Indiana’s preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for December 2009 increased 0.3 percent to 9.9 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported today.
“Indiana and its Midwest neighbors each reported increases or remained virtually flat in December,” said Teresa Voors, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “The two largest factors in the December Employment Report [...]

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The Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission expects a new round of funding for “shovel-ready” projects to hit within the next 45 days and is urging local leaders to start assembling projects now because the money is expected to go quickly.
Developers want to create an “aerotropolis” including business, retail and lodging facilities, around the Indianapolis International [...]

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