INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is looking for schools and qualified community organizations to participate in the 2018 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Organizations may also consider partnering with an existing sponsor such as a school corporation to open a meal service site in areas where children …
Read More »Indy Region Attracts More Than 15,000 New Jobs, $1.8B in Investment in 2017
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Recent news that the Indianapolis metro is a finalist for the massive Amazon HQ2 project continues strong economic momentum from 2017 into the New Year, according to the business attraction arm of the Indy Chamber. The Indy Partnership reports approximately 15,250 new job commitments and more than $1.8B …
Read More »Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigation Yields Eight Convictions
INDIANAPOLIS (January 29, 2018) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) receives wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is employed and receiving compensation. The agency’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation taskforce examines claims of individuals who intentionally provide false, misreported or unreported information in order …
Read More »Rokita: Thanks To Trump Tax Cuts, FedEx Investing $1.5 billion in Indiana
DANVILLE, IN — Following Friday’s news that FedEx is investing $1.5 billion to expand their Indianapolis hub thanks to the recently passed tax reform, Congressman Todd Rokita released this statement: “This $1.5 billion investment in Indiana from FedEx is a testament to President Trump’s tax cuts and what happens when you unleash …
Read More »IMPD homicide detectives investigating after a man found dead in his residence
INDIANAPOLIS-Just after 9:30 a.m. on January 26, 2018 Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department(IMPD) dispatched to a residential robbery in the 1800 block of Inisheer Court. Officers located a male in the residence with apparent trauma to his body. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) responded and pronounced the male …
Read More »Donnelly Announces Lebanon’s Taylor Nielsen as State of the Union Guest
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced Taylor Nielsen of Lebanon, Indiana, as his guest to President Trump’s first State of the Union speech, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, January 30. Nielsen is a member of the Lebanon Police Department. In 2016, Nielsen arrived at a horrifying …
Read More »Donnelly Announces Location for Vietnam War Veterans Day Event in March—Plainfield High School—Just Outside of Indianapolis
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced the location of the March 29th event honoring Vietnam Veterans: Plainfield High School—just outside of Indianapolis. The event will recognize and welcome home Hoosier Vietnam War Veterans with their families and members of the community. The evening will kick-off with a …
Read More »IMPD homicide detectives arrest man accused of stabbing another man
INDIANAPOLIS- On January 21, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to the 300 block of Barton Avenue on the report of a person stabbed. Officers arrived and located 38-year-old Franklin Lainez-Carcamo bleeding profusely. Mr. Lainez-Carcamo had an apparent stab wound. Indianapolis Emergency …
Read More »Donnelly and Young Introduce Bill Establishing Indianapolis’ Kennedy-King Park as National Historic Site
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Todd Young (R-IN) announced yesterday they introduced legislation to establish Kennedy-King Park in Indianapolis as a National Historic Site within the National Park Service. The Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018 (S.2332), recognizes the importance of Robert F. Kennedy’s speech in …
Read More »Indy Chamber Awards GoGlobal Grants to Local Mid-Sized Firms
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) JANUARY 25, 2018 – The Indy Chamber today announced four new recipients of its ‘GoGlobal’ Export Acceleration Grant program. Supported by JPMorgan Chase, GoGlobal grants help mid-market companies launch or expand export efforts with competitively-awarded matching funds up to $5,000. The latest GoGlobal awardees are Arcamed, which supplies …
Read More »