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Former Indianapolis Resident Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges

INDIANAPOLIS (January 9, 2018) — After being arrested and spending Thanksgiving in a California jail on charges of securities fraud, Jaron Marquis Garrett appeared before a judge today in Indianapolis for an initial hearing on felony charges brought by Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry. Garrett allegedly sold an unregistered security, …

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2018 Candidate Filing opens Wednesday, January 10

INDIANAPOLIS (January 9, 2018) — Candidates seeking public office this year may begin filing their declarations of candidacy for the 2018 Primary Election tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10 with the Secretary of State or county election board. Filing will remain open until 12:00pm local time on Friday, February 9, 2018.  A …

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Rokita Calls For Sanctuary City Defunding In Spending Bill

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Todd Rokita urged his congressional colleagues to defund and put an end to dangerous sanctuary cities in the January spending bill. “Sanctuary city policies that harbor illegal immigrant criminals are lawless and dangerous,” said Congressman Todd Rokita. “President Donald Trump is absolutely right, we must …

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Two Hendricks County Parks Employees Promoted

Two members of the Hendricks County Parks & Recreation (HCP&R) staff have recently been promoted. Joe Lembo is now a full-time Assistant Park Naturalist while Eric Ivie now holds the position of Assistant Superintendent.  Lembo began his employment with HCP&R in 2016 as a part-time seasonal naturalist at McCloud Nature …

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Beverage Manufacturer, Distributor Moving Headquarters from Oregon to Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 9, 2018) – Blue Marble Cocktails and Spirits, a provider of all-natural, ultra-premium, ready-to-drink, pre-mixed cocktails and spirits, announced plans today to relocate its Oregon-based headquarters and manufacturing operations to Indianapolis, creating up to 51 new, high-wage jobs by 2019. “Indiana’s pro-growth business climate continues to be recognized from …

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Hendricks County Park Board Elects 2018 Officers

The Hendricks County Park Board met on January 3 and elected its officers for 2018. Paul Miner, Matt Freije, and Bill Harrington were all reelected to the same positions that they held in 2017.  Miner was elected to his second consecutive term as Park Board president. He is a charter …

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