Statewide Prescription Drug Discount Card Launched

A new statewide prescription assistance program, called Indiana Drug Card, is being launched today. The program, which will provide free drug cards to all Indiana residents, will provide pharmacy discounts on prescription drugs. This program has no restrictions on membership, no income requirements, no age limitations, and there are no applications to fill out. Indiana Drug Card is accepted at over 50,000 pharmacy locations across the country.

Hoosiers can download a free card by visiting indianadrugcard.com. Anyone not able to access the website, or otherwise obtain a member card, can visit any CVS/pharmacy location in Indiana. Simply ask the pharmacy to process your prescription through the Indiana Drug Card program. Residents can also obtain cards at various health centers, clinics, businesses, and other card distribution sites that will be set up across the State.
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Green Job Opportunity Grant Could Provide Employment for Area Vets

The Center of Workforce Innovations received a $67,000 Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) grant from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Veterans’ Employment & Training Services agency and from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD).

The objective of the VWIP funding is to identify emerging green jobs at local levels and recruit and train veterans to provide them with an employment advantage in the labor market.
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News & Notes: Cash for Clunkers Boosts Local Auto Dealerships

Area car dealerships are getting a sales boost from the Federal “Cash for Clunkers” program.

LaPorte County may file suit to delay the November referendum on a proposed regional transportation authority until the primary elections in May 2010. This would allow the county to avoid spending $250,000 to hold a special election in November.

U.S. Steel reported a $392 million loss in the second quarter of 2009.