UPS predicts 11-percent hike in December packages
United Parcel Service Inc. said Wednesday that it will handle 585 million packages worldwide in December.
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Red Gold plans expansion after bumper tomato crop
The Indiana-based tomato processor is spending more than $8.5 million to add more than 250,000 of space to its facilities in Geneva.
Central Indiana doctor faces prescription drug charges
Dr. Eric Jones of Pendleton was arrested Tuesday at his general family practice about 25 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
UPDATE: NCAA player graduation rates on the rise
College athletes are graduating at record numbers and with better rates than non-athletes, according to new statistics released Tuesday by the Indianapolis-based NCAA. Critics are balking at the interpretation of those numbers.
Fourteen hurt in Indiana Amtrak crash with semi
An Amtrak train traveling from Indianapolis to Chicago collided Tuesday morning with a semitrailer in its path along northwestern Indiana rail tracks, injuring at 14 people aboard the train, police said.
State won’t try to reclaim Indiana Toll Road from bankrupt operator
Indiana Public Finance director Kendra York said in a letter that the state doesn't want to take over responsibility for running and maintaining the 157-mile road.
Anderson University trustees make Pistole president-elect
The election Monday of the 58-year-old Pistole is expected to be ratified next June by the General Assembly of the Church of God (Anderson), which operates the 2,500-student university.
U.S. home sales eke up in September, credit stays tight
Average 30-year mortgage rates have tumbled below 4 percent, but it remains difficult to qualify for financing.
Indiana candidates in attack mode for final push
There has been a marked change in tone from just a few weeks ago, when statewide campaigns took to the airwaves with whimsical campaign ads introducing themselves to Indiana voters.
Indiana man sentenced for running fake credit union
Timothy Coughlin, 63, of Indianapolis was ordered to pay $10 million in restitution at sentencing Friday in federal court. Prosecutors say 5,000 investors from 50 countries and all 50 states made deposits to his fake credit union.
Monument observation deck closed for repairs
The monument's observation deck and gift shop will be closed during the work, although its Col. Eli Lilly Civil War Museum will remain open.
Mayors at meth summit call for medication controls
Some of Indiana's mayors and law enforcement officials are urging lawmakers to combat the state's methamphetamine scourge by making some cold medications available only by prescription.
Stant Corp. to remain based in eastern Indiana
Stant Corp. announced it will stay in Connersville, where it was founded in 1898. The company has nearly 300 employees at it corporate headquarters.
Indiana golf executive ousted as PGA boss
Ted Bishop, president at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin, has been ousted as president of the PGA of America over a controversial tweet and Facebook post directed at golfer Ian Poulter.
Nixed grant could have sent 5,700 to preschool
The federal grant application that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence decided not to submit could have helped send 5,700 more state children to preschool programs, documents show.
TSA chief caught off guard by Anderson University offer
John Pistole says he has a lot to learn as president of the college, having never worked in education.
Lilly adds $375M to Zymeworks partnership
Eli Lilly and Co. and Zymeworks said Wednesday that they are expanding a cancer drug development partnership.
Judge considering $75M NCAA concussion settlement
The deal calls for the Indianapolis-based NCAA to toughen return-to-play rules for college athletes. It also would create a medical fund to test current and former athletes for brain trauma.
Zimmer profit beats forecasts, shares rise 4 percent
Shares of Warsaw-based orthopedic device maker Zimmer Holdings Inc. have doubled the performance of the S&P 500 so far this year.
Purdue getting regional nutrition, obesity center
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has chosen Purdue University to be the site of one of four centers, also to include Colorado State University, Cornell University and the University of North Carolina.