Articles tagged as: COVID-19
April 24, 2020
Indiana Packers To Shutter Delphi Facility, Majority Of State's Pork Processing Now Halted
The Indiana Packers Corporation will suspend operations Monday at its Delphi processing facility, according to a letter sent to farmers Friday.
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Getting Outside: Your Questions Answered
Parks have been one of the few places people can go during stay-at-home orders. WFYI and our reporting partners at IPB News and Side Effects Public Media received questions about city and state parks and how people are able to use them. We went looking for answers.
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Holcomb Reacts To Illinois, Michigan 'Stay-At-Home' Extensions; Indiana May Not Follow Suit
Gov. Eric Holcomb says he's paying attention to what neighboring states are doing with their "Stay-At-Home" orders. But he says it doesnt mean Indiana will follow suit.
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Indiana Developing Workplace Standards Ahead Of Slow Reopen
Before extending the state's "Stay-At-Home" order, Gov. Eric Holcomb asked business associations and industries for feedback on how they could protect workers.
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Virtual Town Hall Highlights Resources For Central Indiana Small Businesses
The Indy Chamber has created the Rapid Response Loan Fund for small businesses needing financial aid up to $25,000 and struggling to get any federal aid.
Read MoreApril 23, 2020
Coroner Prepares For Worst Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Alfarena McGinty, chief deputy coroner for Marion County, talked with Side Effects Public Media about what it's been like on the front lines of the county's morgue, tough choices during this crisis, and how the pandemic reached her personal life, too.
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Indiana Meat Plant Closing After Workers Contract Virus
Tyson Foods Inc. will temporarily close its meatpacking plant in Logansport after 146 employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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U.S. Sen. Todd Young Says Big Companies Should Return Federal PPP Funding
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) says the federal Payment Protection Program, or PPP, funding is meant for small businesses and big companies that received some of the money should return it.
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NAACP: We Can Reduce The Pollution That Puts Some At Greater Risk From COVID-19
People who live in polluted areas are more likely to have the underlying heart and lung conditions that put them at a greater risk from COVID-19.
Read MoreApril 23, 2020
Number Of Unemployment Claims In Indiana Continue Downward Trend
Roughly 75,000 Hoosiers were among the more than 4.4 million Americans who filled out an application for unemployment benefits last week.
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