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Senator drops push for paid dealers at charity games
February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA proposal to allow charities to pay people to run bingo, poker and other gambling games is too touchy of an issue to tackle
this session, Indiana Senate Public Policy Chairman Ron Alting said Friday morning. Instead, he’ll request a summer
study committee.
MoreMerger to give northwest Indiana bank local foothold
February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinHorizon Bancorp of Michigan City announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire Heartland Community Bank of Franklin for about
$14 million, or $9.72 per share.
MoreTop Indiana House budget writer won't seek new term
February 10, 2012
Associated PressRep. Jeff Espich of Uniondale, the leader of the Indiana House's budget-writing committee, announced Friday that he won't
seek re-election this fall and will end 40-year legislative career.
MoreBloomington hires firm to plan technology park
February 10, 2012
Associated PressDevelopment officials have hired a company to plan a downtown Bloomington technology park they hope can eventually spawn a
bustling high-tech business hub in the southern Indiana city.
MoreFishers warehouse to close, costing 248 jobs
February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinNew York-based Sony DADC Americas will start shutting down its Fishers distribution facility in May and lay off all 248 workers
by September, the company said Friday morning.
MoreChaCha apologizing for 'inflammatory' answers
February 9, 2012
IBJ StaffCarmel-based ChaCha Search Inc., a question-and-answer service for mobile phone and online users, is apologizing for providing
what it calls "inflammatory answers to questions asked about sensitive subjects."
MoreSchools chief: No Child waiver helps Indiana students
February 9, 2012
Associated PressIndiana will take advantage of a federal waiver on provisions of the No Child Left Behind act to create better education for
students, State School Superintendent Tony Bennett said.
MoreAdvocates want no weakening of Indiana smoking ban
February 9, 2012
Associated PressAnti-smoking advocates aren't happy about an 18-month exemption for bars that's included in a bill for a statewide
smoking ban, and are aiming to prevent the proposal from being watered down.
More13K Indiana foreclosure victims to get $2K checks
February 9, 2012
Associated PressIndiana homeowners will receive about $43 million in refinanced loans while other borrowers will get $30 million worth of
loan-term modifications and other relief as part of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the country's biggest mortgage
lenders.
MoreBallard to veto tougher smoking-ban proposal
February 9, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard plans to veto a proposed ordinance that would expand the city’s public smoking ban,
his spokesman confirmed Thursday.
MoreGubernatorial candidates turn in signatures
February 9, 2012
Associated PressDemocrat John Gregg and Republican Mike Pence submitted plenty of signatures to get their names on Indiana's ballot for governor.
Fishers businessman Jim Wallace, however, said he came up 111 signatures shy of the number needed to make the ballot.
MoreGlick center receives $6.3 million federal grant
February 9, 2012
The funds will be used to construct a three-story, independent-living facility consisting of 50 one-bedroom units for low-income
senior citizens at the neighborhood center on Indianapolis' northwest side.
MoreIndiana panel OKs overhaul of school grading system
February 9, 2012
Associated PressA state panel has approved changes to Indiana's A-to-F grading standards for public schools despite complaints that the
new rules are too complex for schools and parents to understand.
MoreLocal manufacturer tapped for trade mission to Russia
February 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinHoosier Gasket Corp. hopes to land more business in Russia, where a growing middle class and new financing options are fueling
the automotive market.
MoreRolls-Royce's profits in line with expectations
February 9, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsRolls-Royce Holdings Plc, the world’s second-largest aircraft-engine maker, said profit rose in line with estimates,
buoyed by a backlog of orders from Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS.
MoreKite reports quarterly profit, smaller annual loss
February 9, 2012
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust earned a profit of $3.1 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, but lost
$800,000 for the entire year.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Debriefing with Super Bowl chief
February 9, 2012
Mason King
Host Committee CEO Allison Melangton opens up about the last three years. Why is she called "The Binder Whisperer"?
How did she react to pushback against "super scarves"? When did she need to get tough with the NFL?
Indiana among 10 states getting No Child Left Behind waivers
February 9, 2012
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states, including Indiana, from the strict and sweeping requirements of the
No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated
Press has learned.
MoreLocal Emmis publication announces new editor
February 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinEmmis Publishing has hired Amanda Heckert, senior editor at Atlanta magazine, to replace David Zivan as editor of
Indianapolis Monthly, the company announced Thursday.
MoreWarehouse company expands in Franklin
February 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA refrigerated warehouse company plans to expand its facility in Franklin, investing $26 million and creating as many as 50
jobs by 2014.
MoreIndiana lawmaker says school bus fees increase danger
February 8, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's public school districts wouldn't be able to end school bus service for their students under a proposal advancing
in the General Assembly after protests from parents in a suburban Indianapolis district who now face annual bills of more
than $400 a child for rides to and from school.
MoreRight-to-work boycott fines put on hold by Indiana high court
February 8, 2012
Associated PressThe state Supreme Court placed on hold Wednesday all legislative fines against Democrats who boycotted the Indiana House during
the right-to-work battle until it rules on whether it's legal for those fines to be deducted from their paychecks.
MoreCompany: Sugarland resisted delaying state fair concert
February 8, 2012
Associated PressSugarland resisted delaying the start of a concert at the state fair despite threatening weather that caused a deadly stage
collapse, the fair's top official testified against the company that built the stage rigging.
MoreIndyGo ridership way up during Super Bowl festivities
February 8, 2012
Passenger traffic on IndyGo buses rose nearly 40 percent during a 10-day span leading up to game, thanks to free rides on
fixed routes during four of the days.
MoreLawsuit filed over denial of senior's home care
February 8, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA Carmel-based health insurer once owned by Conseco Inc. is being sued for refusing to pay claims for in-home care submitted
by California senior citizens.
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If you are going to pass a smoking ban, which I am in favor of and am myself a smoker, then pass a smoking ban. I don't get why casino's are exempt. I can smoke in a casino since the are so heavily taxed and hurting. I am extremely dissapointed to our legislature for not inacting fair laws. I hope this bill gets killed.
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