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Aspire Awarded $697K Public Health Grant
Aspire Indiana Health has been awarded $697,743 from the Indiana State Department of Health through its Health Issues and Challenges Grant program, using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act passed last year in response to the COVID pandemic. The grant will be used to address Indiana’s public health priorities in three critical areas: increased…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: Ask Rusty – How Does Social Security Disability Work with Private Disability Insurance?
Dear Rusty: If someone is collecting long-term disability through their company and the company states the employee also must apply through Social Security, how does this work? Does the amount of Social Security decrease from the amount that the person would normally receive upon retirement? Is long-term disability for life, or just until you are…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: BBB Says Careful With ‘Home Energy Auditor’
Summer is here, and rising temperatures mean high air conditioning bills. Scammers have devised a new con that claims to “save you money.” Con artists, posing as local government and utility company representatives, are offering phony home energy audits and services. Here’s what you need to know to spot the scam. How the scam works:…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: Do You Need an Organized Exercise Regimen or is Doing Daily Chores Enough?
by John GrimaldiWhen we were young and in good health it seldom, if ever, occurred to us that one day we would be too old to dance the night away. We were full of vim and vinegar. No one had to tell us that we needed to get more exercise; we were always in motion…
Read MoreHCSO Jail Re-Entry Job Fair
The Hamilton County Jail and the T.O.W.E.R. (Transitioning Opportunities for Work, Education, and Reality) Mentoring Program have announced the Re-Entry Resource and Job Fair will take place on Friday, August 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. These soon to be released individuals are eager to be your next great employee. There will be several…
Read MoreCentier Bank Appoints Timothy Harvey as Branch Manager of Bank’s Carmel Location
Michael E. Schrage, Chairman and CEO of Centier Bank, has announced that Timothy Harvey has been named branch manager at the bank’s Carmel branch, located at 568 E. Carmel Drive. Harvey joined Centier in 2018 after working in various customer facing roles in banking and hospitality. Harvey was appointed as branch manager of Centier’s Whitestown…
Read MoreFishers Fire Department Hosts Training in Neighborhoods Through End of Summer
Fishers Firefighters will be performing firefighting drills in various neighborhoods over the summer starting on Tuesday. Crews will put hose on the ground, spray some water and be available to speak with those in the neighborhood about what we do and the equipment we use. This is a great opportunity to meet and see up…
Read MoreFSSA Asks Hoosiers to Take Part in Survey Measuring Addiction Treatment, Recovery Resources
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction yesterday announced the launch of the Recovery Capital Index, designed to measure the sum of resources necessary for an individual to initiate and sustain recovery from addiction and to help track the overall recovery capital of the state and communities. “People in…
Read MoreIndiana Grown Celebrates Local Farmers and Business Owners at Fifth Monumental Marketplace
Indiana Grown’s annual Monumental Marketplace event brought Hoosiers together for the fifth time to showcase Indiana agriculture. More than 50 vendors from around the state traveled to downtown Indianapolis to offer shoppers their locally made goods. “Thankfully, the hot weather did not stop these amazing local businesses or shoppers from attending this great event,” said…
Read MoreIndiana’s May 2022 Employment Report Shows Unemployment Numbers Holding Steady, Labor Force Participation Rising
Indiana’s unemployment rate in May remained unchanged from the previous month, holding steady at 2.2%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). By comparison, the national unemployment rate in May stood at 3.6%, also remaining stable from April. In addition, Indiana’s labor force participation rate rose again, from 62.6% in April to 62.9%…
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