COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins Inc. is recalling 400 laid-off workers as it resumes production of the Dodge Ram engine at a central Indiana factory.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week involving employment likely will have little effect on the practices of northeast Indiana’s private employers, several observers said.

Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, another sign that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end.

Increasing numbers of local residents are working at jobs that don’t meet their needs or their qualifications.

If you’re struggling to survive in the current economic environment, you are not alone.

Locally, service workers watch gratuities fall off sharply as customers deal with slumping economy.