Purdue rolls out 3-year plan for communications majors
Purdue University has developed a three-year bachelor's program for communications students that it says will allow them to save more than $9,000.
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Byproducts big business for Morgan County grain mill
It appears one man's bust is another's boom, because many of the reasons byproducts have become so popular are the same reasons you're paying historically high prices for beef.
IU schools tackle new marketing strategies
Indiana University is taking steps to better market itself to students and donors, using a strategy more common to consumer products.
NCAA says it will appeal player-compensation court ruling
NCAA President Mark Emmert said on a Sunday talk show that his organization found a lot in the decision that was "admirable" and some parts it disagreed with so strongly that they could not go unchallenged in court.
Monroe County alters ordinance that sparked I-69 suit
The Indiana Department of Transportation had sued the southern Indiana county after it imposed restrictions in response to residents' complaints about late-night construction noise around the I-69 site.
Judge rules that NCAA ban on student-player pay is illegal
National Collegiate Athletic Association rules barring student athletes from seeking a share of its $800 million in annual broadcast revenue are illegal, a federal judge in California ruled in a lawsuit that may dramatically change college sports.
UPDATE: Cool summer sets hopes for record harvest
The nation's corn and soybean farmers are on track to produce record crops this year as a mild summer has provided optimum growing conditions.
State needs better water management, report says
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce warns that demand for water from businesses and residents could outstrip the available supply in coming decades.
U.S. worker productivity recovers after steep fall
The Labor Department said Friday that that productivity increased 2.5 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, after plummeting 4.5 percent in the first quarter.
Report: Indiana consumer spending rebounds from recession
A new report by the U.S. Commerce Department shows that consumer spending in Indiana has rebounded from the end of the Great Recession faster than the national average.
State agency says it lacks adoption subsidy money
The Indiana Department of Child Services says it isn't paying subsidies to parents who adopted special-needs children out of foster care because the state Legislature hasn't appropriated enough money.
Delayed Sugar Creek food plant may operate by next summer
A food processing plant that's expected to bring 400 jobs to eastern Indiana should begin operations in July 2015, a top company official says.
Boost for vets’ health: Obama signs new law
Tens of thousands of military veterans who have been enduring long waits for medical care should be able to turn to private doctors almost immediately under a law signed Thursday.
Pennsylvania, NCAA seek time for talks in Penn State suit
Lawyers for the NCAA, the governor of Pennsylvania and others asked a judge to give them a month to work on a possible settlement of a lawsuit over the penalties Penn State University is paying for mishandling the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
NCAA grants more power to five biggest conferences
The NCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly passed historic reforms Thursday that will give the five biggest conferences, including the Big Ten, the ability to unilaterally change some basic rules governing college sports.
Bank of America close to record settlement with U.S.
Bank of America is nearing a $16 billion to $17 billion settlement to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, a person directly familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Rush named first female Indiana Supreme Court chief justice
Loretta Rush, a longtime juvenile court judge who joined the Indiana Supreme Court in 2012, was unanimously chosen as the state's first female chief justice Wednesday, setting the stage for what could be a long run at the court's helm.
Indiana agrees to $3M settlement in school test hitch
Indiana’s state schools superintendent says she has reached a $3 million settlement with CTB/McGraw-Hill after disruptions to standardized tests last year.
Vote would let big conferences set their own rules
The NCAA board of directors will vote Thursday on a proposal that would give the five wealthiest college football conferences the ability to make rules and pass legislation without the approval of the rest of Division I schools.
Panel set to select next Indiana Supreme Court leader
The Judicial Nominating Commission will meet Wednesday to interview Justices Loretta Rush, Mark Massa, Steven David and Robert Rucker before selecting a new chief justice to succeed Brent Dickson.