Best places to start a business in Indiana
Jasper was listed as the 9th most business-friendly city in Indiana in this study from NerdWallet.
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Commentary: Some truth about Hoosier school budgets
Today’s funding is tied to students, not schools. There is almost no subject in public finance that is as easy to demagogue, distort and mislead as funding for schools. It is helpful to review what is happening in Indiana and how we got here. In 2008, along with property tax reform, the entirety of the…
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$300 million in Indiana crops’ value lost to flooding so far
From the Hoosier Ag Report: Torrential rains and resulting flooding have destroyed as much as 5 percent of Indiana’s corn and soybean crops and already cost the state’s agricultural economy about $300 million since the beginning of June, Purdue Extension economist Chris Hurt said Friday.
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Commentary: Manufacturing Myths and Realities
Despite some dips, the manufacturing industry is relatively healthy. This week my center, along with Conexus Indiana, released a couple of studies on manufacturing and logistics. One was our annual report card, and the other was our attempt to debunk some pervasive myths about manufacturing in the U.S. Indiana continued to do well on the…
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Navy lays keel for newest submarine, USS Indiana
The U.S. Navy held a keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Indiana (SSN 789) at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding, May 16. The initials of the submarine’s sponsor, Diane Donald, were welded onto a steel plate that will be permanently affixed to the submarine. Donald is the wife of retired…
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Letter: Reflecting on a successful 2015 session – Rep. Mike Braun
The final day of the 2015 legislative session, also known as Sine Die, has passed and legislators are now back in their districts. While most of us will be returning to full-time jobs and look forward to being back home, it was an honor to serve our community and represent your voice at the Statehouse….
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Loogootee native continues family tradition in U.S. Navy
Story by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Heidi McCormick Navy Office of Community Outreach NORFOLK, Va. — A Loogootee native is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Seaman Jamie Brewer is a logistics specialist aboard the Norfolk-based ship, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and one…
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Messmer and Houchin: Why I voted for the state school board bill
From State Senator Mark Messmer: I have had some people ask about my yes vote on Senate Bill 1. I welcome comments to this post, but ask that they be kept respectful by everyone. It was a difficult issue to sort through and one I did not take lightly. It is unfortunate that there is…
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Schitter completes Iron Man when 200 others fail
by Cheryl Y. Hurst, special from Ferdinand News Joseph Schitter, of Jasper, made it a personal goal to take part in an Iron Man competition. He dreamed of that goal over the last few years. What he didn’t know when he finally began training — the place and time of his selected competition would turn…
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Special: The Majesty of Movies
With the upcoming annual Southwest Indiana Film Festival (SWIFF), I cannot help but fan my flames of excitement for this event by revisiting a number of favorites from my own DVD shelf, as well as the personal history shared between these primarily long-forgotten gems and myself. The art of cinema has always been a large deal in my life;…
