INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 20, 2020) – Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 6.2 percent for September, and the national rate is 7.9 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the …

DANVILLE — The community is invited to join the Danville Town Council and Hendricks Regional Health President & CEO Kevin Speer for a special presentation on October 28 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at Hendricks Regional Health Danville Hospital. The Council voted in July to present Hendricks with a proclamation …

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 13, 2020) — The Indy Partnership reports the region’s economy is maintaining stability despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a diverse business base that is helping to fuel expansion and development. “We can measure the negative impact that the coronavirus crisis can have on employment …

INDIANAPOLIS (October 14, 2020) — The Office of the Indiana Secretary of State, Indiana Securities Division and Office of the Indiana Attorney General announced that they are participating in a consolidated nationwide enforcement action to halt a fraudulent precious metals scheme that has solicited $185 million from at least 1,600 …

The Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) has received a Community Leadership Grant of $200,000 as part of the seventh phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VII) initiative. With the grant, HCCF plans to address three critical issues: increased civic engagement, more collaboration and increased efficiency …

STATEHOUSE (Oct. 14, 2020) – Hendricks County legislators encourage communities in Central Indiana to apply for the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program to help fund local road and bridge projects. State Rep. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) co-authored a 2016 law creating the program to help more cities, towns and counties fund …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today shared a 2020 report highlighting Indiana as a national leader in computer science education, for the second consecutive year. Created by Code.Org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance, the 2020 State of Computer Science Education …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the Whitestown Parkway on ramp to I-65 southbound will close Friday, October 16 after 8 p.m. until approximately 9 a.m. Saturday, October 17. This is for the contractor to pave the outside lanes of I-65 southbound. This project was awarded …

INDIANAPOLIS-On Thursday, October 8th, 2020, at approximately 9:10 am, Southeast IMPD officers responded to S. Sherman Drive and Pleasant Run Parkway S. Drive on a report of a personal injury hit & run crash involving a bicyclist.  Upon arrival, officers learned the bicyclist, had been struck by an SUV which …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces Perry Worth Road will close Monday, October 12 in the morning northeast of the State Road 267 interchange, Exit 133. This is a 14 day closure, scheduled to reopen October 26. This is for the contractor to build a portion …