gas hub along the Gulf Coast, it's delivering sharply higher pump prices
to storm-battered residents of Louisiana and Mississippi — and also to unsuspecting drivers up north in Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio.
MoreRising gas prices prompt creation of ninth area vanpool route
April 7, 2012
Central Indiana Commuter Services started offering service this month between Franklin and the Defense Finance & Accounting
Services facility in Indianapolis.
MoreHigh gas prices leading to lower demand for ethanol
April 6, 2012
Bloomberg NewsWaning demand for gasoline is putting the United States on course to miss a target for ethanol use for the first time, signaling
no let-up in the slide in prices.
MoreFuel prices wreak havoc on Republic Airways turnaround
March 10, 2012
Greg AndrewsIf the cost of aircraft fuel continues to approach $3.50 a gallon, 2012 fuel costs for the company's Frontier unit fuel
will end up $40 million higher than the business plan.
MoreCompressed natural gas for cars shows signs of catching on
October 29, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe alternative fuel may soon generate more cash for local firms because it's much cheaper than gasoline.
MoreRepublic soars as lower fuel costs prompt analyst upgrade
June 28, 2011
J.K. WallShares of Republic Airways enjoyed a 22-percent rocket ride on Monday after a stock analyst gave the beleaguered company an
upgrade and the price of jet fuel continued to moderate.
MorePrices at gas pump painful for most Americans
May 20, 2011
Associated PressIn a poll about the cost of gasoline, 71 percent said rising prices will cause some hardship for them and their family, including
41 percent who called it a "serious" hardship.
MoreFrontier Airlines cuts second-quarter capacity plans
March 7, 2011
Associated PressIndianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. said Monday that it is reducing growth plans for its Frontier Airlines unit
because of uncertainty about future oil prices.
MoreRising pump prices rattle drivers, businesses
February 28, 2011
Associated PressHigh fuel prices are forcing tough choices on small-business owners who are loathe to charge more for fear of losing cost-conscious
customers.
MoreVolatile prices take a toll on gas station owners
January 26, 2009
Cory SchoutenLast year's record-high fuel prices played a big role in a rash of shuttered gas stations in Indianapolis. The number of gas
stations nationwide has slipped from about 200,000 in
the 1990s to fewer than 160,000 today. In Indiana, the count
has dropped from 3,500 to about 3,000.
MoreFund to fuel ethanol use out of gas
December 29, 2008
Chris O'MalleyA state fund supporting an 18-cent-a-gallon tax credit for gas stations selling E85 ethanol was exhausted in the first three
months of the state's new fiscal year.
MoreDiesel dip in price not fueling trucking recovery
December 8, 2008
Scott OlsonHampered much of the year by high fuel prices, trucking companies still may be in for a long haul before they're back on the
road to recovery.
MoreRecession squeezes local logistics industry
July 21, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerState economic development leaders remain bullish on Indiana's future as a logistics hub even as two local players have been
forced into bankruptcy and others struggle with high fuel prices.
MoreOil companies drill in Indiana fields thought to be 'played out' a century ago
July 14, 2008
Chris O'MalleySky-high oil prices have rekindled an industry in east-central Indiana that many thought had run its course a century ago.
A handful of wily prospectors motivated by oil prices approaching $150 a barrel are betting that's not the case.
MoreHigh fuel prices take toll on resale values for trucks, SUVs
July 7, 2008
Chris O'MalleyAs motorists rush to buy antacid pills with each $4.25-a-gallon fill-up, the same car dealers who got pudgy five years ago
selling SUVs with $6,000 profit margins are scrambling to profit from Aveos or anything else with decent mileage.
MoreRising fuel costs may mean comeback for freight trains
June 9, 2008
Chris O'MalleySpiking diesel fuel prices have deflated trucking stocks and made road kill out of many a small motor carrier. It's sweet
irony for anyone who's worn a pinstriped cotton cap to work. The rising price of diesel is poised to invigorate a mode of
transportation that trucks nearly annihilated--the 40 freight railroads crisscrossing the state.
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Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
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How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.