INDIANAPOLIS — Labor Fest’s debut celebration brought near-record crowds to downtown, according to attendance numbers released today by the Central Indiana Labor Council. More than 10,000 people gathered on Georgia Street on Saturday, Aug. 31 – the largest attendance at a Georgia Street event since Super Bowl 2012. Guests kicked off the Labor Day weekend […]

Ball State University economist Michael Hicks says the August employment situation summary contains the worst economic news this year despite 169,000 new jobs being added. “First, the estimates from the previous month was revised downwards by 40 percent, with the economy having seen 60,000 fewer jobs in July than previously reported. Earlier months were revised

HAMMOND — The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will be hosting its Second Saturday event on Saturday, Sept. 14. The event will feature planetarium and laser light shows. Beginning at 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., the center will feature One World, One Sky, a planetarium show that will have viewers join Sesame Street stars

Redkey Realty Leaders is pleased to announce that Kim Odegard, Managing Broker of Redkey Realty Leader’s St. John office  and Team Leader of The Kim Odegard Team recently celebrated her 20 Year Anniversary in Real Estate on August 1st surrounded by clients, friends and family.  Odegard, also received her Certified Residential Specialist designation (CRS) by

MUNSTER — The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Bancorp declared a dividend of $0.22 per share payable on October 4, 2013, with a record date of September 27, 2013. The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under

INDIANAPOLIS — Smoke-free restaurants and bar laws are good for health, and a new study published in the scientific journal Preventing Chronic Disease finds that a statewide smoke-free law would not be expected to harm the restaurant and bar industry. This conclusion is based on an aggregate analysis of all the available data from local

INDIANAPOLIS — Ice Miller LLP welcomes is pleased to announce that eight Firm attorneys were named the Best Lawyers® 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice area and location. (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The 2014 Ice Miller honorees include: Michael H. Boldt: Indianapolis – Employment Law – Management Amy

The jobs report released today underscores the fact that we still need all macroeconomic guns blazing to boost the economy. The labor market added 169,000 jobs in August, and a downward revision of 74,000 to earlier months’ data brought the average monthly growth rate of the last three months to just 148,000 jobs. At this