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AT&T Inc. and its largest union have tentatively agreed on a new contract for 18,500 employees in the Midwest, including about 2,500 in Indiana. Leaders of the Communications Workers of America, which has gone three months without a contract, reached the deal after nearly five months of negotiations with AT&T. Union members will vote on […]

The Senate health committee cast a milestone vote today to approve legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to act on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The 13-10 party line vote advanced a $600 billion measure that would require individuals to get health insurance and employers to contribute […]

A union official says about 100 hourly workers are being recalled by Fort Wayne Foundry Corp. to one of its northern Indiana factories. Those workers will be back on the job as a Columbia City plant resumes production to fill a six-month contract making water pumps for General Motors Corp. United Auto Workers Local 2242 […]

The Labor Department said today that inflation at the consumer level rose by 0.7 percent last month, slightly higher than the 0.6-percent increase that economists were expecting. It was the biggest one-month gain since a 0.7-percent increase last July. The big jump was seen as a temporary blip, however. Inflation is not expected to be […]

Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority are offering free training to contractors who want to work with an energy-conservation program. Officials say the training will help contractors learn about weatherization and energy-conservation techniques they can use in people’s homes. Contractors who complete the training will be eligible to do […]

Indiana will receive up to $6.1 million in federal stimulus funds to offer rebates to consumers who buy new energy-efficient appliances, including furnaces, air conditioners, refrigerators and water heaters. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $300 million in grants to states yesterday. The program is intended to allow homes to use energy more efficiently […]

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels plans to join Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear today in Louisville when Beshear conducts a ceremonial signing of a bill that creates a two-state authority for transportation projects with Indiana.   The plan seeks two bridges over the Ohio River between Louisville and southern Indiana‘s Clark […]