Indiana law change allows younger children as referees
A southern Indiana boy has successfully spurred a change in state law that will allow sports leagues to hire youngsters like him as referees.
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Existing-home sales market surging 15 percent across Indiana
The housing market has spiked so much in some places that real estate agents are turning to Facebook and going door-to-door looking for prospective sellers because of a shortage of houses for sale.
Ohio competition sends Indiana casino revenues down
Indiana's riverboat casino revenues fell 4.4 percent in March, dragged down by declines at two southeastern Indiana venues that faced their first month of head-to-head competition with a Cincinnati casino.
RV parts maker plans 800 jobs, new HQ in Indiana
Northern Indiana's recreational vehicle industry is getting a boost with the relocation of RV components producer Drew Industries Inc. to Elkhart and its pledge of up to 800 new jobs by 2017.
Indiana Senate approves $30B budget, partial tax cut
The plan keeps much of the additional education spending that House Republicans added to their budget proposal in February. But the Senate package also includes a $150 million cut to personal income taxes.
U.S. companies post more jobs, but fill them slowly
Economists point to several likely reasons for the disparity between a surge in job openings but only a modest rise in hiring.
School guns mandate dropped from House bill
An Indiana legislative committee has dropped a proposed requirement that all public and charter schools have a gun-carrying employee during school hours.
Cincinnati casino brings in $21M in first month
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, which is expected to lure some gambling revenue from Indiana’s casinos, opened March 4.
Land-based casinos likely, says Indiana gambling chief
Gaming Commission Executive Director Ernest Yelton said declining casino revenue and other factors are helping drive the push for land-based casinos.
2 agency heads already leaving Pence administration
The heads of the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration have asked the Indiana Ethics Commission for formal opinions on whether they can accept positions in higher education.
Group, bill promote natural gas fueling stations
Natural gas advocates want to create incentives for building fueling stations across the state in hopes that more people will operate vehicles using alternative fuels.
Republic unit Frontier bringing air service back to Delaware
Frontier's decision means an end to a five-year stretch in which Delaware had no commercial air service, following the abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy filing by startup carrier Skybus Airlines in 2008.
IEDC deal with Mainstreet put on hold by Pence
Gov. Mike Pence asked the Indiana Economic Development Corp. on Monday to review its decision to grant $345,000 in economic incentives to a company started by a top Republican lawmaker and his son.
Tyco: No proof Lilly thieves used security report
Lawyers for a security company being sued in the theft of $60 million worth of pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse in Connecticut say there's no proof the thieves used a report it prepared about security weaknesses in the building.
Indiana lawmakers poised to drop school guns mandate
The chairman of the House committee currently considering the bill said he expected changes would be made before it advances, while the bill's main House sponsor signaled he wouldn't fight to keep the mandate, which was added last week.to violent attacks.
Pence slowly dropping Washingtonian defenses
Gov. Mike Pence appears to be slowly dropping some of the guard he developed after more than a dozen years working in Washington.
Purdue eases way for faculty to file for patents
Dan Hasler, president of the Purdue Research Foundation, said returning the rights to the technology to faculty will spur innovation at Purdue and keep good ideas from gathering dust.
Airport towers in Columbus, Gary get reprieve from closure
Gary-Chicago airport in northwest Indiana and Columbus Regional Airport south of Indianapolis were among 149 airports where towers had been scheduled to close beginning this weekend due to automatic federal spending cuts.
Greenwood pet store stocked with exotic critters
From tarantulas to emperor scorpions and monitor lizards, Pandemonium Exotics caters to enthusiasts looking for pets beyond a dog or cat.
Indiana Senate leader opposes fenced deer hunting
The leader of the Indiana Senate says he'll kill an amendment that would allow five fenced deer-hunting preserves around the state to remain open.