Tribune-Star – The Vigo County Council on Tuesday evening debated pay rates and salaries of county employees and eventually voted to increase wages for all employees who had not been given raises in previous meetings, even though, as Councilwoman Marie Thiesz noted, the array of possibilities for such increases was “confusing.” Read more.
WTWO –The Vigo County Council approved over $7 million in proposals Tuesday night, officially letting four projects move to the next stage. Read more.
WTHI - The Vigo County Commissioners are asking for money to build a county storage building. The total cost of the project would be about $1.3 million. Read more.
Tribune-Star –Thrive West Central is seeking $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the county to spur housing development. Ryan Keller, Thrive executive director, presented the proposal to the Vigo County Council on Tuesday during its “sunshine,” or nonvoting, session. Read more.
WTWO - The Vigo County Parks Department is seeking $1 million for a number of improvements to local trails. Read more.
Tribune-Star - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is asking the Vigo County Council for $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to assist with the creation of a new innovation park at Indiana 46 and Indiana 42. Read more.
WTHI - Another Wabash Valley resource is getting American Rescue Plan money. The Vigo County Council has approved $750,000 for the West Central Business Hub. You can find it at 900 Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute. Read more.
WTHI – Recently, the Vigo County Council approved a few rounds of American Rescue Plan money. Some of that was for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College equine studies. The college was approved for $500,000. Read more.
WTHI - The Terre Haute Humane Society is moving forward with building an on-site vet clinic. The shelter has recently been approved for $250,000 in American Rescue Plan money. Read more.
Inside INdiana Business - The Vigo County Council on Tuesday approved $2.25 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The funding will support four projects, including the creation of a West Central Business Hub at the former Hulman & Co. building in downtown Terre Haute. Read more.