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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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500 Festival and Special Olympics Athlete Andrew Peterson Form Partnership to Promote Running Throughout Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (January 25, 2018) – The 500 Festival, a nonprofit organization providing life-enriching events and programs that celebrate the legacy of the Indianapolis 500, today announces the organization’s partnership with Special Olympics athlete and elite runner, Andrew Peterson. Peterson, who is just the second Special Olympics athlete to qualify for …

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