INDIANAPOLIS (February 19, 2018) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) receives wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is employed and receiving compensation. The agency’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation taskforce examines claims of individuals who intentionally provide false, misreported or unreported information in order …

(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., February 19, 2018) The Indy Chamber’s Entrepreneur Services division today reported on its successes supporting local business growth in 2017, and its ongoing efforts to expand entrepreneurial opportunities to people and communities across the Indianapolis region. Entrepreneur Services includes the Business Ownership Initiative (BOI), offering one-on-one coaching and …

South Bend, Ind. – Ahead of National FFA Week, February 17-24, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Todd Young (R-IN), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) introduced legislation to update and modernize the charter for the Future Farmers of America (FFA) to reflect agriculture education in the 21st Century. …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 15, 2018) —The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) awarded more than $65,000 to nine projects aimed at fostering growth and promoting Indiana’s livestock industry. “We are dedicated to taking Indiana agriculture to the Next Level, and through these grants, there is opportunity for the livestock industry to …

An Indiana State Trooper escaped serious injury following a crash on northbound I-465 near the Crawfordsville Road exit at 9:20 a.m. this morning. Just prior to the crash, Master Trooper Brian Snyder was waiting for a tow truck to impound a vehicle he had stopped earlier.  Snyder was parked behind the vehicle …

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Holcomb today toured the Gene Haas Training and Education Center in Lebanon, Indiana and learned about the Vincennes University Haas Technical Education Center (HTEC) located there. He also participated in a roundtable discussion with state and local officials as well as education, community and business leaders. The …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 15, 2018) — Twenty governors have joined together to form the Skillful State Network, a collaboration to transform the U.S. labor market into one that is skills-based, in which people can demonstrate or obtain skills needed for good digital economy jobs. The Network marks the national expansion of Skillful, …

Washington, D.C. – Today at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly questioned General Lori Robinson, Commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and Admiral Kurt Tidd, Commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) about their work on drug trafficking and help combat the influx of opiates and heroin …

Hendricks County Parks & Recreation wishes to collaborate with local artists to fill the display space at the Nature Center of McCloud Nature Park in month-long rotations throughout 2018. The parks department would like to display the artwork of community artists on the Nature Center walls and in its display cases. Exhibits …

The Indiana State Police are investigating an overnight shooting that happened around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday night.  The state police were originally dispatched to the area of eastbound I-465 and the southbound I-65 ramp for a reported vehicle crash.  When troopers arrived at the scene they discovered one of the parties …