INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2018) — The Indiana Office of Defense Development is letting statewide defense firms know that they are eligible to receive consulting services to diversify due to a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment. “It is vital we are continuing to sustain and expand Indiana’s …
Read More »More than $160 Million Going to Rural Communities for Infrastructure Improvements
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation announced today that $161.2 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 66 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge improvements as well as sidewalk and trail projects. Combined with local funds, approximately …
Read More »State funding from Stellar Communities program spurs substantial private investment
INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2018) – Today, the Sagamore Institute released its annual evaluation of the Stellar Communities Program, revealing that Indiana communities, either receiving a Stellar designation or being named a program finalist, have achieved substantial economic investments and transformative quality of place improvements. Launched in 2011, the Stellar Communities …
Read More »Indiana and Ontario Form Partnership to Strengthen Economic, Workforce Development Initiatives
TORONTO (March 27, 2018) – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released a joint statement today following their meeting in Toronto: “Ontario and Indiana share a strong partnership — one that is vital to the success of workers and businesses in both our regions and to our …
Read More »Donnelly, Hollingsworth Urge Administration to Utilize Office of National Drug Control Policy to Track Initiatives Aimed at Opioid Epidemic
South Bend Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly and U.S. Representative Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09) today urged the White House to utilize the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to track all federally funded initiatives aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic. The proposal was previously included in the report issued …
Read More »IDOA Commissioner Robertson to depart; Gov. Holcomb Appoints Lesley Crane
INDIANAPOLIS (March 27, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced that he will appoint Lesley Crane to lead the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) effective April 2. Current IDOA Commissioner Jessica Robertson has announced she will leave that post to take on a new opportunity at Purdue University. “Lesley …
Read More »Donnelly’s Bipartisan Addiction Treatment Workforce Bill, Resources to Combat Opioid Abuse Signed Into Law as Part of Government Funding Legislation
Granger, Ind. – A number of measures that U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly has either introduced or supported to combat the opioid abuse epidemic were signed into law by President Trump today as part of the bipartisan government funding bill. The law includes funds to support the addiction treatment workforce through …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb signs bill to encourage Indiana’s growing tech sector
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today signed SEA 257 into law at DemandJump—an Indianapolis-based software as a service company. The bill exempts software as a service from state sales tax, making Indiana one of only four states in the nation to do so. “This was an issue I didn’t …
Read More »February Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (March 23, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for February and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemployment …
Read More »Donnelly’s Bipartisan Addiction Treatment Workforce Bill, Resources to Combat Opioid Abuse Included in Government Funding Legislation
Washington, D.C. – A number of measures that U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly has either introduced or supported to combat the opioid abuse epidemic were included in the bipartisan government funding bill that the Senate is expected to consider as early as tonight. The bill includes funds to support the addiction …
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