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New Indiana Chamber Study Highlights Importance of Durable Skills for Employers
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with national partners America Succeeds and Lightcast to promote the “High Demand for Durable Skills” report, which emphasizes the importance of durable skills and which of these skills are most in demand by Hoosier employers. Durable skills – or what used to be called soft or life…
Read More5 Tips to Keep Pets Safe and Warm During Winter Storms
Just as we’ve prepared our homes, cars and families for the extreme temperatures and weather events of this week, it’s important to also remember our pets’ needs during winter weather events and throughout this time of year. As colder temperatures set in this week, Jennifer Bruns, D.V.M., M.P.V.M. at PetSmart shares tips on how to…
Read MoreThousands of Disabled Hoosiers Need Home Health Aides; There Aren’t Many
By Whitney Downard Becky Sinkovic just needs a little help at home. Sinkovic, born with dwarfism, has an average torso but shortened limbs along with several spinal conditions, including: scoliosis, severe spinal stenosis, kyphosis and lordosis. She could live independently until 2015, when doctors urged her to get a series of back surgeries that fused…
Read MoreThe Feeding Team Feature – Merry Christmas and God Bless Us Each and Everyone
This month’s column is being written during the aftermath of the storm ensuring that Hamilton County gets a White Christmas. It’s minus 7 degrees this morning and the pantries are stocked for the Christmas weekend. The pantries are in use even today. You see, hunger in its cruelty doesn’t care about the weather. Hunger doesn’t…
Read MoreIndiana Secretary of State to Join Regional PR Firm C2 Strategic Communications
C2 Strategic Communications, a leading regional public relations firm, announced that departing Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan will join the company next month. Sullivan will lead the team’s Indiana business operations, which includes large scale transportation, infrastructure and energy clients from Indianapolis to Evansville. Sullivan’s experience as an industrial engineer, Indiana legislator and the…
Read MoreNoblesville VFW to Be Open on Christmas, Christmas Eve
Noblesville Ralph Lehr Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6246 will be open this holiday weekend. The post, at 654 S. Ninth St., will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Christmas Eve today and will open at 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Christmas Day on Sunday. Chili will be served on Christmas Day. The post…
Read MoreNews Brief: Residents Can Call 211 to Find Local Warming Centers in Winter Weather
With extreme cold expected this weekend, warming centers will be open across the state for those in need of a safe and warm place to stay. Indiana 211 is your community’s resource for updated locations and hours of warmings centers in your area, as many of the traditional locations people may seek shelter could be…
Read MoreFederal Omnibus Bill Sets End Date for Continuous Medicaid Coverage
By Whitney Downard Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers who had continuous health insurance coverage under Medicaid will begin to lose their benefits this spring under an omnibus spending bill passed by the Senate Thursday. During the pandemic, anyone who qualified for Medicaid at any point would keep their coverage, even if their financial circumstances changed…
Read MoreCall Out for Performing Artists with Disabilities
During the month of March 2023 the City of Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability, Fishers Arts Council (FAC) and Conner Prairie are looking to invite small performing arts groups that feature individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities to show off their talent at Conner Prairie and at FAC’s Collaboration Hub Gallery. These events are a…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: Safeguard Your Grandchildren’s Online Privacy
Apple’s App Store and Google Play list dozen of holiday-themed apps: children can video chat live with Santa himself, light the menorah, watch Santa feed live reindeer, track his sleigh on Christmas Eve, or relay their Christmas wish lists. With the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way consumers have interacted over the past two years, apps…
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