INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2018) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will continue strengthening the state’s global partnerships in May, working to generate new economic development opportunities for Indiana and new job commitments for Hoosiers. The governor will lead delegations to Israel and Europe and will take the inaugural nonstop flight from Charles …
Read More »Have a premier golfing experience, only in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2018) – The Pete Dye Golf Trail is a one-of-a-kind collection of golf courses, you’ll only find in Indiana. Dye is considered in many circles to be the most influential golf course architect of the last five decades. While best known for epic designs like the TPC …
Read More »March Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for March 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 »Gov. Holcomb Calls Lawmakers Back for Special Session May 14
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today issued a proclamation (attached) calling a special session of the 120th Indiana General Assembly Monday, May 14, 2018. The Constitution of the State of Indiana provides that the governor may call a special session at his discretion if he believes public welfare requires …
Read More »North Green Street Redesign Construction in Brownsburg Starts May 14
BROWNSBURG – Construction on the redesign project for N. Green Street in the downtown redevelopment area begins May 14. Both lanes of the road will be closed to traffic north of Lucas Drive to 56th Street through 4th quarter 2018. N. Green south of Lucas Drive will be open to …
Read More »Prison Inmates Raise Funds for Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch
BRAZIL, IND. (April 20, 2018) – Inmates at Indiana state prisons have raised $2,500 for the new Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch now under construction for future law enforcement officers, at-risk kids, young witnesses, victims and survivors of crime. Offenders raised funds in a variety of ways to benefit the not-for-profit Youth …
Read More »Three Vehicle Crash in Terre Haute Involves School Bus
Vigo County—Thursday afternoon at approximately 3:25, Indiana State Police and Terre Haute City Police and Fire units responded to a three vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Fruitridge Avenue near the railroad tracks north of Maple Avenue. Preliminary investigation revealed three Vigo County School Corporation buses were stopped in …
Read More »Donnelly Welcomes $10.9 Million Federal Grant to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today welcomed a $10.9 million federal grant to Indiana aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The grant comes in the second round of funding from the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which Donnelly pushed for and helped pass into law. Last year, Indiana …
Read More »Crouch announces 2018 Stellar Communities Program finalists
STATEHOUSE (April 19, 2018) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced six regions as finalists for the 2018 Stellar Communities Program. Launched in 2011, the Stellar Communities Program is a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment initiative led by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, which is overseen by Crouch. The program …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Nominates 156 Opportunity Zones
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb has submitted Indiana’s 156 Opportunity Zone nominations to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The federal Opportunity Zone program was created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provides federal capital gains tax incentives to attract private sector investment to low-income urban …
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