Centre officials want to make area around sculpture safer (Evansville Courier & Press)

20 August 2008, 12:26 pm

“The World’s Largest,” Evansville sculptor John McNaughton’s monumental aluminum coil, went back under wraps this week, but only as a safety measure.... read more

UPDATE: GAGE will take over planing for Freedom Festival (The Gleaner)

20 August 2008, 10:47 am

The Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville (GAGE) will take over planning for the city's annual Freedom Festival, organization officials said today at a news conference.... read more

Escalade stops manufacturing in Evansville (Indianapolis Business Journal)

20 August 2008, 3:18 am

Escalade Inc., the Evansville-based sporting goods manufacturer, plans to close its final Evansville plant in an effort to restore profits and boost a sagging stock price.... read more

Growth Alliance of Greater Evansville to take over Freedom Festival planning (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)

19 August 2008, 9:01 pm

Whether there will be hydroplane racing in Evansville again is still a big question mark right now.  But we do know a group has stepped forward to take over the planning and organization of the Freedom Festival, Evansville's summer tradition.... read more

ISP: Two Evansville men arrested after chase (14 WFIE Evansville)

19 August 2008, 1:36 pm

Two men were arrested after a Tuesday morning police chase in Evansville.  ... read more

Evansville city controller to step down (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

19 August 2008, 6:15 am

Evansville City Controller Lisa Acobert will be leaving office as of October 1. She says the time is right for her to pursue other professional opportunities. Acobert has been with the administration since Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel took office in 2004.   The search for a new city controller will ... read more