The Journal-World announced that on April 2 it would begin printing the USA Today newspaper for Gannett for a five-state area.

Considerable discussion was focusing on how much public funding would be needed for a proposed downtown redevelopment project. Town Center Venture Corp., with lead developer Duane Schwada, was one of those attempting to refine the process so major progress could be made. TCVC had been chosen by the city as the developer of record.