Notes: Charitable Giving Flat for Purdue, Down at Ball State

Despite a nationwide drop in giving, charitable contributions to Purdue University fell less than one percent last year. On the other hand, Ball State University saw charitable giving fall off 36 percent.

About 90,000 people across Indiana received food from the Community Harvest Food Bank last year, up 85 percent versus four years ago. Overall, 650,000 Hoosier now receive emergency food assistance.

NIPSCO is set to ask state regulators for its first natural gas rate adjustment in 20 years.

The first hotel at Marriott Place in Indianapolis opens today.

The Indiana Senate has approved a bill which would tighten lobbying rules.

Production of Humvees for the Army is ending in South Bend.