Manufacturing index shows slower growth
The pace of U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in September, as expectations for hiring and new orders slipped from their August levels.
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Pair of top Pence aides leaving administration
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced Tuesday that personnel director Anita Samuel and former workforce development commissioner Scott Sanders are exiting their positions.
Purdue, Indiana State receive U.S. innovation grants
Purdue and Indiana State universities are among 24 colleges and universities receiving grants from the Education Department to foster innovation in college value and efficiency.
Indiana AG proposes home contractor registry
Attorney General Greg Zoeller wants Indiana lawmakers to approve a state registry for home-remodeling contractors to boost consumer protections against would-be scammers.
Government: NFL TV ‘blackout’ rule unsportsmanlike
The vote won’t actually end blackouts, which are written into the NFL’s private contracts with broadcast and cable companies. But it means responsibility for blackouts now lies entirely with the NFL and its television partners, not the government.
Cumberland eyes pavilion for markets, festivals
Town officials are eyeing a $1 million project to turn the former Schreiber Lumber pavilion near Carroll Road into a trailhead to host farmers markets, festivals, fundraisers and more.
Indiana casinos want wagering, admission taxes cut
A legislative committee is weighing requests from Indiana casino operators to reduce the state's wagering tax rates and eliminate the $3 admission tax for everyone who enters a riverboat, even if not gambling.
RV industry shipments on best pace since 2007
RV shipments for the first eight months of 2014 have reached about 246,000 units, a gain of 9 percent from 2013.
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Kevin O’Toole has been named CEO of Managed Health Services, an Indiana-based unit of St. Louis-based Centene Corp. Managed Health Services administers health benefits for Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan, and also sells individual health insurance on the Obamacare exchange. O’Toole replaces Patrick Rooney, who has been promoted to senior vice president of health plans at Centene, overseeing five states, including Indiana. O’Toole joined Centene in 2012 as vice president of health plan operations in St. Louis. He previously worked as vice president of operations of Medco Health Solutions Inc. in Tennessee. O’Toole has a bachelor’s degree in microbiology, a master’s of health administration, and an MBA, all from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
ATM, overdraft fees keep climbing, bank survey says
The average fee for using an out-of-network ATM has vaulted 23 percent over the past five years. It has notched a new high for eight years in a row.
Indiana farm fatalities continue downward trend
The report says Indiana has had fewer than 30 documented deaths from farm-related accidents each year since 1996.
Reservoir talk not moving Mounds shopping mall
Mounds Mall leasing official Jesse Wilkerson said new tenants are being actively sought for the mall, but it is exploring options for relocating, if necessary.
NiSource to split into two publicly traded companies
Merrillville-based NiSource will continue to provide natural gas and electricity to more than 3 million customers, while Houston-based Columbia Pipeline Group will own 15,000 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines.
Former workers file suit against state lawmaker
A state lawmaker who was one of nine Republican state senators to vote against a right-to-work law two years ago is accused in a lawsuit of failing to pay his employees more than $220,000 in wages and other benefits.
Camp Atterbury ready for large groups of soldiers
With more beds and railroad tracks serving Camp Atterbury, the facility will be able to train some of the largest groups of soldiers since World War II. Now Camp Atterbury has to market itself across the nation to make the most of the new facilities.
Few flights resume after Chicago fire throws air traffic for loop
A contract employee suspected of setting a fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic control center brought two of the nation's busiest airports to a halt for hours Friday, sending delays and cancellations rippling through the air-travel network from coast to coast.
Indiana unemployment agency wins anti-fraud grant
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development is receiving nearly $1.5 million from the federal government to help catch those who collect unemployment payments while still working.
Purdue incentive compensation undecided for Daniels
The former Indiana governor's five-year contract with Purdue gives him a $420,000 annual base salary. He can also receive 30 percent more, or $126,000, based on bonuses.
Program gets $1 million federal grant to mentor ex-cons
Volunteers of America of Indiana Inc. said Thursday the program will serve 250 adults being released from prison and jail and re-entering society in Indianapolis and surrounding Boone, Hancock, Hendricks, Hamilton and Morgan counties.
Experts: Telemedicine can bridge mental health gap
Modern technology offers a way to deliver much-needed mental health care to rural sections of Indiana where little or none is available, experts told a legislative study committee Thursday.