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indystar.com | Alysa Guffey
J.M. Smucker has announced plans to shutter the longstanding Hostess plant on the east side of Indianapolis by early 2026, a move that is expected to put hundreds of local workers out of a job. Since 1957, workers at the east side plant have baked beloved products, beginning with Wonder Bread and later expanding to other Hostess baked goods, like the iconic Twinkies cakes and Donettes mini donuts.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Domenica Bongiovanni |Alexandria Burris |Tony Cook |Alysa Guffey |Bradley Hohulin |Shari Rudavsky
Welcome to our annual Indy 500 fun report — basically, coverage of everything but the actual cars running on the track. If race updates are what you're looking for, you can find all that and more at IndyStar Sports. Good morning race fans! That 6 a.m. cannon has sounded and the fireworks have boomed, waking up the town of Speedway as people filter in to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you're feeling groggy this morning, the crisp temperatures should help you perk up and prepare to party.
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2 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Alysa Guffey
Looking for a new ride to the Indy 500? Next year, you could take as short as a six-minute flight to the track and land right in the middle of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sweet Helicopters will transport nearly 500 people by helicopter to the track on May 25 in an annual offering for those who want to beat the ground traffic to the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500.
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2 weeks ago |
indystar.com | Alysa Guffey
Start your engines... and bring your jacket? As Indianapolis looks ahead to the 2025 race weekend, the weather forecast looks more like early spring than summer. If current weather forecasts prove correct, temperatures Sunday might only reach 64 degrees, which would make 2025 the fifth coldest in history. How common are cold Sundays for the Indy 500? Coldest Indy 500 temperaturesNeed a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
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2 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Alysa Guffey
Start your engines... and bring your jacket? Each year, 350,000 people head out to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the greatest spectacle in racing. After a long, often hot day, it's not unusual for many to sport a sunburn on their way out of the track on what is the unofficial start to summer. AdvertisementAs Indianapolis looks ahead to the 2025 race weekend, the weather forecast looks more like early spring than summer.
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