Unemployment benefits set to drop 10.7 percent due to sequester

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosiers out of work for more than 26 weeks and collecting unemployment will see their weekly benefit payments shrink 10.7 percent starting April 8.

State drops plan to halt unemployment payments

INDIANAPOLIS | State officials have canceled a plan to suspend unemployment payments for more than 32,000 out-of-work Hoosiers that was prompted by automatic federal budget cuts known as the sequester.

States readying people for unemployment benefits change

State workforce development departments around the country are urging people to prepare for the sunset of a law that provided extended federal unemployment insurance benefits to people separated from their jobs.

EDITORIAL: Short-term, long-term help for hunger

This Thanksgiving, as we stuff first the turkey or stovetop and then ourselves, we must recognize that thousands in Northwest Indiana don't have enough to eat.

New law reduces time to collect unemployment

INDIANAPOLIS | Extended unemployment benefits will end 10 weeks earlier for out-of-work Hoosiers who seek assistance starting Sunday.

Company might lay off 85 Gary school bus drivers as routes streamlined

GARY | Illinois Central School Bus LLC could layoff between 80 and 85 employees in Gary as a result of a reduction of routes serving the Gary Community School Corp., a company representative said Monday.

Aluminum extrusion products maker closing Kentland plant

An aluminum extrusion products manufacturer is shuttering its only Newton County operation later this year.

St. John Kmart closing April 8

ST. JOHN | Sears Holdings Corp. is planning to close a Kmart store, 9550 Wicker Ave., St. John, on April 8.

Kmart closure planned in April

PORTAGE | Sears Holdings Corp. is planning to close a Kmart Super Center at 6050 U.S. 6 on April 8.

Indiana jobless rate continues upward trend

Indiana's unemployment rate has risen for the fifth-straight month, increasing to 9 percent for October.

Indiana jobless rate continues upward trend

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's unemployment rate has risen for the fifth-straight month, increasing to 9 percent for October.

Arby's in Westville to close

A LaPorte County operator of an Arby's restaurant in Westville is shutting down the franchise in late December, according to a notice filed with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

Indiana jobless rate rises for 4th straight month

Indiana's unemployment rate continued its recent upward trend by increasing to 8.9 percent for September-but jobless rates dipped in each of Northwest Indiana's seven counties.

Indiana jobless rate rises for 4th straight month

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's unemployment rate has continued its recent upward trend by increasing to 8.9 percent for September.

Programs to bridge the skills gap will help Indiana workers be better prepared for new jobs

Last week's article discussed the issue of "skills gap" that exists between workers current skill sets and what businesses need in today's economy.

Ind. gets 6 more weeks of jobless benefits again

INDIANAPOLIS | State officials say unemployed Indiana residents can file for an additional six weeks of jobless benefits beginning Sunday, Oct. 16.

Indiana beginning to repay unemployment fund debt

INDIANAPOLIS | An increase in Indiana's employer-paid unemployment insurance premiums has enabled the state to begin paying interest on its massive unemployment debt to the federal government.

NWI business, resident net WorkOne awards

A Michigan City man and a Gary business will receive awards Wednesday from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

New law makes it harder to get unemployment

Legislation designed to fix Indiana's debt-ridden unemployment insurance system also will bring a host of rule changes for Hoosiers seeking to collect benefit payments.

Portage workplace shooter given 15 years

VALPARAISO | Nearly one year after Edgar Tillery opened fire with a shotgun at his Portage workplace, the 61-year-old was sentenced Monday to 15 years behind bars.