INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis man has been arrested after a narcotics investigation conducted by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD). On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, Northwest District Narcotics and Flex team officers were called to assist the Marion County Community Corrections with a home visit in the 1200 block of …
Read More »Donnelly Holds Farm Bill Listening Session with Indiana Farm Bureau
Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly met with the Indiana Farm Bureau’s Farm Bill Task Force. The meeting kicked off Donnelly’s Farm Bill listening tour, an ongoing effort in to get input from Hoosier farmers and producers about their priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill. Donnelly said, “The priorities, …
Read More »Donnelly Lauds VA Move to Exempt Health Care Positions from Federal Hiring Freeze
Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly lauded the decision of Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Robert Snyder, to exempt many health care-related positions at the VA from President Trump’s federal hiring freeze. Donnelly joined a number of colleagues from the Senate and House of Representatives …
Read More »Final Demolition and Rebuilding of Rockville Road Bridge Begins Monday
What to expect ahead Crews will install construction zone signs and begin selectively removing concrete and steel at the east end bridge abutment to prepare the site for new beams and reconstruction of the bridge deck. This work will be done from the eastbound Rockville Road loop ramp to northbound …
Read More »Rexnord Industries (Indianapolis) Workers Eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance
INDIANAPOLIS (January 27, 2017) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently certified that workers who have been or may become totally or partially separated from Rexnord Industries, including onsite leased workers from Staffmark, Randstad, Kelly Services and Prologistix, are eligible to receive services under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The …
Read More »Grants support Indiana agriculture, specialty crop production
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 25, 2017) – The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) awarded $376,500 to six agricultural organizations for projects that will support specialty crop production in the state. These grants were established though the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and designed to enhance the competitiveness of …
Read More »Donation Mobile App Startup Adding Jobs in Downtown Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 26, 2017) – Givelify, which connects donors with charities, churches and religious organizations through its mobile application, announced plans today to expand its operations in downtown Indianapolis, creating up to 40 new high-wage jobs by 2020. “If you’re looking for the nation’s most innovative companies, you don’t need …
Read More »IMPD responds to mobile home park to find two people shot and killed likely the result of a domestic environment
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide officers responded to the 3000 block of West Morris Street reference several 9-1-1 calls of shots fired. Officers arrived and were directed to a mobile home with the front door partially open. On 1/25/17 just before 8:00 p.m., officers arrived and could clearly …
Read More »Contestants announced for 2017 Dancing with the Hendricks County Stars
The staff of the Arthur Murray Dance Center in Avon, IN, hosted an outstanding kick-off event for Dancing with the Hendricks County Stars 2017, January 17, 2017. The contestants for this year’s Dancing with the Hendricks County Stars are Nina Criscuolo, Journalist, WISH TV, Yvonne Culpepper, COO Hendricks Regional Health, …
Read More »December Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (January 24, 2017) – Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percent to 4.0 percent in December, which marks its lowest point since 2001. The unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. Indiana’s total …
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