In a statement, a Cook Group representative says the jobs of the more than 750 employees are secure.

The state reached an agreement last month with private developer I-69 Development Partners and its bondholders to take over construction of Section 5.

The action finalizes an agreement the state announced two weeks ago. Under the arrangement, the IFA will reimburse the developer's bondholders for $246 million and the Indiana Department of Transportation will take the project over by the end of July.

INDOT will assume primary control of Section 5 construction, between Bloomington and Martinsville, by the end of July.

Groups selected as recipients are located in Fishers, Indianapolis, Anderson, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Lafayette, Muncie and Greencastle.

The grants announced Wednesday include $300,000 each for Indianapolis, Bloomington and Connersville.

Indiana's private school voucher program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. Whether it's "social justice" or "an assault" on public schools depends on whom you ask.

The Indiana Finance Authority sold $244 million worth of tax-exempt private activity bonds in 2014 on behalf of I-69 Development Partners, the 21-mile section's private developer.

Indiana has seen a drastic increase in mumps cases in recent years, and the CDC reports mumps cases are at a 10-year high nationwide.

Mayor John Hamilton says he's "exceedingly frustrated" by the conflicting information about the project's time-table for completion.