Despite a surge of federal transportation stimulus grants, recession-riddled cities in southern and central Indiana are struggling to meet transportation needs. Transit directors are receiving similar rider requests for program expansions, but the money just isn’t there. WFIU’s Emily Loftis reports…
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
In Kokomo, where car ownership is assumed, officials are debating whether a federal transit stimulus grant will be enough to bolster a long-term bus route. WFIU’s Emily Loftis has more in the first of a two-part series on public transit in Indiana…
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 28, 2009
An information technology company has announced it'll relocate from California to Kokomo, in the process creating more than 400 jobs. Kokomo's mayor says he hopes it's the start of a string of similar announcements.
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Kokomo's mayor says he thinks even if the city builds a new fire station, he may not have to re-hire some firefighters he'd earlier laid off.
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 5, 2009
In Kokomo, where one in five people is jobless, many auto industry lifers are choosing to get the education they passed up years ago.
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Following a trip to Italy, Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight says he met with other manufacturing companies than just a planned confab with automaker Fiat.
Continue reading...Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tax collections are down this year in Howard County due in large part to Chrysler's bankruptcy. Although Chrysler's real estate taxes are considered secured debt, the $12 million Chrysler owes in personal property tax is not.
Continue reading...Thursday, July 2, 2009
This week, health benefits ran out for many retired auto workers in Kokomo. Worse, some members of Kokomo's Local 292 were given just one week of notice that they'd have to make other arrangements.
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The City of Kokomo's budget could be crippled if it does not include almost $6 million in property tax revenue which would have been paid by Chrysler before the automaker went into bankruptcy proceedings.
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
Mayor Goodnight's decision to lay off 12 firefighters has sparked fierce debate in the community. The Firefighters' Union President claims the firing puts Kokomo in violation of National Fire Protection Association requirements.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
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