by Alec MacGillis ProPublica, Oct. 1, 2015, 5 a.m. This story was co-published with The Daily Beast. There was plenty in the complex deal to benefit bankers, lawyers, executives and hedge fund managers. Patriot Coal Corp. was bankrupt, but its mines would be auctioned to pay off mounting debts while financial engineering would generate enough…
Over the past 50 years, only two Indiana counties have grown faster than the nation as a whole. The rest have been in relative or absolute population decline for a half century. Over that time, we have reformed and modified every tax, repaved and widened almost every road, reformed K-12 education and spent well over…
Backroad Planet took a tour through Dubois County recently. Check out what writer Howard Blount thought about the sites and food he experienced.
Manama, Bahrain — Jasper native Cameron Light is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Sentry. Light graduated from The Science Academy of South Texas in 2012 and is serving as a Navy Engineman on board the ship. He lives at the Naval base in Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain is a small…
Because of our strict legal immigration policies, poorer folks have little choice but to come here illegally. Immigration is once again a policy topic, so it is good to apply a bit of arithmetic to proposed solutions. It is best to begin with legal immigration, where much of the later problems and costs accrue. Legal…
Gasoline prices that spiked in Indiana and some other Midwest states in recent days likely will remain high until a unit at a refinery in northern Indiana is repaired, Purdue University energy economist Wally Tyner says. One of three lines at the BP’s refinery in Whiting, Indiana, is down and is expected to remain so…
Farmers in Dubois, Daviess, Martin, Orange and Crawford counties are eligible for natural disaster assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is due to these counties being contiguous to counties considered primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred during the period of May…
Changes in the unemployment rate and student enrollment levels affect the true supply and demand for teachers. With Indiana’s unemployment rate back near pre-recession lows, we are sure to hear a lot about a labor shortage. For businesses, the issue is all about adjusting their business model. In government, the problem is not as clear…
From the Indianapolis Star: School districts across Indiana are having trouble finding people to fill open teaching positions as the number of first-time teacher licenses issued by the state has dropped by 63 percent in recent years.
Jasper was listed as the 9th most business-friendly city in Indiana in this study from NerdWallet.
