Getting vaccinated is key to getting a $300 incentive. This would be for all qualifying staff members in a Midwest public school district. This is a pressing matter considering now as COVID-19 cases do continue to surge in the local K-12 schools for, in fact, the third academic year. ... Read More

A Midwest Community Foundation has announced Monday it plans to withhold future funding to a local public library. This is because racism and discrimination concerns were brought up by some Black library workers and patrons. Moreover, the institution does need to make "significant, meaningful and measurable change" going to... Read More

Education leaders are working to hopefully address the state's teacher shortage with the start of school just a few weeks away. The Department of Education is working with some colleges and universities to fill more of the teaching jobs. Moreover, the state is struggling to get the teachers into the classrooms. This is acco... Read More

Indianapolis get ready! Independence Day has arrived! It's time to celebrate this so special time in our nation's history. Independence Day, which is also called Fourth of July or July 4th, in the United States. It is the annual celebration of nationhood. It, in fact, does commemorate the passage of the Declaration of ... Read More

A proposal to opt-out of its share of the state's national settlement over the opioid crisis. The City-County Council voted last night. Moreover, the decision is going to in fact mean the city government will go ahead and pursue its own lawsuits against opioid manufacturers independently. ... Read More

Literally, thousands of families are going to see more in their bank accounts starting on July 15th. Recently announced, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have said the first monthly payment of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) from the American Rescue Plan will be made on July 15. ... Read More

A substance abuse treatment program that is specifically designing and targeting for first responders. It launched at a recovery center last week. Announcing on Monday, the Recovering Emergency Service Community United (RESCU) program is at the Recovery Centers of Am... Read More

The Anthem Foundation and LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation) are offering grants to bring healthy food to those neighborhoods that don't have those options and it's a major effort. Moreover, neighborhoods will applying by submitting plans on how to tackle food insecurity. They will create community kitchens, suppor... Read More

The staffing company Networks Connect LLC says it plans to expand its headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. The professional company plans to create 34 new jobs over the next two years. Moreover, Networks Connect LLC, launched in March 2019. Therefore, it says it is investing $1.3 million to lease and equip office spa... Read More

Amazon says five new logistics facilities are coming or have already opened in the Crossroads of America in 2021, creating hundreds of new jobs. One site, located at 3507 Olive Road in South Bend, opened in February 2021. Amazon Locations in the Crossroads of A... Read More