Earnhardt still in the market for primary sponsor
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not only looking for his first win of the season, he's still hunting for a big-bucks sponsor for 12 Sprint Cup races this season.
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Toyota to add 200 jobs at Indiana factory in 2014
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. announced Friday that it’s increasing Highlander production by 15,000 units at its Princeton plant as part of a $30 million investment.
Farmers like crop potential year after drought
Farmers are keeping an eye on the weather and searching for early signs of disease after a recent Purdue University Extension Service report suggested recent rains and high humidity could create more fungal and bacterial problems throughout the state.
Zimmer earnings fall on legal reserve costs
Zimmer Holdings saw second-quarter earnings slump 29 percent as the orthopedic device maker set aside an additional $47 million to cover the cost of lawsuits related to its Durom hip cups.
Three Indiana gas utilities face pipeline safety fines
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission says Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Vectren and Citizens Gas didn't follow procedures and keep accurate pipeline records.
Construction on orangutan center halfway done
The zoo says construction is expected to be complete by December. The center is being funded by a $30 million capital campaign.
City to hold meeting on proposed Monument Circle district
Indianapolis residents are getting their first chance to weigh in on proposed protections for the buildings near the city's famed Monument Circle.
Faithful are victims at both ends of church scam
Nearly a decade after the government took over an Indiana brokerage firm whose leaders scammed more than 10,000 devout investors out of millions of dollars, officials are still trying to get their money back without forcing congregations out of their houses of worship.
Indiana small business caucus meeting across state
The General Assembly's Small Business Caucus will host town halls across northern, central and southern Indiana beginning in early August and continuing through mid-September.
Indianapolis council stalls panhandling ban
Democratic council Vice President John Barth says Tuesday's decision by a council committee was based on worries about lawsuits over such a ban.
NIPSCO planning $1B electrical upgrade project
The company has filed a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for annual rate increases of about 1 percent from 2015 through 2020 for the work.
Indiana lawmaker seeks Purdue trustees’ resignations
A Democratic state lawmaker asked Purdue University's trustees to resign Tuesday for giving President Mitch Daniels a bonus amid the recent firestorm over his efforts as governor to keep a liberal historian's textbook out of Indiana classrooms.
Greenfield chamber seeks funds to preserve historic building
Less than 50 years after Hancock County was established in 1828, the building that now houses the Greater Greenfield Chamber of Commerce went up on the corner of State and South streets.
Logging plan for Indiana forest draws opposition
The group Hoosier Forest Watch maintains that the logging work would damage the 1,500-acre back-country section of Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Bloomington. The state disagrees.
Purdue profs blast Daniels on academic freedom
Dozens of Purdue University professors questioned their new school president's commitment to academic freedom Monday following the release of emails showing that as governor Mitch Daniels tried to keep a liberal historian's textbook out of Indiana classrooms.
Berry picked as new Indiana GOP chairman
The Indiana Republican Party's executive committee voted unanimously Monday to elect Auditor Tim Berry as the state GOP chairman and to hold the party's 2014 state convention in his hometown of Fort Wayne.
NCAA rejects claims in concussion lawsuit
Attorneys suing the Indianapolis-based NCAA over its handling of head injuries asked a federal judge to let them expand the lawsuit to include thousands of plaintiffs nationwide.
Speedway making security changes for Brickyard 400
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials say they're working on ways to make sure fans for this weekend’s race don’t face the same long security lines that frustrated many at the Indianapolis 500 in May.
Dominion buys solar power projects near Indianapolis
The seller, Minnesota-based Sunrise Energy Ventures, put a price tag of more than $50 million on the projects earlier this year when it sought zoning approvals and government funds to help develop them.
Buffett joins opening ceremony for Geico center
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center in Carmel. Geico announced plans for the service center in March, saying it could have up to 1,200 workers in the next few years.