Economy

Indiana exports drop in 2013

By Brian Seymour · Thursday, Oct. 30,2014 2:51 p.m.

Exports in Indiana declined in 2013 after a record high the previous year.

Indiana to analyze economic transformation in other cities

By Russell Smith · Sunday, July 6,2014 8:34 a.m.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation hopes to increase Indiana’s economic vibrancy by analyzing the economies of regional cities and applying similar strategies across Indiana.

Chamber of Commerce updates Indiana Vision 2025

By IDS staff · Sunday, June 22,2014 8:23 p.m.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce recently published the June update for its Vision for 2025 project.

Man drops money in streets, police investigate

By IDS staff · Friday, May 23,2014 2:02 p.m.

Local police officers responded to a call that a man was dropping money in the streets of Bloomington.

Report on state of the Bloomington economy released

By IDS staff · Sunday, April 20,2014 11:59 p.m.

The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation presented the fourth-annual “State of the Bloomington Regional Economy” report last week.

City urged to open low-barrier shelter

By Sarah Zinn · Thursday, March 27,2014 12:08 a.m.

Community members voiced their opinions concerning the lack of summer homeless shelters available during Wednesday's city council meeting.

City budget approved despite opposition

By Kate Starr · Tuesday, Feb. 25,2014 11:16 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance approved Bloomington Township’s 2014 Budget despite protests from 17 residents regarding salary raises for top officials.

Bloomington considers blight elimination funds

By Steven Johnson · Wednesday, Feb. 12,2014 4:39 p.m.

One in three foreclosed homes in the Indianapolis-Carmel metro area sat abandoned last year, more than anywhere else in the country, according to data gathered from realty analytics firm RealtyTrac.

Indiana below average in union membership

By Mary Katherine Wildeman · Tuesday, Jan. 28,2014 3:19 p.m.

Indiana workers are below the national average in union membership.

State food stamp dispersal to change

By Brianna Meyer · Wednesday, Dec. 11,2013 10:47 p.m.

Earlier this year, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law to change the dispersal dates of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Plan benefits, also known as food stamps.

Benefits for jobless expected to expire

By Alli Friedman · Tuesday, Dec. 10,2013 11:30 p.m.

An unemployment benefit program that has aided more than 600,000 Hoosiers since it began is planned to expire by the end of December.

Factory workers protest layoffs

By Sydney Murray · Thursday, Sept. 26,2013 11:44 p.m.

About 40 General Electric employees and friends marched along Curry Pike Thursday in neon green shirts to protest the 160 layoffs happening at the Bloomington plant.

Indiana unemployment rate decreases in August

By IDS staff · Thursday, Sept. 26,2013 11:44 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported the largest one-month decrease in Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in more than two years.

Report shows Ind. residents earn less than U.S. average

By IDS staff · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 11:01 p.m.

The findings of a United States Census Bureau report indicated the median household income for Indiana in 2012 was $46,707, which is lower than the U.S. median household income of $51,017.

26.5 percent of Indiana households with children go without food

By Brianna Meyer · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:19 a.m.

Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Indiana’s state food bank association, released data Wednesday showing nearly one in four Indiana households with children said they could not consistently afford food.

IU Health to lay off 800 employees

By Grayson Harbour · Friday, Sept. 13,2013 12:37 a.m.

The IU Health system announced Thursday it would eliminate 800 jobs by the end of the year. This amounts to a total reduction of 2 percent of its overall workforce.

Monroe County to receive $12 million for roads

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Aug. 21,2013 9:47 p.m.

Monroe County is receiving $12,183,660 for road maintenance and expansion after the Indiana General Assembly’s reassigning of 1 percent of Indiana’s sales tax revenue.

Report shows increase of closed-home sales in early 2013

By IDS staff · Tuesday, April 23,2013 3:57 p.m.

The Indiana Association of Realtors released the Indiana Real Estate Markets Report on Monday, which indicated that the first quarter of 2013 saw an increase of closed home sales from the first quarter of 2012.

Proposed federal budget favors Kindergarten prep

Thursday, April 18,2013 11:24 p.m.

This money will especially be directed toward helping young children enrich their education. Obama’s Preschool for All proposal would allocate $75 billion during the next 10 years to ensure all students begin their kindergarten careers prepared.

Motorsport industry could improve with bill

Thursday, April 18,2013 11:22 p.m.

Senate Bill 91 establishes a “motorsports investment district” and authorizes horse racing associations and racino, a combination of a casino and racetrack, licensees to negotiate the amount of slot machine receipts that support the horse racing industry, according to the bill.

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