Chemical cleanup planned at old factory site
The trust created to revitalize and market former General Motors properties has set aside about $7 million to clean up a contaminated site in Kokomo where a factory stood from 1915 to 1993.
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Fort Wayne’s ash tree removal bill nears $3 million
Fort Wayne’s parks board on Thursday approved a new $450,000 contract for the removal of almost 2,500 trees infected by the emerald ash borer. When those ash trees are gone, nearly 13,000 trees will have been cut down from city property.
Tepid U.S. retail sales spark concern about economy
Bleaker outlooks at retailers like Wal-Mart and Macy's are raising doubts that consumers will spend enough in coming months to lift the still-subpar U.S. economy.
UPDATE: Indy schools seek records on state takeovers
Indianapolis Public Schools leaders filed a public records request Thursday seeking information on the 2011 takeover of four schools amid questions about the integrity of the state's A-F school grading formula.
Brownsburg town council head named new state auditor
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced Thursday morning he had selected Dwayne Sawyer for the position. Sawyer has been a member of the Brownsburg Town Council since 2009 and became its president last year.
Pence names appointees to motorsports panel
Former Daniels aides among four names added to panel tasked with promoting the industry.
Judge dismisses suit against Indiana immigration law
Two parts of Indiana's immigration law will remain in effect after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a northwestern Indiana Hispanic advocacy group challenging them, the Indiana attorney general's office said Wednesday.
Indiana University basketball sets attendance record
School officials announced Wednesday that the Hoosiers average attendance for 19 home games was 17,412 — breaking the previous mark of 17,148, set in 2001-02.
Colts camp fans not impressed with Anderson
Fans are wild about attending Indianapolis Colts’ practices this summer on the campus of Anderson University, but they say they have little interest in sticking around and spending money in the city.
Well woes blamed on new Indianapolis sports park
Some Indianapolis residents living near where the World Sports Park is being built say its new irrigation system is sucking their home water wells dry.
Berry resigns as Indiana auditor to head state GOP
Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry has resigned from the position to begin full time as the new state Republican Party chairman.
Electricity provider planning new $27 million office
Electricity provider Hoosier Energy is starting construction on a new $27 million headquarters building in Bloomington.
Indiana’s aquaculture industry growing, report says
A new report says the size of Indiana's fledgling aquaculture industry has more than doubled in the past seven years with the state now boasting about 50 farms that raise fish or seafood.
Wheelchair lift company shifting work to northern Indiana
A company that converts minivans into wheelchair-accessible vehicles plans adding up to 70 jobs at its northern Indiana headquarters by shifting production from a Michigan factory.
IUPUI to show off elaborate game at Gen Con
The entire Indiana Convention Center will be the stage for the game, which uses video mapping and projectors that will create a large crystalline display showing the game results. The four-day Gen Con event begins Thursday.
NCAA troubles have critics seeking changes at top
Mark Emmert presides over an organization that is struggling to maintain credibility with the public, is tied up in multiple court cases and is tainted by an embarrassing internal scandal.
USDA predicts corn-crop rebound in Indiana, nation
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service forecasts Indiana farmers will produce 979.40 million bushels of corn, a 64-percent increase from the 596.9 million bushels last year.
Pence plans first trade mission to Japan as governor
Pence's office announced Monday the delegations will leave Sept. 5 and return nine days later after visiting Tokyo, Nagoya and Tochigi Prefecture, Indiana's Japanese sister-state.
IU sees room for growth in online education
Indiana University wants to reach more students and create a major source of revenue at a time when existing ones are struggling, school officials say.
Landfill operators explore energy-creation options
Gas produced by a southern Indiana landfill could be captured and used to generate revenue, but Cummins workers who studied the possibilities say local officials shouldn't take the idea to the bank just yet.