Indiana BMV OKs 11 new specialty license plates
Indiana drivers last year purchased more than 400,000 specialty plates, generating more than $10 million for sponsoring groups.
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April increase in construction spending largest since 2000
Construction activity surged in April by the largest amount in nearly a decade. The unexpected gains could mean the hardest-hit
sector of the economy is starting to recover.
UPDATE: Alcoa, union reach tentative agreement
Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with its largest union Tuesday. It still must be ratified by union members in Indiana and seven other states.
Franchitti earns $2.8 million for Indy 500 win
Franchitti’s earnings were part of an overall purse of $13,592,815. The paychecks were announced at the annual victory dinner
Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Camp Atterbury makes cut for Guard mobilization centers
Camp’s role in deploying units overseas will be secure for years to come despite Defense Department cutbacks, says leader
of Indiana National Guard.
Flawless Franchitti wins his second Indy 500
Two years removed from his failed try in NASCAR, the Scottish driver holds on with barely a gallon of fuel in the
tank. Meanwhile, the much-touted Penske team falls victim to its own blundering.
Consumer spending posts weak April reading
The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending was unchanged last month, the weakest showing in seven months.
It’s another scaled-back summer for vacationers
More people are expected to hit the road than did last year, but their budgets will be tighter because of high unemployment,
stock markets in retreat and a still-fragile economy.
Ivy Tech summer semester enrollment up 17 percent
Enrollment during the period rose 17 percent, to more than 57,000 students as of Monday, the first day of the summer semester.
Purdue to host 3 international conferences in July
The three simultaneous gatherings are expected to draw about 600 scientists and researchers from some 30 countries to the
West Lafayette campus from July 12-15.
Fort Wayne makes new push to keep Navistar operation
Fort Wayne officials are working to persuade Navistar to keep its truck design center with more than 800 workers in the city
after the company dropped plans to move its operations to a Chicago suburb.
Economic rebound slowed last quarter
The economic recovery last quarter turned out to be slower than first thought, one of the reasons unemployment is likely to
stay high this year.
Indiana biofuel firm strikes ethanol licensing deal
A Purdue University-based company has reached a deal giving Chinese and Danish firms access to a patented product that makes
it easier to turn wood chips, grasses and other agricultural wastes into ethanol.
Seven years of work expected for central Indiana highway
Work is to start next year on upgrading the highway through Carmel and Westfield to interstate standards in phases through
2017.
Suspended Kruse hopes to keep famous auction going
Kruse’s attorney said his 69-year-old client would like to find some way to keep the annual auction alive, possibly by finding
another auction company to run this year’s event.
Mays among ‘Living Legends’ to be honored in July
An orchestra conductor, a black newspaper publisher, a nurse and a federal judge will be honored as Indiana living legends
in July.
Governor backs card counter banned by casino
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels used the story of a blackjack player’s lawsuit in telling Franklin College graduates about using
skill to push the odds in one’s favor.
Stocks plummet on economic worries
The Dow Jones industrials plunged below 10,000 Tuesday as traders turned away from stocks amid worries about the global economy
and tensions between North and South Korea.
Justice retiring after 14 years on Indiana high court
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Theodore Boehm will step down this fall after 14 years on the bench.
Zoning board nixes clothing-optional campground
The Morgan County Board of Zoning Appeals denied the request Monday night during a meeting where many in the crowd of more
than 100 people spoke against it.