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DWD issues fraud alert to unemployment insurance claimants

INDIANAPOLIS (June 16, 2020)  – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is issuing a fraud alert to notify those who have filed for unemployment insurance benefits in 2020 that they need to protect their personal information from potential scammers. The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General has discovered …

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US 40 will close just east of Mt. Meridian on July 6

HENDRICKS AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces U.S. 40 will close on or after Monday, July 6 just east of Mt. Meridian to replace a small structure over an unnamed tributary to Little Deer Creek. The closure is expected to last for 31 days, reopening …

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New Study Shows that Almost 60% of Americans Think COVID-19 Has Changed the Way We Work for the Better

Almost 60 percent of Americans think COVID-19 has changed the way we work for the better, according to WalletHub’s nationally representative Coronavirus and Working from Home Survey, released today.WalletHub’s survey examined Americans’ thoughts about working from home during the coronavirus pandemic and a potential return to an office, including how …

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Brownsburg resident reappointed as ISU Board Trustee as Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to University Governing Boards

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to the boards of trustees of several state universities. Indiana State University Board of Trustees The governor made two reappointments to the board, who will serve through June 30, 2024: Tanya McKinzie (Brownsburg), president & CEO of …

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$40 Million in Grants to Aid in Economic Recovery

Indiana was recently named No. 5 in the nation in the 2020 Best States for Business report compiled by Chief Executive Magazine. In order to continue supporting the employers in our state, Gov. Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) recently announced several new grants for businesses negatively impacted by the …

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Indy man dies after being pulled from water in Owen County

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of an Indianapolis man after he was pulled from Mill Creek in Owen County.   Vicente Ramos Valencia, 23, of Indianapolis, was wading into deep water in Mill Creek at the Cataract Falls State Recreation Area Saturday afternoon.  Witnesses described that Valencia began struggling …

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Expanding education and workforce initiatives

To keep moving our state toward economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Holcomb recently announced a new initiative to help Indiana communities and businesses get back to work and get connected to critical career resources.The Rapid Recovery for a Better Future campaign uses $50 million in federal funding from the CARES Act to …

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