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The Greenwood Redevelopment Commission awarded a $1.7 million contract Tuesday to demolish most of the former Greenwood Middle School.

The state recently awarded $1 million in grant funding to eight Indiana organizations, including two in Marion County, for projects that increase recycling efforts.

Purdue University will award an honorary doctorate to NASA astronaut and alumnus Andrew J. "Drew" Feustel while he's stationed aboard the International Space Station.

The National Civic League selected Columbus as one of 25 finalists for the award, which honors 10 cities each year.

Three universities in Indiana have been awarded a total of $1.25 million in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a combined $150,000 to two Indiana projects connecting school cafeterias with local farmers.

The money, awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will fund efforts to digitize historical state newspapers and publish the works of philosopher George Santayana. A study of African Americans' fight for Civil Rights will also be funded by the grants, among others.

Former Sen. Richard Lugar won the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Government Leader of the Year award on Tuesday night, even though the Republican was ousted from office in 2012.

The single largest award in the first round of grants goes to the B & O Trail in Speedway. In all, $25 million is split between 17 regional and local projects around the state.

Award-winning actress Stephanie Beatriz will serve as the grand marshal for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 later this month.