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State unemployment rate drops to 7.5 percent
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent in October – a full percentage point lower than it was just three months ago. That’s the largest quarterly drop the state has experienced in two decades. Gov. Mike Pence called the improvement a “testament to the resilience of the hard-working […]
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Pence repeats call for repeal of medical device tax
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence took his campaign to repeal the federal medical device tax to a Hoosier plant where officials said Tuesday that every penny the firm sends to the government is money that can’t be invested back in the business. Pence toured Greatbatch Medical, a medical device firm with […]
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State unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent in August, even as the number of private sector jobs in Indiana decreased. The 0.3 percentage point drop in the jobless rate was the largest one-month decrease since January 2011. Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Scott Sanders called the change “definitely […]
Unemployed Hoosiers now required to appear in person at WorkOne office
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers who receive unemployment benefits for at least four weeks will now be required to go in person to a local WorkOne office for an interview, orientation and records check. The change – called for by a new state law – is meant to prevent fraud and put unemployed […]
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Pence visits Subaru, plants tree in Japan
By Jesse Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – On his fifth day of an Asian trade mission, Gov. Mike Pence visited the headquarters of Subaru, the automotive division of Fuji Heavy Industries in Ota, Japan. Pence toured the Subaru’s facilities and met with leaders of the company for lunch to discuss hiring possibilities. Subaru announced in May […]
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Lake County judge declares right-to-work law unconstitutional
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A Lake County judge has ruled the state’s right-to-work law unconstitutional, saying it requires unions to perform services for which they can’t be compensated. However, Lake Superior Judge John Sedia did not order the state to stop enforcing the law. Instead, he delayed the ruling’s implementation until it could […]
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Pence: Indiana remains ‘destination of choice’ for Japanese companies
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence told an audience of business and community leaders from Japan and the Midwest on Monday that Indiana is seeking to “remain a destination of choice” for companies seeking to locate in the United States. “Our state’s future looks bright, and we look forward to seeing the […]
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Pence goes to Japan on trade trip
By Emily Metheny TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence flew to Japan on Thursday for his overseas trade mission. “Since my first day as governor, job creation has been job one. Japan is Indiana’s largest foreign direct investor and there is immense opportunity to fortify relationships with Japanese companies and secure even more jobs for […]
Indiana puts ads on Times Square screen
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state has taken its economic development efforts to Times Square in New York City, where a couple of 15-second ads promoting Indiana are shown every hour on a 26-foot wide digital screen. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation is spending roughly $65,000 on the ads, which will run through […]
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Small business owners say unemployment, other government systems don’t work for them
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Janet South took a deep breath before she spoke. The owner of DECO Group, a commercial painting company in Indianapolis, said she didn’t want to sound heartless. But she told members of the Indiana General Assembly’s Small Business Caucus that she and other business leaders have a problem: They […]
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