Thirteen counties will join Indiana’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) this year. The expansion is thanks to a partnership of all three branches of government including state funding which will allow Cass, Grant, Hamilton, Harrison, Hendricks, Owen, Pulaski, Ripley, Scott, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, and Whitley counties to become JDAI sites. …

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released his annual report for 2015.  The report details Donnelly’s bipartisan legislative work, his travels around the state, and his efforts to help Hoosiers in his third year as U.S. Senator for Indiana. The report highlights the Senator’s accomplishments, including a number of bipartisan bills …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, IN – The Hendricks County Health Department and the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District are hosting a kick-off event for their Safe Sharps Disposal Program on Monday, February 1 at 3:00 P.M. in the Health Department’s Nursing Clinic located in the Hendricks County Government Center, 355 S. …

HATZOR, Israel (Jan. 26, 2016) – Indiana Secretary of Commerce Victor Smith joined Omen USA, a manufacturer of aluminum parts for the automotive industry, at the company’s Israeli headquarters today to announce its plans to locate its first North American production facility in Richmond, Indiana, creating up to 100 new …

WASHINGTON, DC – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding Indiana’s December employment numbers, which were reported today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Indiana’s pro-growth policies helped our state end the year on a positive note, as more than 10,000 individuals were added …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – January 26th – When it comes to paying less for fuel, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) family of stores wants to know: “How Low Can You Go?” With Kroger’s fuel points and the current low prices of retail fuel in many parts of the country, some customers …

DANVILLE, IN (January 26, 2016) – Visit Hendricks County has opened the spring cycle of its Tourism Enhancement Development (TED) Fund for 2016. This fund, which returns for an eighth consecutive year, has promoted and sustained the county as a tourism destination by awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars to …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement regarding the December employment report, issued by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, that reports that Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.4 percent in December, marking a 1.5 percent decrease over the past year.  “After closing out a …

INDIANAPOLIS (January 26, 2016) – Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.4 percent in December, marking a 1.5 percent decrease over the past year. The Hoosier labor force also maintained a positive trend, gaining more than 10,000 individuals in December, which brings the total labor force growth for the …

INDIANAPOLIS – Today the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) announced nearly $270,000 from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP) and Indiana Solar Thermal Water Heater (ISTWH) grants have been awarded to four Indiana communities and businesses.   “These grants support Governor Pence’s all-the-above approach to energy by spurring growth and employment …