Nearly 13 percent of all Indiana residents – or more than 826,000 – claimed an Irish ancestry in 2008, topping the national average of 12 percent.
Indiana had nearly 2,000 Irish-born residents in 2008.
Indiana’s Irish-Americans earn a median household income of more than $51,000, compared to the median household income of about $48,000 for all Hoosiers. Only 7 percent of Indiana Irish-Americans live in poverty, less than the overall number.
More than a third of Indiana Irish Americans age 16 and older work in management, professional and related occupations.
Howard County officials say the county is in the running for a food manufacturing facility that could bring a “couple hundred” jobs.
The Fort Wayne City Council has approved a $3.2 million road widening project.
Some experts see a battle brewing between community and large banks as the economy improves.
Stimulus funds have lead to an increase in road construction, which in turn has led to more injuries to workers on Indiana roads.
Construction is getting set to resume on a Mount Vernon ethanol plant.
Mainland Properties has made a $1 million bid on development work in downtown New Albany.