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Build Your Tree Inventory

This is the year to plant a tree in the lawn. It could replace one lost to disease, pest or wind. Possibly, no tree has ever risen in the side yard outside the window you glance through each morning. What the reason, adding trees to your property undertakes enhancements with …

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Holcomb makes Marion County Superior Court appointments

INDIANAPOLIS (August 10, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced the appointments of Charnette D. Garner, Jennifer P. Harrison and Mark A. Jones to the Marion County Superior Courts. The appointments are the first gubernatorial appointments following the passage of House Enrolled Act 1036 in 2017, creating merit selection …

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Marion County Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 7, 2018) – Indianapolis resident Dwayne Howard, 57, pled guilty to unemployment insurance fraud in Marion County Superior Court Criminal Division 18 on July 31, 2018. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an investigation and determined that Howard was working and receiving wages while claiming unemployment insurance …

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Indy’s Hispanic-Owned Businesses Contribute $1.1B to Metro Economy

(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council (HBC) released a new Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) study on the regional economic impact of Hispanic-owned enterprises this morning.  IBRC experts presented their findings at the Council’s Conexion breakfast, detailing the demographics of nearly 4,900 Hispanic-owned firms employing 7,300 across the …

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Clean Water Grant Boosts Mill Creek Watershed

A recently completed three-year Clean Water Indiana grant has improved water quality and soil stability across the Upper Mill Creek Watershed. The watershed encompasses Hendricks, Putnam, Owen and Morgan Counties. The watershed was chosen due to its being primarily in agricultural use, with concerns ranging from erosion and associated nutrient …

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Plainfield Detectives Investigate Murder/Suicide

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at 3:17 pm Plainfield officers were dispatched to a report of a possible overdose at 3330 Double Creek Drive North.  Upon their arrival, they located an adult male and female deceased in the residence.  They were identified as Judy Hearon (44) and Craig Hearon (48). …

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Indiana Highlighted at TechCrunch Disrupt SF

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 7, 2018) – The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and gener8tor, a nationally-ranked startup accelerator, announced plans today to host an Indiana-focused pavilion at the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt SF Conference  . The conference will be held September 5-7 in San Francisco at the Moscone Center West. With …

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