US Economy adds 250,000 jobs in October 2018
NATIONWIDE (WOWO): The United States economy created 250,000 jobs in October, up from 118,000 in September, according to the US Labor Department. Jennifer Winkeljohn of HR...
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Sears files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP): Sears is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, inundated by debt and falling sales, said Monday that it would begin liquidation...
State revenues up in September
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside Indiana Business): The State Budget Agency says September revenue totals exceeded the most recent projections by nearly $135 million. General Fund revenues totaled more...
Three Indiana stores among Mattress Firm closures
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Mattress Firm locations in Fort Wayne will avoid the closure of 700 stores nationwide. The bedding retailer announced last week...
Wisconsin company acquires Fort Wayne straw makers
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne company that is the only paper straw maker in the United States has been bought. Aardvark Straws has been...
Glenbrook Square ownership likely to change
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne mall could soon have new owners. Glenbrook Square could soon be acquired by a global commercial real estate company,...
Fort Wayne unemployment stays low
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne’s unemployment rate is sitting more than a point below the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Fort...
Survey: support for market at Electric Works
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): There’s big support for a public market at the proposed Electric Works project in downtown Fort Wayne. That’s the indication from...
223,000 jobs added to US Economy in May
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWO): The U.S. Economy added 223,000 jobs in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate also dropped to 3.8%. Jennifer...
Local Economist: economic growth “best since Great Repression”
MUNCIE, Ind. (WOWO): An area economist says the economic growth in the first quarter of 2018 may be the best seen since the end of...