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Natural disasters fueling generator salesNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - WAUKESHA, Wis. — Strong sales of home generators will mean hundreds of new jobs in Wisconsin. Generator manufacturer, Generac Holdings Inc., will add 400 new jobs at fa...
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New Ind. commerce chief focuses on small companiesNov 06, 2011 10:00 pm - MUNSTER, Ind. — The new head of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. says the agency has turned its focus to get smaller companies to relocate to the state so they can...
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2,100 leaking underground tanks litter IndianaNov 06, 2011 10:00 pm - MONROEVILLE, Ind. — The state environmental agency is in the midst of using $4 million in federal money to clean up 28 sites around Indiana with leaking underground stor...
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Elkhart, Ind., continues Veterans Day taps traditionNov 06, 2011 10:00 pm - ELKHART, Ind. — The sound of the taps will echo through a northern Indiana city for a third straight Veterans Day. Organizer Terry Vantine tells The Elkhart Truth that a...
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Ron Paul wins Illinois straw pollNov 05, 2011 12:00 am - Texas Congressman Ron Paul won Saturday's statewide presidential straw poll with 52 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney carried the state's in...
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Changes to Ind. scholarship plans to save millionsNov 04, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — New eligibility requirements for Indiana's need-based college scholarship programs are designed to save the state hundreds of millions of dollars. The cha...
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Chicago skyline going purple for pancreatic cancerNov 04, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Chicago's skyline is changing colors for a good cause. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other officials announced that some of Chicago's most iconic buildings will be li...
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N. Ind. plastics company plans factory closingNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A plastics company based in northern Indiana has told state officials it is on the verge of closing both its factory and corporate offices. Fortis Pl...
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NW Ind. man convicted of wife’s beating deathNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. — A jury has convicted a northwestern Indiana man in the beating death of his wife of 41 years. The Lake County jury deliberated for about an hour Thur...
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New US 141 bridge over Menominee River set to openNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. — A new bridge on U.S. 141 between Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin is scheduled to open Nov. 11. Construction crews continue to co...