Community prepares for 900 jobs lost from GE plant closing
On Jan. 17, Bloomington’s General Electric refrigerator plant announced it will close by the fourth quarter in 2009, taking almost 900 jobs with it.
On Jan. 17, Bloomington’s General Electric refrigerator plant announced it will close by the fourth quarter in 2009, taking almost 900 jobs with it.
WABASH — An insulation manufacturer has temporarily closed its plant as authorities try to determine how a worker who died from carbon monoxide poisoning inhaled the deadly gas.
FORT WAYNE — A raw turnip that triggered a bomb scare when it arrived in the mail may have been sent as a message, said the lawyer who was supposed to receive it.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security has a new executive director.
Lawmakers passed a tax plan that would limit property tax bills for most homeowners to 1 percent of their home’s assessed value, with 2 percent limits on rental property and 3 percent caps on business property. The state would take over some local levies, and the sales tax would be raised from 6 percent to 7 percent to help pay for tax relief.
Bloomington’s WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology is the fulfillment of a dream envisioned by Bloomington natives who felt their city deserved an interactive science museum. Two foundations are helping keep this dream alive by recently giving WonderLab more than $50,000 in grants.
ROME – Leonardo da Vinci drew everything from war machines to anatomy sketches. Now it seems he may have also been an early illustrator of the chess puzzle.
Fox Broadcasting Co., along with ABC, CBS and NBC, challenged the new policy after the commission said broadcasts of entertainment awards shows in 2002 and 2003 were indecent because of profanity uttered by Bono, Cher and Nicole Richie.
How do I see the world’s artistic highlights in a more limited amount of time? It is a perplexing question, but luckily, the 24,000 members of International Council of Museum already have an answer: the traveling exhibition.
Toronto’s Ryerson University demands our attention for charging freshman Chris Avenir two weeks ago with cheating after he helped popularize a Facebook study group called “Dungeons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions” for a chemistry course last term. In this online study group, 146 classmates posted and discussed their solutions to problems that covered 10 percent of their final grade.
GATLINBURG, TENN – Spring break is a time to relax, a chance to recharge the figurative batteries of
Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things.” Psalms 119:18. Rather than conserving this Judeo-Christian tradition of examining world’s bounties
In his first major campaign stop in Indiana, Obama spoke for about 45 minutes before fielding about 10 questions from his wildly supportive audience. He spent most of his time talking about his favorite campaign issue – unity – though he also tackled the rising cost of health care and outlined a plan to make college more affordable. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines
The No. 22 Hoosiers (25-7), who lost their only game in the Big Ten Tournament, fell to a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 9-seed Arkansas (22-11) Friday in Raleigh, N.C. The winner will likely play No. 1 North Carolina just 30 miles away from the Tar Heels’ home in Chapel Hill, N.C. BLOG: Basketblog
The University ranked seventh nationally among public schools and fourth in the Big Ten, keeping with the University’s 18-year hold in the top 10 among public schools and the Big Ten. IU received more than $278 million in 2007 from the private sector. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines
The IU softball team (5-17) finished its spring break in Clearwater, Fla., this past weekend going 1-3 as they played in the 18-team Under Armour Showcase at South Florida.
"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really: get busy living or get busy dying.” –Andy Dufresne, “The Shawshank Redemption.” I’m not a movi
One year made a huge difference for the Hoosiers, but not in a good way.
The IU baseball team spent spring break in California, just like plenty of other college students. There probably wasn’t much time for sightseeing though.
While their peers enjoyed spring break on beaches and cruise boats, five members of the diving squad spent break putting their competitive lives on the line.