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Lower gasoline prices, while good news for drivers, were a gut punch for ethanol producers and promoters of the high-ethanol blend known as E85. In Minnesota, the nation’s leader in E85 pumps, sales fell off by more than half this spring compared with the year before, a disappointment to E85 producers and the farmers who […]

A bankruptcy judge has approved a plan by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings to buy Frontier Airlines, although other bidders could still come forward. Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. spokesman Steve Snyder said the judge approved the plan at a hearing today in New York. Republic, a regional carrier that currently flies for other airlines, is offering […]

By BREE FOWLER AP Auto Writer NEW YORK A bankruptcy judge on Monday approved a deal that could shift some of auto parts supplier Delphi’s assets to General Motors Co., which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. U.S. Judge Robert Gerber, who is overseeing the liquidation of Motors Liquidation Co., the collection of […]

Purdue University’s trustees have approved increasing tuition by 5 percent for Indiana students the next two years along with phasing in a $500 fee for new students. The trustees executive committee voted unanimously today in support of the increase, which will add $388 to the tuition bill for in-state students on the West Lafayette campus. […]

Indiana’s higher education commissioner is urging college students and their parents to attend public meetings about next year’s tuition rates. Colleges and universities hold public meetings on proposed tuition rates before their boards vote on the final numbers. Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers says the meetings are a chance for parents and students to tell […]

A $754 million project is being proposed to replace the aging Wishard Memorial Hospital in downtown Indianapolis. Hospital officials say renovating the current facility is not practical because its mechanical systems are failing and the patient rooms can’t accommodate modern equipment. Wishard’s facility is spread over 17 buildings, many of which were built before World […]