Most Hoosiers to be locked out of Honda jobs

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	Thursday, August 23, 2007
	Most Hoosiers to be locked out of Honda jobs Four of five Hoosiers will not be eligible to apply for the roughly 2,000 production jobs at the Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant in Greensburg, the Japanese automaker said today. Applicants must live in 20 counties surrounding the southeastern Indiana city, the company said. The $550 million plant is expected to begin making Civic sedans in fall 2008.   Hansen & Horn sidesteps housing carnage Hansen & Horn Group Inc. is sailing through the slump in housing construction relatively unscathed because it began shifting out of the tract-home market about four years ago-while the industry still was going gangbusters. The local builder migrated toward a higher price range-now $170,000 to $400,000-and spiffed up designs with varying rooflines, better-quality materials and bold colors. The upshot: profit margins are "normal" despite a 25-percent drop in the number of houses sold, a company official says.
	Shoe Carnival profit stumbles on same-store woes Evansville-based Shoe Carnival Inc. said today that profit in its fiscal second quarter fell to $167,000, down from $2.9 million in the same period of 2006. Sales for the quarter ended Aug. 4 increased 5.4 percent, to $154.8 million. However, same-store sales were down 7.1 percent. The shoe retailer attributed the decline to fewer shoppers, a change in back-to-school dates and sales-tax-free days in August in some of its stores. Ivy Tech sees statewide enrollment jump 10 percent Ivy Tech Community College has set a record for statewide enrollment with a 10.3-percent increase in its number of students for the start of the fall semester, school officials said. The 23-campus system had 77,013 students enrolled across the state for Tuesday's start of classes, with the number of credit hours being taken going up by 11.5 percent.   From IBJ staff and Associated Press--Compiled by Norm Heikens Baby who was shaken has died A baby whom Anderson Police say was shaken by his mother's boyfriend died late last night. The official announcement on the death of 17-month-old Noah Brown Smith is expected later today. Cody Marling, 19, Anderson, faces a felony charge of aggravated battery in the case. Fox 59 will have the latest at 10 p.m. Schools protecting students from the heat Indianapolis Public Schools and Bishop Chatard schools plan to dismiss students early today to try to protect them from what could be record-high temperatures. Muncie schools also are dismissing pupils early because seven buildings under renovation are without air conditioning. The high temperature could reach 96 degrees. Woman escapes Castleton carjacker Cidney Smith of Indianapolis made a daring escape during a recent north-side carjacking. It started at the Castleton Square Mall. Smith secretly dialed 911 while inside her Volkswagon, then jumped from the vehicle as the suspect turned onto Allisonville Road. Police apprehended Jeffery Burger on Aug. 20, 10 days after the incident. He faces numerous charges, including carjacking, criminal confinement and resisting police.
	State misses deadline to choose insurer The Aug. 10 date set by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration for choosing a vendor to administer the state's Healthy Indiana Plan has passed without the agency's making a decision. Moreover, a spokesman said he doesn't know when a decision will be made, but that the delay isn't related to the state's need to obtain a special waiver from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to cover childless adults who would qualify based on their income. The plan is intended to cover low-income Hoosiers who do not have health insurance. Five companies submitted proposals, including Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc.
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