Search Results

Most Purdue University employees won’t receive pay raises in the coming year because of the recession. Purdue announced yesterday that its budget for the coming fiscal year beginning in July won’t include any salary increases. However, a school statement said that faculty members who are promoted will receive those scheduled salary increases. University President France […]

A blood drive sponsored today by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department ends at 2 p.m. People wanting to donate can stop by the Marion County Jail on Alabama Street.

The man accused of the cold case murder of a Broad Ripple woman made his first court appearance this morning. Investigators say Nathan Anderson stabbed Jane Pepper to death inside her basement apartment. According to court documents, Anderson admits entering Pepper’s apartment to commit a burglary in October 2007. He told police he panicked, stabbed […]

Indianapolis-area industrial real estate vacancy rates dipped to 7 percent in the first quarter on limited market activity, according to a report issued today by Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. The vacancy rate fell from 7.4 percent at the end of 2008 and from 7.8 percent a year ago. Only 410,00 square feet of space was […]

Computer experts around the world are concerned about an Internet worm that’s set to relaunch today. The “Conficker Worm” may have already infected up to 10 million personal computers. The worm could slow down computer systems, increase spam and copy files. Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward to catch the creator of the virus.

Purdue’s quest to reach the Final Four has ended. Courtney Paris scored 19 points last night to lead Oklahoma over the Boilermakers 74-68 in a regional final. Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton led Purdue with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Lakisha Freeman added 12 points for the Boilermakers.

Economic development leaders at 2 p.m. are scheduled to formally launch an economic development initiative for the so-called clean technology sector. IBJ reported Feb. 16 that the initiative under way for the last year has been known as the Indiana Energy Systems Network. The Energy Systems Network will be the latest economic development initiative under […]

No other metro area in the nation staged as large of an increase in its unemployment rate in February as Elkhart-Goshen, the U.S. Department of Labor said today. The northern Indiana region saw its jobless rate climb 12.5 percentage points to a non-seasonally adjusted 18 percent from February 2008. The region, which is highly concentrated […]

Georgia-based Graphic Packaging International Inc. alerted state officials yesterday that it will close its plant in Muncie, putting 151 employees out of work. Jobs will be eliminated from May 29 until Sept. 15, when the plant is expected to close.