Anthem has declined to say how many of its 800,000 individual policyholders in California are being affected by the hike.
But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius demanded specifics in a sternly-worded letter. More.
Accuride shareholders are trying to arrange a $400 million loan to fund the Evansville company’s exit from bankruptcy. More.
Just days after Friday's heavy snowfall blanketed much of the state, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm
watch from late Monday night through early Wednesday for all of Indiana. More.
Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime
NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey. More.
The jobs can't come soon enough for Connersville, where unemployment is at 13.8 percent. More.
January's report offers hope that employers may start adding jobs soon. Excluding the beleaguered construction industry, the
private sector as a whole added 63,000 positions. More.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he'd sign legislation that would prevent most schools from starting classes before Labor Day
if the General Assembly approves the proposal. More.
Mississippi will receive $18.5 million from Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. as part of a settlement over claims
the company promoted the anti-psychotic Zyprexa for ailments it was not federally approved to treat. More.
Daniels' schedule includes some economic development meetings and a meeting with members of the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host
Committee. More.
Work on another section of the Interstate 69 extension between Indianapolis and Evansville is expected to begin by April now
that the Federal Highway Administration has approved the project. More.
Most of Indiana is expected to wear Colts blue on Super Bowl Sunday, but loyalties are split near the Purdue campus in West
Lafayette. More.
Purdue University officials have unveiled a new energy conservation plan that aims to save the school as much as $2 million
a year. More.
The Indiana House has passed a bill that would ban texting or sending e-mails while driving. The House voted 95-3 for the
bill Tuesday and sent it to the Senate for consideration. More.
The Indiana Senate could vote by midweek on legislation that would prevent most schools from starting classes before Labor
Day. More.
The administration of Gov. Mitch Daniels is backing away from a plan to cut in half the budget for state inspections of meat
processors after complaints that it would drive some plants out of business and hurt small farmers. More.
Toyota Motor Corp. is telling dealers that they should get parts to fix sticky gas pedals later this week. But the 4.2 million
customers affected by a large recall may have to wait a while for repairs. More.
Members of the Indiana General Assembly face a key mid-session deadline this week. Wednesday is the deadline for bills to
pass their house of origin and be sent to the opposite chamber. More.
The president's unemployment strategy is twofold: create jobs, and force Republicans to choose between helping Main Street
and Wall Street. More.
Steak n Shake Co. said Friday it posted a fourth-quarter profit, and said it is planning to change its corporate name to Biglari
Holdings Inc. More.
There's more evidence that the recession is over, as businesses restock inventories and both corporate and consumer spending
increases. More.
The Republican-controlled Indiana Senate has approved a proposal that eventually could lead to a constitutional ban on gay
marriage and civil unions in Indiana. More.
A partnership between Indiana University School of Medicine and a medical school and hospital in Kenya has received an additional
$5 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to expand health care services in the African nation. More.
The bill would require pet stores to put information about the dog or cat on its cage in the store, including the animal's
medical history, the name of the breeder and any congenital disorders. More.
The bill would require the state's Homeland Security agency to issue a permit for the transportation of radioactive materials
within Indiana. More.
Toyota is halting production at six North American car-assembly plants—including Indiana facilities in Princeton and
Lafayette—beginning the week of Feb. 1 to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause acceleration without warning. More.
The BMV said Tuesday it has started offering online driver's license renewals at the agency's Web site. More.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday night to remove provisions that would have allowed casinos on Lake Michigan
and the Ohio River to move inland. It also made major changes to legislation that would have required schools to hold back
third-graders if they couldn't read well. More.
Company plans to close operations in Miamisburg, costing the southwest Ohio city 75 jobs. More.
The Justice Department imposed major conditions upon Live Nation and Ticketmaster in approving the companies' merger, moves
that
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said would have the effect of lowering ticket prices. More.
The bill, would ban smoking in public places statewide except casinos and pari-mutuel horse racing venues. More.
Hoosiers will have more access to the Internet and to public library materials across the state under a new set of standards
adopted by the Indiana State Library and Historical Board. More.
University will cut employee benefits, retirement contributions and information technology services to partially close a $67
million budget deficit for the West Lafayette campus More.
The bill would limit the amount of Sunday carryout sales from Indiana microbreweries to about three cases per transaction. More.
Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes and to fund the purchase of senior notes. More.
The Indiana Senate has given final approval to a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether property tax limits belong
in the state constitution. More.
A survey released Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education showed compensation packages of
chief executives at public universities leveling off in 2008-2009, rising a relatively modest 2.3 percent. How did Indiana
college presidents fare? More.
Republic, which bought Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines last year, says it will move all of its executives to its headquarters
in Indianapolis. More.
The district's school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night for a plan using the Anderson High School building for grades 10-12 starting
next fall. The Highland High School building will house grades 7-9. More.
The Senate has approved a bill delaying unemployment-tax increases on businesses for a year, but the legislation may face
hurdles in the Democrat-led House. More.
The new rules are expected spur future teachers to spend more time learning subject matter and less time taking education
classes. More.
Robert A. Penn, 44, of Naples, Fla., received seven years in prison and was ordered to pay more than $11 million in restitution. More.
Cell phone distributor predicts fourth-quarter results below analyst estimates, sending shares down in aftermarket activity. More.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was sensitive to criticism of the Indianapolis Colts' decision to use backups a
week ago in a game they lost, ending their bid for a perfect season. More.
In an election year with a big reward—the potential to redraw political maps for the next decade—lawmakers are
looking to impress voters. More.
Over the course of her life, the last surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly gave away much of her
inheritance. More.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said state colleges and universities need to find new ways to be efficient—without
new tuition hikes—to cope with spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels. More.
As first reported by IBJ on Nov. 28, the men's tennis event that is leaving Indianapolis is heading to Atlanta, the
ATP confirmed. More.
Nancy Guyott is the first woman to be president of the Indiana AFL-CIO. More.
State lawmakers are weighing possible changes to state gambling laws at a time when growing competition from out-of-state
casinos threatens to cut into business at Indiana's 11 riverboat casinos. More.
The Carmel-based auctioneer had expected to raise $340.9 million through its IPO, but the company said it would sell 25 million
common shares at $12 each for total proceeds of $300 million. More.
Last week, Patrick signed a three-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport to stay in the IndyCar series, but its schedule
gives her enough time to also try NASCAR. More.
Ivy Tech Community College is offering at-risk students a chance to earn an associate's degree in just 10 months instead of
two years. More.
"Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World" at the Indianapolis Museum of Art is drawing visitors from around the
world for an unprecedented exhibition More.
Carbon dioxide produced by a proposed coal gasification plant near the southern Indiana town of Rockport would be used to
help boost oil production in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan by the company leading the project. More.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem was fixed about 10 a.m. Thursday, but it was unclear how long flights
would continue to be delayed. Dozens of flights to Indianapolis International Airport have been affected. More.
Major stock indexes rose as much as 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 203 points. More.
Indiana voters seem willing to pay more in property taxes to help school districts cover operating costs. The results of last
week's referendums, however, continue the trend against supporting plans for bigger, better schools during tough economic
times. More.
General Motors Co. will announce later this week that it will draw from its government funding to pay the cost of buying a
chunk of troubled parts supplier Delphi Corp., a person briefed on the company's finances said Wednesday. More.
The left eastbound lane over the eastbound bridge and the Interstate 69 southbound ramp to I-465 southbound will remain closed
through midweek as crews continue repair work. More.
Applications for home-building permits, a gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months. More.
A Butler University professor who has run for Congress several times says he will seek the Republican nomination to challenge
Democratic Rep. Andre Carson of Indianapolis next year. More.
Indianapolis-based Brightpoint Inc. said Friday that it has entered into a settlement agreement with NC Telecom Holding A/S
to repurchase about 3 million Brightpoint shares from the Denmark holding company. NC Telecom owned Denmark-based Dangaard
Telecom before Brightpoint, the world's biggest wireless phone distributor, bought the cell phone distributor in August 2007. More.
The Indiana Builders Association will receive nearly half of the $132 million the state is receiving through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act to weatherize more than 30,000 households More.
More than $130 million in construction projects will get a chance to move forward after being put on hold over a top lawmaker's
objections to the schools' tuition increases. More.
Purdue University said today that its statewide fall-semester enrollment is up more than 3 percent from last year. More.
Indiana officials say it will take longer to resolve the state's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund's funding troubles
than projected when a law designed to start fixing the system was enacted in April. More.
The unemployment rate jumped almost a half-point, to 9.7 percent, in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job
market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery. More.
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has agreed to a 20-year contract with a state agency to potentially draw millions of gallons
of water from southern Indiana's Lake Monroe. More.
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After a week-long shutdown for the company to repair defective gas pedals, the factory near Princeton was back to "business
as usual" when its lines restarted on Monday. More.
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched
program in television history. More.
WellPoint and other health insurers were profitable in 2009, but the lingering unemployment problem is dampening the outlook
for this year. More.
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP is investigating the cause of a Friday blast at its refinery in
Shreveport, La., that damaged some nearby properties. More.
Toyota said Sunday it will soon announce a plan for dealing with braking problems in its Prius hybrid amid reports that the
world's largest automaker plans to issue a recall for the latest model of the vehicle in Japan. More.
The 39-year-old Leary was being held Friday in the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington on charges out of Allen County. More.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. will shut down Lynx Aviation, a regional flying unit that operates Bombardier
Q400 propeller planes. The changes will mean 175 people will lose their jobs. More.
New revenue figures show Indiana tax collections fell $75 million short of expectations in January. More.
House Minority Leader Brian Bosma says he'll fight any efforts to pass legislation allowing the state's riverboat casinos
to move inland. More.
Former Senator Dan Coats said he was re-entering politics because he is increasingly alarmed and frustrated about the direction
of the country. More.
Federal prosecutors say the men were part of a scheme in which straw deals were set up to obtain inflated mortgages on more
than 100 Indianapolis houses. More.
The added exemptions include bars, taverns, tobacco shops and fraternal clubs such as American Legion posts. More.
Beyond the expected plunge for troubled Toyota, U.S. car sales sailed along nicely in January, including a 24 percent surge
for Ford and 14 percent gain for GM. More.
Purdue University's $1.45 billion endowment ranks ninth in the nation. IU came in at 11th with an endowment valued at about
$1.23 billion. More.
Republican Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is running for the congressional seat being vacated by longtime Congressman
Steve Buyer. More.
Democratic Rep. Charlie Brown of Gary says he will keep pursuing a bill that would ban smoking in most public places. More.
The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute says that all 92 state counties could reap big cost savings -- more than $300,000 in Marion
County alone -- if they used vote centers on Election Day instead of traditional precinct locations. More.
A Purdue University expert says people should look into their sweetheart's financial health before getting caught up in the
romance of Valentine's Day. More.
Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer announced Friday that he will not seek re-election this fall and will leave Congress after
18 years because his wife is ill. More.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 29-19 Thursday for a bill that would eliminate township boards and transfer their duties
to the county level starting in 2013. It now moves to the Democrat-led House for consideration. More.
A defense attorney and prosecutors have agreed to delay the trial on securities fraud charges of a former Indiana money manager
who tried to fake his death by jumping from a small plane before it crashed in Florida. More.
Like most companies that make thousands of parts in automobiles, Elkhart-based CTS Corp. was virtually unknown to the average
car buyer. That was until its gas pedal was blamed for big problems with some very popular cars. More.
The committee endorsed legislation that would prevent the state's public schools from starting classes before Labor Day. More.
No immediate layoffs are planned at the two Indiana factories that build Toyota models included in the company's production
halt as it looks to fix sticking gas pedals. More.
An Indiana House committee plans to consider a bill that would make it illegal to send text messages or e-mails while driving. More.
Legislation that would prohibit employers from banning guns in people's locked cars on company property has cleared both the
House and Senate. More.
Republican Mike Pence said he'll instead run for re-election to the Congressional seat representing much of eastern Indiana
that he first won in 2000. More.
Edy's Grand Ice Cream says the new jobs are part of a company consolidation after an expansion of the Fort Wayne plant. The
hiring will increase the facilty's workforce to about 600 people. More.
An Indiana Senate committee plans to vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio River to
move inland. More.
The Indianapolis Colts' win over the New York Jets on CBS drew 46.9 million viewers, the most for an American Football Conference
title game since Patriots-Dolphins in 1986. More.
The House Natural Resources Committee voted 10-1 to advance the bill last week amid strong support from the National Rifle
Association and opposition from business interests and domestic violence advocates. More.
Simon will fund the purchase with available cash plus proceeds from the sale of $2.25 billion in senior unsecured notes. More.
The bank's $1.01 billion in profit and its $5.08 billion in revenue were better than analysts expected. More.
An Indiana House committee approves legislation that would ban smoking in most public places statewide. More.
Duke Energy is offering buyouts to employees as it moves some corporate functions performed in two Midwest offices,
including its central Indiana office in Plainfield. More.
The proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level. More.
The letter to Indianapolis-based Lilly cites a print advertisement for the antidepressant Cymbalta that did not adequately
display information about the drug's side effects. More.
Kevin Stewart stole a computer server that contained the names and confidential information of 900,000 people. More.
Columbus engine
maker Cummins Inc. will receive nearly $54M in federal funding as part of a program designed to significantly
increase fuel efficiency in heavy trucks and passenger vehicles, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday. More.
Last year's attendance was down about 36 percent from the crowds of 1.64 million in 2007. More.
The agency said the meeting was canceled "to allow time for the FDA to review new information" about a proposed new use for
the drug. More.
Hancock County officials will consider a request by lithium battery maker EnerDel to set up operations in a business park
near Indianapolis. More.
The Auburn-based auto auction has filed lawsuits in DeKalb County seeking more than $2 million and plans to file up to 15
more lawsuits in the next several weeks. More.
So far this year, 35 people have died in Indiana from swine flu. More.
Hard-hit Elkhart County could become home three electric vehicle manufacturers if a Norwegian company chooses northern Indiana
as the site for a new factory. More.
Las Vegas-based Citadel Broadcasting, which owns three radio stations in Indiana, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
on Sunday in an effort to restructure its hefty debt load. More.
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said the head of its engine business is leaving his role in March to pursue other projects at
the company. Jim Kelly joined the company in 1976 and was promoted to president of the engine business in
2005. More.
The justices on Monday turned down an appeal from the state of Indiana pension funds that earlier challenged the automaker's
bankruptcy proceedings. More.
The government's report came as a surprise because the nation's retailers have been reporting generally lackluster results
for the start of the holiday shopping season. More.
The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, after falling for five straight
weeks. More.
IU trustees have approved a contract extension for school president Michael McRobbie. More.
Collectors and recyclers of obsolete electronics have until Jan. 1 to enroll with the state's E-Waste Program. More.
Entertainment planned for December could put airport visitors in a spending mood. Retail sales at the terminal have suffered
this year due in part to a 10 percent drop in passenger traffic, prompting the Airport Authority to search
for ways to boost revenue. More.
Earlier this year, the company eliminated Shelby County in Indiana from contention for the manufacturing facility. More.
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is pleased that state Senate Republicans have proposed changes to the way legislative
districts are drawn, but he says they don't go far enough. More.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether an Ohio River casino should have allowed a compulsive gambler
to play and lose $125,000 in a single night. More.
Indiana's school chief warned school superintendents Thursday that declining state revenues could force cuts in public education
spending, education officials said. More.
The association representing 470 cities and towns wants lawmakers to pass legislation that would give municipalities the authority
to adopt local option income taxes. More.
CEO John Lechleiter says Lilly's pipeline has helped it rebound from significant patent losses three times during his 30-year
career at the company. He's betting there will be a fourth. More.
The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 for the first time in a year. More.
Indiana University officials say this school year's record enrollment is leading to nearly $63 million in unexpected revenue
for its campuses across the state. More.
The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, the highest since June 1983, as employers cut far more jobs than expected.
The report is evidence that the worst recession since the 1930s is still inflicting widespread pain. More.
Sporting goods retailer The Finish Line Inc. said on Thursday that it lost $874,000 in the second quarter, mostly because
of a loss it took by unloading its unsuccessful Man Alive stores in July. More.
Former President Bill Clinton described Melvin Simon as one of the most remarkable people he's ever met as he gave a eulogy
today during the funeral for the billionaire shopping mall developer and Indiana Pacers co-owner. More.
If President Barack Obama gets what he wants in his health care plan — covering all Americans and barring insurers from
denying coverage — some analysts say individuals could wind up paying higher premiums. More.
Planned Parenthood will close five health clinics across central Indiana after losing some of its federal grant money to provide
family planning services to low-income women. More.
A Greenwood-based tool and machine parts manufacturer plans to add up to 43 jobs in the next six months by combining operations
from two other states. More.
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I've been going there since i was a teenager, I'm 62 now. It's sad to see how someone can come in and try to steal the image and name so easily. But your not dealing with rational thinking people, with old American values.I can find another favorite place to eat !!!
Eli Lilly has been around for a century,and a proven performer.I am waiting to see how they resolve the costly Zyprexa saga.
Great news that Eli Lilly is posting profit,as a Zyprexa damage claimant who got diabetes from it I know that Lilly can afford to pay me my settlement.
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