PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- An inventor in Saint Leon, Indiana who has worked professionally for 30 years in the construction and roofing field was looking for a better way for a single worker to carry a filled tank or bucket in a secure and stable upright position for the safe, comfortable, efficient, and effective application of adhesives and many other available products. 

INDIANAPOLIS, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The wave of riots and anti-police actions that began in the Spring of 2020, and continue to this day, have been generally reported by the mainstream media as an entirely spontaneous grass roots response to the death in police custody of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Paretta Autosport and MoneyLion announced today that the financial platform, where hardworking Americans can bank, borrow, save and invest – all within one app, will become the first team sponsor of the No. 16 Chevy-powered INDYCAR at this year's Indianapolis 500. Paretta is the first female owned, female driven, and female forward race team in the sport.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) will participate in the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Patrik Jonsson, senior vice president, president of Lilly USA and chief customer officer, will participate in a virtual fireside chat at 9:45 a.m., Eastern Time.

Better than expected state tax revenue, along with federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan, will give Indiana lawmakers more spending options as they craft the new, two-year state budget.

City officials say more than $2 million was spent last year in public safety upgrades for the police and fire departments as well the 911 emergency system.

Porter County Republicans have opted for a mix of returning leaders and new faces to manage the political party over the next four years.

Police officers from Illinois and Indiana pursued a vehicle carjacked near the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago some 45 miles until it crashed on U.S. 30 in Merrillville Saturday night.

Three more Region residents died from COVID-19, according to updated statistics provided Sunday by health officials.

An Illinois woman found dead in 1988 was positively identified after three decades by the Newton County coroner's office.

Four additional COVID-19 deaths were reported across the Region, according to updated statistics provided Saturday by health officials.

Three additional COVID-19 deaths were reported in Lake County, according to updated statistics provided Friday by health officials.

(The Center Square) – All of the employees of a small construction firm in northwest Indiana have said they no longer want the union representing them. They want out. But they can’t get out.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a national effort to accelerate the safe re-opening of schools, Meijer is partnering with the Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) on plans to launch a series of vaccine clinics at its stores next week to streamline the process for vaccinating teachers and school staff across the state.

INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch recently hosted a fireside chat with State Rep. Denny Zent, R-Angola.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Loxo Oncology at Lilly, a research and development group of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), today announced that The Lancet has published data from the pirtobrutinib (previously referred to as LOXO-305) global Phase 1/2 BRUIN clinical trial in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), and other non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Pirtobrutinib is an investigational, highly selective, non-covalent Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor.

Like Chicago, Cook County is allowing indoor dining at 50% capacity or 50 patrons per room, whichever is less. 

Kelly, whose district includes the south suburbs and Chicago's Southeast Side, is the first woman and the first person of color to lead Illinois' Democrats.

(The Center Square) –They were sent to Washington in January to help guard the U.S. Capitol and secure a smooth transition from one administration to the next. But some Hoosiers are wondering what they’re still doing there.

Three localities in Lake and Porter counties bested dozens of competitors to win a share of the $30 million available in the second round of Indiana's $100 million Next Level Trails grant program.

(The Center Square) – Indiana lawmakers already have taken steps to help the state’s small businesses survive and recover during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but business owners are looking for more help.

The passenger, a 33 year-old man, was aboard a train en route to the Hegewisch station about 8 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, he became "verbally aggressive" toward transit personnel and later got into a struggle with the officer, authorities said.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  LifeOmic, the creator of LIFE mobile apps and the Precision Health Cloud platform in use at major medical and cancer centers, today announced a new partnership with Catipult.AI. Catipult.AI, a strategic planning, dashboarding tool and coaching service, will offer LifeOmic Precision Wellness to its customers as a free, science-backed and easy-to-administer tool to encourage healthy behaviors by its customers' employees and provide them a seamless way to track health habits.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosynthetic® Technologies today announced that its Estolide technology has found a new use in diabetic testing applications. In partnership with Cayman Chemical, Biosynthetic Technologies, provides discovery and pre-clinical development services to the global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic research markets using Estolide products (also known as fatty acid hydroxy fatty acids or FAHFAs) for research purposes.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading the way for more than 85 years, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences proudly announces the launch of its highly anticipated CytoFLEX SRT Benchtop Sorter-- the CytoFLEX that sorts, and features expanded laser and color options for use in labs of all sizes.