News from March 2019


Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers report 2.2 percent increase in year-over-year February sales

Sales by motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers in February 2019 were $39.9 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers report 1.4 percent increase in year-over-year February sales

Sales by petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers in February 2019 were $57.6 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Analysis: Which college baseball program grossed the most in Indiana

Butler University, University of Evansville and Ball State University top the list of highest grossing college baseball programs in Indiana in 2016

Analysis: Which college baseball program grossed the most in Arizona

Arizona State University-Tempe, Gateway Community College and Mesa Community College top the list of highest grossing college baseball programs in Arizona in 2016



Analysis: Indiana ranks 2nd best on property tax study

Indiana finished second in a new study by the Tax Foundation ranking of which states have the most business-friendly property tax structures.

Analysis: Arizona ranks 5th best on property tax study

Arizona finished fifth in a new study by the Tax Foundation ranking of which states have the most business-friendly property tax structures.

Analysis: Indiana's Lake County has 8th higheset home vacancy rate among U.S. counties.

The number of vacant homes in Indiana's Lake County was more than 8,200 in the third quarter of 2018, a 1,101-unit decrease over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.