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more growth in the months ahead.
• The Rural Mainstreet Index hit 53.2 in April, compared with 50.1 in March.
• The survey indexes range from 0 to 100, with 50 representing growth neutral. A score above 50 suggests growth in the months ahead.
• Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the results indicate that areas highly dependent on agriculture and energy are experiencing slower growth than they were a year ago. But he says recent increases in commodity prices should boost the economy in the months ahead.
• Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. UKRAINIAN MILITIA DENIES CALLS TO FREE BUILDINGS
• Pro-Russian insurgents in the east who have been occupying government buildings say they will only leave them if the interim government in Kiev resigns.
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• 2. SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SURVIVORS OF SUNKEN SOUTH KOREAN SHIP
• Officials say they're looking at whether the third mate ordered a turn whose degree was so sharp that it caused the ship to list.
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• 3. TRAGEDY ON THE WORLD'S HIGHEST PEAK
• An avalanche on Mount Everest kills at least 12 local guides, and three more are missing in the deadliest disaster in the mountain's history.
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• 4. WHAT'S IN THE NEW OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PRIVACY POLICY
• It explains how the government will gather the user data of online visitors to WhiteHouse.gov, mobile apps and social media sites. It also clarifies that online comments are in the open domain.
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• 5. OBAMA TOUTS HEALTH CARE PROGRESS
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