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Conexus Indiana Study Shows Demand For Advanced Manufacturing Talent
InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 05, 2025 Updated: Sep 4, 2025 @ 2:04 PM A recent study shows growing demand for “tech-enabled” talent in Indiana’s growing advanced manufacturing industry. Photo courtesy of Conexus Indiana News Release INDIANAPOLIS —...

Indy Entrepreneur Creates Device For Cochlear Implants, Helmets
InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 05, 2025 Updated: Sep 4, 2025 @ 2:24 PM Ellie Howe, a recent graduate of Butler’s Lacy School of Business and current Indiana Orr Fellow, designed Deaf Lids, a modular foam insert that adapts helmets to fit around...

Lake City Bank Announces Promotion For Taylor Grad
InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 05, 2025 Updated: Sep 4, 2025 @ 3:40 PM News Release Livia Rose WARSAW — Lake City Bank has announced that Livia E. Rose has been promoted to assistant vice president, operations business analyst officer. In this...

Food Bank Seeks Help During Hunger Action Month In September
News Release SOUTH BEND — September is Hunger Action Month — a month-long campaign dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action to end hunger in America, according to a news release from the Food Bank of Northern Indiana. Food insecurity in...

Talking Shop: Attainable Luxury and the Evolving High-End Market
In an ever-changing real estate market, there is one segment that spells opportunity—the luxury sector. While economic challenges have prompted more cautious behavior from buyers and sellers, luxury sales have remained resilient, underscoring the...

LaunchPad Applauds Child Care Site Visits Highlighting Need In Indiana
InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 05, 2025 Updated: Sep 5, 2025 @ 8:42 AM News Release WARSAW — LaunchPad, a child care initiative of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, is supporting Kosciusko and Whitley county child care providers as they open their...

US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly...
The Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — added just 22,000 jobs last month, down from 79,000 in July and well below the 80,000 that economists had expected. The unemployment rate...

'Independent Indiana' aims to help break the two-party mold
Nathan Gotsch said the need for the organization became clear after years of conversations with both voters and elected officials across the state. INDIANAPOLIS — A new organization launched this month to support independent political candidates...

Infant bit, killed by family dog in northeast Indiana
On Sept. 4, Markle Police Department officers were dispatched to a home after a dog that lived in the home bit an infant. HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. — Police in northeast Indiana are investigating after an infant was killed by a dog Thursday. When...

Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking Illinois law
Giannoulias alleges Flock Safety improperly shared data with federal border officials. Several local communities use the license plate camera system. CHICAGO — An automatic license plate reader company used by hundreds of police departments around...

Sept. 5 - Indiana Gov. Mike Braun: IU report affirms state’s regional economic development approach
A state-commissioned report endorses the state’s regional economic development approach, aligning with districts established under former Gov. Eric Holcomb. The Regional Economic and Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI, allocates...

BioVivo Science Opens State-of-the-Art Botanical Extraction Facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana
In a recent press release, BioVivo Science announced that their new state-of-the-art botanical extraction and toll processing facility located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, would be having a grand opening event between September 22 to 26, 2025,...

Gov. Braun appoints official to fight utility rate hikes in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU/WTHR) - Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has appointed a new official and tasked her with finding ways to save money for the state’s utility ratepayers. Earlier this week, the governor announced he appointed Abby Gray as the new Office...

Indiana slashes child care voucher reimbursement rates
State leaders in Indiana are slashing funding for child care. Some believe this could force centers to shut down and parents to lose the care they rely on. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Child care providers around Indiana say they’re devastated after...

Authentic dishes, music, and more at St. Joan of Arc’s French Market
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — French food, French wine, French music galore – Saturday’s French Market has all that and more. The market will be open from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at St. Joan of Arc in Indianapolis. Mark Herner with the St. Joan of Arc...

Indiana Ranks Second In Nation For Senior Fraud
InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 04, 2025 Updated: Sep 4, 2025 @ 8:46 AM Indiana ranks second in the nation for fraud targeting senior citizens, according to a new report. Photo from Beth Macdonald, Unsplash. News Release INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana ranks...

When Can a Business Refuse Service? Navigating The Law On Rude Customers
Before you refuse service to a rude customer, make sure your reasons are clear and can’t be misunderstood. The Right to Refuse Service to Rude Customers: Is It Legal for a Business? We’ve all seen the signs in businesses, retail shops, and...

Indianapolis lawyer called Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta after his Facebook accounts keep getting suspended: ‘This really p****** me off’
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

An Indiana lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta, saying his Facebook pages keep getting disabled because he was ‘impersonating a celebrity’
There are downsides to sharing a name with one of the world’s most well-known people. Mark S. Zuckerberg, an Indiana bankruptcy lawyer, is suing Meta, claiming the tech company disabled his commercial Facebook account for “impersonating a...

Sept. 5 - I&Indiana Michigan Power can proceed with purchase of Oregon Clean Energy Center
FORT WAYNE — Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) and the Industrial Group recently reached a settlement agreement that advances I&M’s purchase of the Oregon Clean...