WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered his 49th Waste of the Week speech and highlighted how the Obama Administration turned the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund (NEF) into a slush fund to pay for Obamacare. The NEF is a Department of Health and Human …
Read More »Kohl’s Joining Indiana’s Logistics Industry with New E-Commerce Distribution Center
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (Sept. 9, 2016) – Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) will begin renovations later this year on a new e-commerce distribution center in Indiana, creating up to 300 new full-time jobs by 2018. The company is the latest addition to Indiana’s thriving logistics sector, which today includes approximately 5,700 businesses across …
Read More »Residents warned about Texas marketing firm solicitations
Residents of Avon and Danville have received calls recently from a Texas marketing firm called New Start Marketing to solicit business and support for local schools. New Start Marketing solicits local businesses to support their local schools through advertising and purchasing of a school sports schedule calendar. However, Tom Downard …
Read More »Leadership Hendricks County announces 2016-2017 Youth Leadership Hendricks County Class
Another year of Youth Leadership Hendricks County (YLHC) is underway. The 34 member class of 2017 recently completed their Opening Retreat at Jameson Camp. The 2017 class will meet monthly through March 2017 to learn leadership skills and about the many facets of life in Hendricks County. Executive Director Susan …
Read More »Avon Chamber of Commerce to host fundraiser to purchase police helmets and vest plates for Avon Police
Avon, IN, September 7, 2016– The Executive Director of the Avon Chamber of Commerce and the Chief of the Avon Police Department will go head to head in a friendly competition beginning at 5:00pm on Tuesday, September 13th, to raise funds for new helmets and vest plates for the Avon …
Read More »The Marion County Traffic Safety Partnership Announces End of the 2016 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
Indianapolis, IN. – The Marion County Traffic Safety Partnership announced today the completion of the national and statewide 2016 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization campaign. During the annual 25-day enforcement period officers working overtime as part of the partnership efforts conducted 5 DUI checkpoints within Marion County, …
Read More »Argument turns deadly when man is shot and killed outside a residence
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s east side. Just after 9p.m. on 09/06/2016, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 1100 block of N Kealing Ave on reports of shots fired. Responding officers arrived and located an unresponsive …
Read More »One Dead After Serious Crash on I-65 near Downtown Indianapolis Tuesday
Indianapolis, IN – Around 3:45 Tuesday afternoon emergency crews responded to a serious crash on I-65 southbound at the 111.2 mile marker near the south split. A dump truck pulling a trailer rear-ended a semi tractor-trailer, entrapping both occupants in the truck. Traffic was slowing to a stop due to an earlier crash …
Read More »Community Tips Lead to Three Drug Related Arrests in Vermillion County
Vermillion County—Tuesday morning around 10:30, officers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville District Drug Task Force and the Clinton Police Department went to a residence at 1139 North 7th Street in Clinton to investigate community tips reporting possible drug activity at the home. After entering the dwelling, officers located approximately …
Read More »Governor Pence Announces $260 Million Agreement to Lease State Communications Infrastructure
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence announced the state has agreed to terms to lease the state’s communications infrastructure, including its existing cell towers, and deliver more than $260 million in anticipated revenue to Indiana. The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) board approved the agreement this morning, pending review by the state’s legislative budget …
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