The Top 25 students in the Brownsburg High School Class of 2016 and their families attended the annual Top 25 Banquet at the BHS Senior Academy Thursday, May 5th. Students were also joined by a teacher who had made a significant impact in their life. These students will join a …
Read More »Economic Impact: Salesforce Regional Headquarters
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world’s fastest growing top 10 software company, will significantly expand its Indianapolis operations, investing more than $40 million over the next 10 years and creating up to 800 high-wage jobs by 2021. To accommodate its growth, the company will establish a new regional headquarters downtown at …
Read More »More Indiana Students are College Ready, but Persistent Gaps Remain
More than 80 percent of Indiana high school students who graduated in 2014 were prepared for college-level coursework, according to Indiana’s new College Readiness Reports released today. This is an improvement of 5 percentage points in the number of Hoosier students who entered college directly from high school without needing …
Read More »100th Running of the Indy 500 Host Committee is looking for volunteers
The 100th Running of the Indy 500 Host Committee is looking for volunteers for the upcoming events. It’s time to start our engines! May is here and we are closing in on the 100th Running of the Indy 500. This is a historic event for Indianapolis locals and visitors, and we …
Read More »Tech-Focused Companies Adding High-Wage Jobs in Hamilton County
WESTFIELD and CARMEL, Ind. (May 4, 2016) – Two companies developing new technologies in label production announced plans today to expand their operations in Hamilton County, creating 150 new high-wage jobs over the next few years and continuing a trend of tech growth in the Hoosier state. “Indiana’s smart, creative …
Read More »Hendricks County Community Foundation Grants to Cascade Youth League for 20th Anniversary Celebration
Hendricks County-In celebration of 20 years of service to Hendricks County, the Hendricks County Community Foundation is presenting $1,000 grants to County nonprofits every 20 days in 2016. These 20th Anniversary Board Engagement Grants allow each member of the HCCF Board of Directors to designate a Hendricks County nonprofit that …
Read More »IMPD investigates a shooting that has left one man dead and another injured
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that has left one man dead and another injured. Just after 12:00 p.m., officers were sent to the 5900 blk. of Cedar Lake Dr. reference a shots fired run. When officers arrived, inside a home they found …
Read More »Former College Student Arrested for Murder of Infant
North Manchester – Monday at approximately 12:45 p.m., a death investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller and North Manchester Police Detective Sergeant Jon Pace has resulted in the arrest of Mikayla Munn, 21, Elkhart, IN. Munn was served a Wabash Circuit Court arrest warrant alleging criminal charges for …
Read More »Indiana State Police Announces Results of 11th Drug Take Back Day
On May 29th and 30th the Indiana State Police partnered with the DEA by participating in the 11th Drug Take Back Day. The Indiana State Police District Posts accounted for 14 of the 56 locations and contributed nearly 1,400 pounds to the statewide collection results. Along with the state police, …
Read More »Johnson County Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS (April 29, 2016) – Greenwood resident Melinda E. Hignite, 50, pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court Three to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class D Felony. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an investigation and determined that Hignite was working and …
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