An unidentified out of state technology company could bring hundreds of jobs to Muncie. Up to 350 jobs could be created, with pay rates as much as $50,000 according to officials. Terry Murphy of the Economic Development Alliance declined to provide more specific details. It’s thought that Muncie’s recent listing in surveys of low cost residential housing might have been a factor in getting the unnamed company to look at the city.
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Ball State University police made a major traffic stop Sunday evening. In the process, two handguns were found in the car as well as some drugs. Two suspects were arrested. The vehicle was described as a brown Cadillac. It was stopped on North McKinley Avenue. No further [...]
Cuts to services and personnel are looming, Grant county officials say, now that the local option income tax will not be in place this year. While the Grant County Council balanced a budget by making major cuts in health insurance, sheriff’s department equipment and public defenders, officials say that budget was not realistic and [...]
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