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Indiana unemployment rate drops in April
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s unemployment rate dropped in April to 8.5 percent but remains higher than the rate for the nation and Indiana’s neighboring states. The number is 0.2 percentage points lower than it was in March, which represents the largest one-month decrease in more than a year. Gov. Mike Pence [...]
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Rockport developers say they’re done investing in coal-to-gas plant
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Developers that financed a project that would turn coal into synthetic natural gas say they’re closing up shop. Indiana Gasification LLC, financed by Leucadia National Corp., is embroiled in a court case over the validity of the 30-year contract it signed to sell its gas to the state from [...]
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New RV manufacturer locates headquarters in Elkhart County
By Jesselyn Bickley TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence announced Thursday that new recreational vehicle manufacturer – Grand Design RV – has located its headquarters and manufacturing operations in Indiana, producing up to 500 jobs by 2016. The announcement is part of a larger turnaround in the RV industry, which is important to the state. [...]
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Gov. Pence signs workforce development bills into law
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence signed bills Monday that are meant to bolster economic development in Indiana by boosting vocational training in high schools and matching job training to business needs. One of the bills – Senate Bill 465 – was a key part of Pence’s legislative agenda and his campaign [...]
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Works council bill heads to Gov. Pence for consideration
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A bill pushed by both leaders of the House is on its way to Gov. Mike Pence to be signed into law. House Bill 1002 would establish a council of 16 leaders from private industry and from the legislature. House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, said the group aims to [...]
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Bill would fund IMS upgrades with horse racing cash
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A bill that was amended to give slot machine money to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway passed the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, but will likely be amended before going to the governor. Senate Bill 91 now redirects $10 million from a fund that supports horse racing to [...]
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Plan would take money from horse racing to spend on auto racing
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers are considering a controversial plan to take $10 million in annual slot machine revenues away from the state’s horse racing industry and give the money to the auto racing industry instead. The move – debated Monday in the House Ways and Means Committee – is meant to subsidize [...]
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Lawmakers try to woo gun manufacturers to Indiana
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A resolution that tries to tempt small arms manufacturers to come to Indiana passed the House on Tuesday. The Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure also passed an almost identical resolution the same day. Senate Resolution 61 and House Resolution 63 aim to attract gun manufacturers to Indiana [...]
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Job growth, unemployment rate up in February
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s unemployment rate inched up in February even as the state added 5,800 private sector jobs and the national jobless rate dropped, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development said on Friday. February was the state’s 38th month of private sector growth out the past 42, dating back to [...]
Horse-track casinos seek live dealers for table games
By Zach Osowski TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The House Ways and Means Committee postponed amendments and a vote on a gambling measures Wednesday after supporters of the state’s horse-track casinos lobbied to get live dealers at their table games. The bill, authored by Sen. Phil Boots, R-Crawfordsville, is an attempt to help out the casino industry [...]
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