Brian Scott

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$40 Million in Grants to Aid in Economic Recovery

Indiana was recently named No. 5 in the nation in the 2020 Best States for Business report compiled by Chief Executive Magazine. In order to continue supporting the employers in our state, Gov. Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) recently announced several new grants for businesses negatively impacted by the …

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Indy man dies after being pulled from water in Owen County

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of an Indianapolis man after he was pulled from Mill Creek in Owen County.   Vicente Ramos Valencia, 23, of Indianapolis, was wading into deep water in Mill Creek at the Cataract Falls State Recreation Area Saturday afternoon.  Witnesses described that Valencia began struggling …

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Expanding education and workforce initiatives

To keep moving our state toward economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Holcomb recently announced a new initiative to help Indiana communities and businesses get back to work and get connected to critical career resources.The Rapid Recovery for a Better Future campaign uses $50 million in federal funding from the CARES Act to …

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Weekly Construction Update for Marion County and I-70 Projects

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will close lanes throughout the week as work continues in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor. This weekly release will detail full closures, lane closures and ramp closures throughout the construction zones in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor from I-465 …

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Reps. Banks, Tiffany Introduce Reopen Our Schools Act

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), member of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced a piece of legislation today that would halt a school’s federal funding if they refuse to reopen for in-person learning in the fall. The legislation’s title is Reopen Our Schools Act.  …

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