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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Governor Mitch Daniels and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) have announced 10 new members to Indiana's Environmental Stewardship Program, or "ESP." The companies were accepted into the program after agreeing to continuous environmental improvements and demonstrating long-term compliance with environmental laws. 

By Andy Miller (Indiana Agriculture Director)

Having just completed a third visit to Japan with Governor Daniels, I am struck by how progressive Indiana has become in pursuing global agricultural trade and investment. Global trade is the lifeblood of American agriculture. We produce more than 30 percent of the world's food yet have less than 5 percent of its population. Therefore, maintaining and opening world markets is key to sustaining our farm income.

PRINCETON, Ind. - Governor Mitch Daniels joined executives from Toyota Boshoku Corporation Monday October 15 to announce the company will locate a new seat frame production and assembly facility here, creating more than 200 new jobs.

The Toyota supplier will build and equip the 201,000 square-foot facility to manufacture and assemble seat frames for the nearby Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana plant.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Nearly 600 people attended the third annual INShape Indiana Health Summit today at Purdue University in West Lafayette. "Live Healthy, Work Healthy," this year's theme, focused on workplace wellness and health management programs as business strategies.

Opening remarks were provided by Governor Mitch Daniels, State Health Commissioner Judy Monroe, M.D., and Purdue University President France A. Córdova, Ph.D., followed by a series of keynote speakers, exhibits and breakout sessions.

EAST CENTRAL INDIANA - Residents in the nine-county Central Indiana area can breathe a sigh of relief – one that now is recognized as being healthy. Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) approved the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM’s) petition to redesignate Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties to “attainment” for the federal health-based air quality ozone standard.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Governor Mitch Daniels joined Arcadia HealthCare (AMEX:KAD) chief executive Marvin Richardson Wednesday, October 9, to announce the company's plans to relocate its national headquarters here, creating more than 400 new jobs by 2010.

The provider of home healthcare and products will invest more than $3 million to relocate its suburban Detroit headquarters to Indianapolis' north side and will begin hiring managers, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and sales staff later this year. 

ARGOS, IN - Jill Long Thompson today announced that State Senator Earline Rogers (D-Gary) has endorsed her campaign for Governor. Rogers has served 25 years in the Indiana General Assembly and worked for 38 years as a public school teacher.

"Jill Long Thompson has the experience and leadership qualities Indiana needs to get back on the right track," said Senator Rogers. "Jill gives Democrats their best chance of defeating Mitch Daniels."

By Thomas P. Healy

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Once again the Daniels administration has opted to protect the financial interests of polluters at the expense of public health. The most recent evidence was the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board’s (APCB) 11-1 vote at its Oct. 3 meeting to adopt the minimum federal Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR).

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -  Governor Mitch Daniels announced today that the ISTEP test will move back to the spring.

“Some commitments we were able to keep on the first day, dozens more in the first couple of years. Putting ISTEP back where it should be took a little longer, but this is a great result,” said Daniels. “The test will be in the spring, the results will be in hand months sooner, the cost to taxpayers will go down, and school will no longer start sooner than it should.”

ARGOS, IN - Former Congresswoman and Under Secretary of Agriculture Jill Long Thompson today called on Governor Mitch Daniels to fully disclose all private sector payments of state employee salaries.