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 …
Read More »Kroger Fuel Customers Can Win Free Fuel for One Month with Kroger’s #FuelPointsSweeps
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 …
Read More »Visit Hendricks County Tourism Grant Program to Award $20,000 in 2016
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 …
Read More »Governor Pence Statement Regarding December Employment Report
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 …
Read More »December Indiana Employment Report
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 …
Read More »Indiana energy grants awarded to local businesses and communities
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 …
Read More »Kokomo Man Injured in Tipton County Crash
Tipton County – Monday, at approximately 1:55 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police, the Tipton County Sheriff’s Department, and the Sharpsville Police Department responded to a two vehicle crash on U.S. 31 at Tipton County Road 450 North, in which a Kokomo man was severely injured. The preliminary crash investigation …
Read More »Early Morning Crash in White County Send Two Drivers to the Hospital
White County-Today at approximately 7:42 a.m. troopers from the Lafayette Post arrived at CR 300 East just north of CR 100 South (that is approximately three miles east of Brookston) where a John Deere tractor and two vehicles collided sending the driver of the tractor and the driver of one …
Read More »Naked Pedestrian Struck on I-465 on the West Side
Indianapolis – Today at approximately 1:00 p.m. troopers from the Indiana State Police responded to calls of a naked pedestrian on I-465 southbound near 38th Street on the west side. Shortly before police arrived witnesses say the male walked out into traffic and was struck by a car. The driver …
Read More »Putnamville Trooper Receives Letter of Appreciation for Saving Family Pet
Putnamville—On any given day, Indiana State Police troopers respond to various requests for help from the public both on and off-duty. Most often the requests are for the citizens themselves, but at times, the requests are for family pets. This was the case on the evening of Friday, January 8, …
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