August, 2009

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, which operates hospitals in Indianapolis and elsewhere in Indiana, have agreed on a new contract after a long-running dispute.

Members of the delegation who will travel with Gov. Mitch Daniels to China and Japan Sept. 7-16: Steve Akard, Kai Chuck, Mitch Roob, Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has adopted new policies that require ethics training for employees and bar personal financial interests in the contracts they administer.

Indiana State (0-12 IN 2008): Sycamores have upgraded facilities but need to improve talent. They lost their opener to NAIA Quincy on Thursday night, extending the nation’s longest losing streak to 27 games.

A sprawling manufacturing facility in central Indiana that a Chrysler supplier stopped building last year is now up for sale.

Shooting guard Maurice Creek, one of the key prospects in Indiana’s 2009 recruiting class, has been cleared to compete as a freshman by the NCAA and can join the Hoosiers in their next official skill workouts. Coach Tom Crean reported on Twitter that Creek had been approved by the NCAA eligibility clearinghouse. Crean called it “a very large step” in the restoration of the IU program. Creek, who …

Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman plans to announce the first awards of $164 million in federal stimulus money to build low- and moderate-income housing across the state.

Indiana has spent all offseason telling anyone who would listen that it was a new team. The Hoosiers claimed better leadership, better chemistry and better focus.

At least one person was injured following a two-vehicle crash Sunday night along the Indiana-Michigan state line.

Indiana coach Bill Lynch suspended defensive tackle Deonte Mack and linebacker Ian Reeves on Sunday and will hold them out of Thursday night’s season opener against Eastern Kentucky. Lynch said in a statement issued by the athletic department that both players violated team rules. He did not elaborate. Mack, a junior, started nine games last season and finished with 21 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks and …