A bill dictating payments for certain health services based on location — or site of service — cleared a Senate health committee Wednesday, though nearly every senator voiced concerns with the bill.... Read More
A bill in the Indiana Senate would significantly expand a state law that requires school districts to make their empty buildings available to charter schools.... Read More
A professor at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business says the nation's unemployment rate shows that the U.S. is not currently in a recession but there is still more work to be done when it comes to inflation.... Read More
University of Evansville Associate Professor Dr. Su Jin Jeong is being awarded a $450,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Health to help combat food insecurity and obesity in Vanderburgh County.... Read More
A continuing care retirement community in Marshall County is set to close its doors. In a notice to the state, Donaldson-based Catherine Kasper Life Center Inc. said it will cease operations at the end of March, affecting 60 employees.... Read More
Arkansas-based Slim Chickens this week marked the opening of its first location in Indiana with a restaurant in West Lafayette. Financial details are not being disclosed, but the fast-casual chain said more than 75 jobs are being created.... Read More
Lutheran Life Villages, a nonprofit serving northeast Indiana, has acquired North Woods Village at Inverness Lakes, a licensed memory care assisted living center in Fort Wayne. The nonprofit says North Woods Village's memory care services is an important addition; a necessary service for seniors in need of specific memory care support.... Read More
Carmel-based CNO Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: CNO) is reporting full-year net income of $397 million, down from $441 million in 2021.... Read More
Several Indianapolis City-County Council members are seeking to ban most local retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits in an effort to prevent an expansion of puppy mills and reduce overcrowding and understaffing at the city animal shelter.... Read More
The general manager for Endress+Hauser USA says the measurement instrumentation provider is looking to schools to find the next wave of talent. Todd said the company has worked with universities to attract talent in the past, but more could be done.... Read More
Jill Biden is scheduled to visit Valparaiso next week. The White House said the First Lady plans to "highlight the Biden Administration's commitment to strengthening our economy and building pathways to good-paying jobs through career-connected learning."... Read More
Purdue University has promoted Purdue Extension Associate Director Angela Abbott to interim director, succeeding Jason Henderson who has been named vice president of extension at Iowa State University.... Read More
The Zionsville Parks and Recreation Department is being awarded two grants worth a total of $3.5 million to assist with the purchase and development of the Carpenter Nature Preserve. The department has been nominated for a $3 million Next Level Conservation Trust grant for the acquisition of the preserve and a $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for phase one development.... Read More
The Vigo County Commissioners unveiled a plan Tuesday to spend more than $15 million it received from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Vigo County Council must still approve the wish list of ideas, which could happen in the coming weeks.... Read More
Indianapolis-based CertaSite, a commercial fire protection and life safety company, has acquired Lafayette-based Ace Fire Protection. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, CertaSite says Ace’s reputation will allow for further expansion.... Read More
Travelers at the Indianapolis International Airport can now taste some Hoosier-grown foods as they wait to catch a flight. The Farmers’ Market restaurant opened Tuesday in Concourse B. It serves a menu of foods made from ingredients grown and produced by 60 members of the Indiana Grown initiative.... Read More
The Indiana Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a ban on physician non-compete agreements, a top Senate GOP priority and one of several bills meant to lower the cost of health care. But some fear Senate Bill 7 could hurt poorer hospitals.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers this session are eyeing ways to expand contraceptive access to prevent unintended pregnancies in the state after the Legislature approved an abortion ban this past summer.... Read More
Visit Fort Wayne has contracted with CSL International, a market research and consulting firm, to help develop a Tourism Master Plan for Fort Wayne and Allen County... Read More
Evolve Indy Center for Recovery is planning to host a celebratory event on Wednesday to mark the official launch of its evening Intensive Outpatient Program.... Read More
