INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CarrierHQ, the on-the-go portal of competitive and flexible services a new or existing fleet needs to make growing their business easier, announced a new service offering with Comdata to help carriers increase fleet efficiency. With this partnership, Comdata, a leading provider of innovative B2B payment technologies, will provide CarrierHQ fleets access to Comdata's OnRoad Card, the most powerful, widely accepted, mobile-first fuel and funds card in the trucking industry.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Purdue University is ushering in a new era in hospitality to campus with the reopening today (Aug. 5) of the historic Union Club Hotel. The 182-room hotel recently completed a comprehensive $35 million, yearlong renovation where snapshots of Purdue's legacy can be found everywhere, including in the names of its three new dining concepts.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its rapid evolution, Sanctuary Wealth, home to the next generation of elite financial advisors, is now carefully building out an offering for advisors who primarily work with clients living abroad but investing in the US. As part of the launch of this effort to provide the benefits of partnered independence to advisors who work primarily with non-US clients, Sanctuary has brought on Susan Graybeal as Director, International Wealth Management.

CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Transworld Business Advisors of Indiana (www.tworld.com/indiana) is excited to welcome Mr. Thompson to the Team! He has assumed the position of Business Advisor and will focus on serving clients in Indiana with his strong financial, legal and business background.

Police will be conducting extra patrols in Northwest Indiana and across the state watching for drivers ignoring deployed school bus stop-arms when students are boarding or exiting buses.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indiana Pacers and PointsBet, a premier global sportsbook operator, today announced a new multiyear partnership, making PointsBet an official sports gaming partner of the team.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wabash Heartland Innovation Network is planning the launch of an RTO Wireless AeroSite(TM), home base of the first telecommunications aerostat to be deployed in the United States for rural broadband. The AeroSite(TM) will support WHIN's research broadband network, covering ten counties in north-central Indiana.

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- iRely, LLC, a premier provider of enterprise software for petroleum distributors and convenience stores, announces the introduction of its state-of-the-art User Acceptance Program (UAP) for superior quality control.

MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced, on a GAAP basis, a net loss available to common shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2020, of $18.5 million, or $0.05 per share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $283.1 million, or $0.76 per share, for the same period of 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, NiSource's net income available to common shareholders was $43.3 million, or $0.11 per share, compared to $488.2 million, or $1.31 per share, for the same period of 2019.

Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan was buried Tuesday on the campus of his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame.

A new lawsuit accuses the Indiana State Police of unlawfully preventing death penalty opponents from demonstrating outside the federal prison in Terre Haute during recent executions.

“We’re just asking them to keep us safe, and if they don’t keep us safe, then we’ll go to the next step.”

Michigan City is expanding efforts to verify its pensioners are still alive after a state audit found the daughter of a deceased beneficiary received more than $75,000 in improper pension payments.

CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today reported its second quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2020. For the second quarter of 2020, the company reported revenue of $419.0 million as compared with revenue of $719.1 million for the second quarter of 2019, a decrease of 42%. For the second quarter of 2020, the company reported a net loss from continuing operations of $32.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, as compared with net income from continuing operations of $27.4 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2019. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 decreased 41% to $80.0 million, as compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $135.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per diluted share decreased 73% to $0.08 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, as compared with operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per diluted share of $0.30 for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The company's operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as further discussed below. In addition, the company recorded a $29.8 million charge for the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets in the second quarter of 2020.

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., has a message for Hoosier students, parents and teachers concerned about returning to the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic: "Take a little risk."

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Caregiver Homes, Seniorlink's intensive home-based care management program, today announced a pilot with CICOA, Indiana's largest Area Agency on Aging, focused on care team integration using its secure collaboration app, Vela.

The Randolph County Democratic party held its 95th Annual Wilson Dinner on Saturday, July 25, 2020. The dinner was held at Harter Park in Union City. The event can be viewed at Facebook.com/Progress4Randolph. The Wilson Dinner is the longest consecutively running local party event in the State of Indiana. Prior to the event, party members and candidates pressure washed the pavilion, polished the dedication plaques, painted the back wall, cleaned up trash, and installed two flag holders as a gift of appreciation to the citizens of Union City, IN. The event hosted some 50 physical attendees and was simultaneously broadcast online for the public to see. The opening prayer was delivered by Tito Farias, Union City Councilman, who also sang a bi-lingual version of “God Bless America.” 

The federal appeals court in Chicago is seeking Northwest Indiana attorneys with an interest in bankruptcy law to apply to fill a bankruptcy judge position based in South Bend.

WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Company reported second quarter net sales of $1.226 billion, a decrease of 38.3% from the prior year period, and a decrease of 38.0% on a constant currency basis. Net loss for the second quarter was $206.6 million. Net earnings on an adjusted basis were $10.2 million.

The Higher Learning Commission has extended the deadline for teachers of dual credit courses to meet new instructor requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon, a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, announced today details for its second quarter conference call.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is highlighting the Hoosier unity spurred by COVID-19 in the first television ad of Indiana's 2020 gubernatorial contest.

The public was advised to stay away from the shore line, as dangerous swimming conditions and flooding were expected throughout Monday, officials said.

ELKHART, Ind., Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) ("Patrick" or the "Company") announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Inland Plywood Company ("Inland"), a premier supplier, laminator, and wholesale distributor of treated, untreated, and laminated plywood, medium density overlay panels, and other specialty products, primarily serving the marine market as well as the recreational vehicle ("RV") and industrial markets. Inland is headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan with an additional facility located in Cocoa, Florida. Inland's fiscal 2019 revenue was approximately $60 million, and the Company expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to net income per share.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the initiation of BLAZE-2, a Phase 3 trial studying LY-CoV555 for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in residents and staff at long-term care facilities in the U.S. (skilled nursing facilities, commonly referred to as nursing homes, and assisted living facilities). LY-CoV555, the lead antibody from Lilly's collaboration with AbCellera, is a neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 among residents of long-term care facilities combined with the higher mortality rate for the elderly creates the urgent need for therapies to prevent COVID-19 in this vulnerable population.

The officer had to crawl out of his broken windshield to escape the squad car, police said.

The alligator seen lurking in Lake Lynwood earlier this week was captured in the early hours of Friday, the Lynwood Fire Department announced.

TORONTO, July 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pala Interactive follow on from their successful launch of Kindred Group's Unibet brand in Pennsylvania by launching Unibet in Indiana, right as the sports season restarts.

The small lake has only a couple inches of visibility and floating cage traps have been set up in hopes of catching the reptile.

Under revised rules issued via executive order Thursday, students will be able to remove masks in the classroom if they are able to maintain 3 to 6 feet of distance from each other.

CARMEL, Ind., July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, ADESA, a subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. d/b/a KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), hosted a single digital auction event with vehicles in 22 different locations using the company's Simulcast+(SM) technology. The sale was hosted on behalf of The Hertz Corporation and sold vehicles to buyers in 19 states across the country. Simulcast+ is ADESA's new digital auction platform that simulates the competitive live auction environment in a fully digitized, highly automated, live streaming format. The technology allows vehicles to be offered from an auction, distribution center, dealership or multiple sites and facilitates fast, competitive bidding for buyers.

Beach hazards statements were announced Thursday for Lake Michigan beaches in Indiana, Illinois and surrounding areas, due to potentially life-threatening waves and currents, NWS reported.

ELKHART, Ind., July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK), a major manufacturer and distributor of component and building products for the recreational vehicle ("RV"), marine, manufactured housing ("MH"), and industrial markets, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2020.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2020.

Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan had a passion for public service, baseball and Indiana. That was the consensus among area leaders who remember the 74-year-old South Bend Democrat.

CARMEL, Ind., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), a global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider, today announced its participation in the following investor conference: