Pence financial adviser leaving for nursing home post
Indiana Office of Management and Budget Director Chris Atkins will leave June 26 to become senior vice president of Mainstreet, a Carmel-based nursing home development company.
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Governor sees merit to central Indiana reservoir proposal
Gov. Mike Pence said the proposed $450 million project could help the state's long-term water needs and provide a fresh way of attracting investment and people to the Anderson area.
PPG Industries buying Indiana coatings manufacturer
The former Indianapolis Varnish Co. had sales last year of more than $100 million. IVC has more than 300 employees at five manufacturing plants in Indiana, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and China.
Walgreens, insurers push expansion of virtual doctor visits
Millions of people will be able to see a doctor on their smartphones or laptops for everyday ailments once the nation's largest drugstore chain and two major insurers expand a budding push into virtual health care.
Indiana medical software company says networks hacked
A medical software company is notifying patients of the health care providers it serves—including Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis—that their private information may have been exposed when its networks were hacked.
Rokita to seek House re-election, pass on Senate campaign
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita says he will run for re-election to his current office next year, forgoing a bid for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by the GOP's Dan Coats.
Former official sentenced in Bloomington concrete scam
A Bedford man has been sentenced to 55 months in federal prison for a years-long scheme to embezzle more than $440,000 from the city of Bloomington through false concrete contracts.
Purdue faculty to participate in diversity training program
Five members of the mechanical engineering faculty at Purdue University have been chosen to participate in a National Science Foundation diversity training program so they can help recruit African-American students.
National political group targeting Pence’s 2016 bid
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has become a top Republican target of national Democratic fundraising group EMILY's List even before he formally announces his re-election campaign next week.
Organized labor takes gamble by battling Obama’s trade bill
Organized labor's fierce opposition to President Barack Obama's trade agenda threatens to split the political left and deal a new blow to unions if the president prevails in a House vote that could come this week.
Court tosses suits challenging climate change plan
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a pair of high-profile lawsuits challenging the Obama administration's sweeping plan to address climate change, saying it's too early to challenge a rule that isn't yet final.
Indiana economic groups endorse Mounds Lake project
Economic development organizations in eight central Indiana counties say they support the proposed $450 million Mounds Lake Reservoir project.
Farm operator to be featured each day of Indiana State Fair
The operators of 17 farms from around the state have been picked to represent the "Year of the Farmer" during this summer's Indiana State Fair.
U.S. stocks slide, pushing Dow into red for year
Stocks have sagged in the past two weeks as investors try to assess if Federal Reserve policymakers will raise their benchmark interest rate later this year for the first time since the recession.
NCAA approves 30-second shot clock in men’s basketball
Men's teams will use a faster shot clock — 30 seconds instead of 35 seconds — and have fewer timeouts, while women's teams will play four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves.
IU Greek houses struggle with health violations
In more than 200 health inspection reports conducted on Greek houses at Indiana University in the last five years, 95 reports contained more than two critical violations.
Economists: Second quarter to be worse than expected
U.S. economic growth in the second quarter is predicted to be far weaker than previously expected and it will prevent the pace of annual growth from exceeding last year's 2.4 percent, according to a forecast by a group of U.S. business economists.
House lawmakers move to shield communications from public
Lawmakers in the Indiana House are working to keep internal correspondence secret by quietly changing the definition of a "work product" in a way that could shield nearly every communication from public view.
Cuban’s $5M gift to provide IU with new video center
The Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology will be built inside the renovated Assembly Hall, and will give the Hoosiers the distinction of being the first school in the country to use 3-D multi-camera technology and virtual reality.
Anderson loses $3.5M in federal funds for new bus terminal
Local officials had asked the Indiana Department of Transportation to extend the deadline for tapping those funds until July because the city had not settled on a site for the new terminal.