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IMPD investigates an officer injured while he was investigating a mentally unstable missing person

INDIANAPOLIS – Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) are leading an investigation after an officer was injured while he was investigating a mentally unstable missing person in the 800 block of North Bradley Avenue. Just after 7:30 p.m. on 10/18/16 while taking a statement from the suspect’s mother, …

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Vertellus Specialties (Indianapolis) Workers Eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance

INDIANAPOLIS (October 18, 2016) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently certified that workers who have been or may become totally or partially separated from Vertellus Specialties, Indianapolis, are eligible to receive services under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The federal ruling applies to workers employed at Vertellus Specialties between September …

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Town of Brownsburg seeks applicants for boards and commissions

BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg is seeking applications from residents who are interested in serving on the municipality’s boards and commissions. Seats are open for terms beginning January 2017 on the Town’s Advisory Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), Redevelopment Authority (RDA), Redevelopment Commission (RDC), Park Board and Police …

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Rapid Response Team Activated to Assist Rexnord Bearings Employees in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (October 17, 2016) –  The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and its community partner EmployIndy have activated the state’s Rapid Response team to assist employees affected by Rexnord Bearings’ tentative plans to relocate jobs and operations to Mexico by April 2017. “In an ideal situation, Rexnord Bearings would choose to remain and …

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Hendricks County’s Palin and Michaels appointed by Governor Pence

Governor Pence Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions   Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently made appointments to various boards and commissions.   Indiana Arts Commission Alberta M. Barker [Tippecanoe County], appointed to serve a four-year term through October 15, 2020   Indiana School for the Blind & Visually …

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Expansion on Tap for Indiana’s Triton Brewing Company

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 14, 2016) – Triton Brewing Company, a traditional community-based production brewery, announced plans today to grow its brewing and distribution operations in Indiana. The company, which recently celebrated its five-year anniversary, has increased its production nearly tenfold since 2011, and its beer is now available in more than …

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Licensed grain facilities can apply for temporary or emergency storage

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 13, 2016) – With much of Indiana expecting a potential record harvest this year, the Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency (IGBWLA) would like to remind all licensed grain facilities that they can apply for temporary or emergency storage by contacting the agency. “Across the state, farmers are seeing much higher yields …

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