Navistar adding, eliminating factory jobs in Indiana
Navistar International Corp. announced plans Tuesday to create up to 400 factory jobs in northern Indiana while eliminating 250 manufacturing positions in the eastern part of the state.
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Most Indiana lawmakers vote against raising debt ceiling
A majority of Indiana's congressional delegation bucked the trend and voted against emergency legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling, drawing praise from a tea party official.
Democrat Gregg wants to improve manufacturing base
Former Indiana House Speaker John Gregg said Tuesday he would focus on rejuvenating the state's manufacturing base if he is elected governor next November.
Wife of Pacers owner testifies against nanny
The wife of Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon testified Tuesday that she knew nothing about violence in the past of a nanny who worked for her and said she would not have hired her if she had known.
Stocks slump as concerns about economy grow
The Dow Jones industrial average sank 265 points on Tuesday and all three major stock indexes fell more than 2 percent as investors reacted to more signs of weakness in the U.S. economy and poor earnings from several big companies.
Duke turns second-quarter profit on higher revenue
Duke Energy Corp., which is buying Progress Energy Inc. to become the largest U.S. utility owner, on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit after a year-ago loss.
Obama signs debt bill after final Senate vote
The Senate emphatically passed emergency legislation Tuesday to avoid a first-ever government default, rushing the legislation to President Barack Obama for his signature just hours before the deadline.
City hosting Beep Baseball World Series
The National Beep Baseball Association is playing its 36th annual World Series this week at the Mary and John Geisse Soccer Complex in Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. The 17 participating teams from the United States and Taiwan are made up of blind and visually impaired players. Beep baseball uses a ball that makes a beeping noise so it can be heard by players. To keep the game fair, every player wears a blindfold. The championship game will be played Aug. 6.
Hostage taker dies in police standoff
After an hour-long standoff, police shot and killed a man who was holding a hostage at gunpoint Monday afternoon in Bloomington. Robert North, 50, died shortly after he was shot in the neck. North held a woman in a headlock with a gun pointed at her head and walked her along Rogers Street. He continued to keep her at gunpoint near the pumps at a Sunoco gas station and refused to obey orders to put his gun down. The hostage was not injured.
Man gets 46 years in confinement case
A Madison County judge on Monday sentenced a man to 46 years in prison for exploiting a woman who was locked in a room by three people who lived off her Social Security checks. Louis Amalfitano, 21, was sentenced on the eight felony counts that a jury convicted him of in June. Prosecutors say Amalfitano, his father and girlfriend kept then-65-year-old Anna Turner of Anderson confined for months, beating her and forcing her to sleep on a urine-soaked mattress while they cashed her checks.
NFL-Versus deal would be huge score for IndyCar
The NFL is in talks with Versus to bring a package of early season Thursday night games to the cable station, possibly as early as 2012. That move would seriously legitimize Versus’ attempts to rival ESPN.
Not-for-profit building affordable housing in Brownsburg
Sycamore Services Inc., which serves people with disabilities, has closed on $8 million in financing to build a 72-unit apartment community in Brownsburg.
Retail roundup: Agio closes, Mesh developing burger joint
One restaurant along Mass Ave has closed and a new one is in the works, leading off the latest Around Town Retail Roundup.
Republic Airways blames fuel costs for $15M quarterly loss
The Indianapolis-based company said it spent nearly $227 million on aircraft fuel in the quarter, compared with $161 million in the same period a year earlier.
Packaging manufacturer plans to expand, add 80 jobs
Indianapolis-based DGP Intelsius LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of temperature-controlled packaging, announced on Tuesday morning that it plans to add 80 jobs by 2014 as part of an $870,000 expansion.
Environmental groups sue to block I-69 construction
Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads and the I-69 Accountability Project said the road expansion would violate federal environmental laws.
Debt deal would have little impact on economy until 2014
The deal reached by Congress to raise the debt ceiling and cut more than $2 trillion in public spending should have only a minor impact on the economy for the next two years. Almost all the cuts would be made in 2014 or beyond.
Indiana asks court to lift Planned Parenthood order
Indiana asked a federal appeals court Monday to lift a judge's order blocking parts of a new abortion law that cuts some public Planned Parenthood funding, saying the issue should be decided by Medicaid officials and not the courts.