Is this a good time for college students to take a “gap year,” instead of returning to campus in the midst of a pandemic—or paying for remote instruction? Podcast host Mason King asks IBJ columnist Peter Dunn about that and other issues facing students, recent grads and their families.
The Indiana State Department on Sunday also reported the testing of 12,766 more individuals, the second-highest daily total since the beginning of the pandemic.
Marion County saw an increase of 198 cases, the 23nd straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday also reported the testing of 12,884 more individuals, the second-highest total during the pandemic. The previous high was 13,540 on June 18.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday also reported the testing of 12,153 more individuals, the fifth-highest total during the pandemic.
The specialty hydrocarbon and fuels products producer said Keith Jennings would resign as executive vice president and chief financial officer as of Aug. 31, just eight months after joining the company.
The newly formed Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Renewal Initiative will seek to encourage collaboration and resource sharing between public, private and civic institutions.
Marion County on Wednesday reported an increase of 132 cases, the 20th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100.
The state on Sunday said Marion County saw an increase of 132 cases, the 17th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday reported 989 new COVID-19 cases, the second-highest number of cases reported in the daily report since the beginning of the pandemic.
Statewide testing for COVID-19 has topped 8,000 in 16 of the last 18 days and exceeded 11,000 in six of the past nine days.
Indiana has now seen more than 65,000 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. Global numbers have surpassed 17 million.
In addition, the governor said he was extending the state’s landlord moratorium on evictions though Aug. 14.
Kernan was elected lieutenant governor in 1996 running on a ticket with Democrat Frank O’Bannon. They were reelected in 2000, but O’Bannon died suddenly after a stroke in 2003, and Kernan ascended to the Governor’s Office.
Indiana’s health department on Tuesday also reported 9,079 new COVID-19 tests, the seventh time in eight days when daily testing has exceeded 9,000.
The company said it plans to hire 150 sales agents who will work from home during the pandemic, just like the firm’s existing local workforce of 190.
Sean Shelby will join Liberty Fund on Aug. 31, succeeding CEO and President Emilio Pacheco, who has led the organization since 2016.
The state has reported more than 700 new COVID-19 cases daily for six straight days and more than 600 cases daily for the past 13 days.
The overall COVID-19 testing-positivity rate remained at 8.9% Saturday after the state reported 11,570 new tests. Daily testing in Indiana has topped 8,000 for 12 straight days.
Dick Wolfsie, 73, has been a mainstay of Channel 8 since 1990, serving full-time as a feature reporter on “Daybreak” until 2010 and then as a “Weekend Daybreak” contributor.
