News & Analysis

Communications firm plans 100-plus area layoffs

April 1, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Fort Wayne-based communications firm Briljent LLC plans to lay off between 100 and 130 employees at its Indianapolis office after losing a large federal contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
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Whitsett bids to redevelop Star headquarters

April 1, 2013
Scott Olson
One of the city's most prolific developers of affordable housing hopes to buy the Indianapolis Star headquarters to redevelop the property into apartments or condominiums.
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Indiana's health care transparency laws get failing grade

April 1, 2013
J.K. Wall
Indiana’s laws requiring hospitals to release price information are woefully inadequate, according to a report by two health insurance reform groups. Indiana was among 29 states to receive an "F" grade.
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Sherry Labs snapped up by Netherlands corporation

April 1, 2013
Jeff Newman
The materials-testing business with nearly 300 employees has been acquired by Element Materials Technology. Sherry had been owned by a group of well-connected central Indiana businessmen.
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J&J wins OK for first in new class of diabetes drugs

March 31, 2013
Bloomberg News
Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest seller of health-care products, won approval for the first in a new family of diabetes drugs, giving them the edge against rivals including Eli Lilly and Co. that are developing similar medicines.
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Carbon Motors pulls equipment from Indiana plant

March 31, 2013
Associated Press
A company that had hoped to open a high-tech police car plant employing as many as 1,500 workers in eastern Indiana has cleared out its plant amid the resignation of a key official.
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Lawmakers debate what counts as gambling expansion

March 31, 2013
Associated Press
The differences between the electronic and standard table games are being portrayed to state lawmakers as one of life and death, with proponents of a bill that would allow racetrack table games saying they would add jobs while not substantially changing what the racetracks already offer.
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Hoosier Lottery expanding ticket-selling hours

March 31, 2013
Associated Press
The private operator of the Hoosier Lottery is expanding the hours that convenience stores and other outlets can sell lottery tickets, a change that allows those sales to continue late into the night.
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Indy controller gets 29 months for bilking Frakes Engineering

March 31, 2013
Associated Press
Brenda K. Helpling was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge who also ordered her to pay more than $410,000 in restitution to Frakes Engineering. The 52-year-old had pleaded guilty in November to mail fraud.
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Indiana lawmakers OK bill creating child commission

March 31, 2013
Associated Press
The Indiana Legislature has backed a measure that would create a new state commission to focus on children's issues and provide oversight to a troubled state agency.
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Graphic designer advises marketers on nuances of reaching LatinosRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Chris O'Malley
Advertiser Carlos Sosa has designed some very recognizable work—including logos for IndyGo and the Indianapolis Indians—but he is more focused these days on helping businesses more effectively market to the Indianapolis Latino community.
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Miles hits throttle on overhaul for IndyCar, IMSRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Anthony Schoettle
Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles is revving up an ambitious plan to overhaul the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway management team. He wants to develop a revenue-sharing plan that assures the series and the tracks that host its races are motivated to roll in the same direction.
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ExactTarget lands on tech shopping list for buyoutRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Dan Human
ExactTarget Inc.’s strong position in digital marketing has made the Indianapolis company a tempting acquisition target for Salesforce.com and other tech-industry suitors, Wall Street analysts believe.
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Golf business heats up thanks to 2012 drought

March 30, 2013
Anthony Schoettle
Positives can be hard to find in a record-breaking drought. However, for most of the roughly 430 golf courses in Indiana, last summer’s scorcher was actually good for business.
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Traveling Indiana? Here's a look at what's new and improved

March 30, 2013
Lou Harry
Need some incentives to travel in-state for your next getaway? Looking for something new? Here’s a rundown of some of what’s been added — or improved — on Indiana’s destinations menu.
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REVIEW: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios revisited

March 30, 2013
Lou Harry
With both the 2010 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and 2012’s New Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World, families with theme-park inklings have even more reasons to visit — or revisit — Orlando.
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Chrysler, General Motors plants take divergent pathsRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Dan Human
In Kokomo, Chrysler plants rise with the resurgent automaker, while a GM plant across the highway hasn't been so fortunate.
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Push for I-70 truck lanes hits roadblock in studyRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Scott Olson
Economy, high cost of construction cited as factors.
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Land prices creeping up after collapsing in bustRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Scott Olson
Ultra-cheap residential land is disappearing quickly as home-building activity rebounds from the Great Recession.
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Zoo kicks off public phase of orangutan campaignRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Indianapolis Zoo leaders staged a pep rally at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to garner support for what they call the “new team in town”—the seven orangutans expected to take up residence at the end of the year.
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WISH-TV receives trio of awards from APRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Look for Channel 8 to trumpet its Outstanding News Operation, Best Newscast and Best Website awards from the Associated Press.
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Olympic snub is sharp blow for Lucas Oil StadiumRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Anthony Schoettle
USA Swimming’s decision to torpedo a bid to host the 2016 Olympic Swim Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium casts doubts on the venue’s chances for future big-time, non-traditional events.
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Veteran residential launches own real estate firmRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Joe Everhart, who had spent 20 years at the Sycamore Group, opened his own business at 716 Massachusetts Ave.
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Crunching the numbers on ObamacareRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
J.K. Wall
The biggest changes from President Obama’s 2010 health reform law take effect nine months from now, so many Hoosier employers have started crunching detailed numbers to cost out their options.
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Senators stalling Indiana online sales-tax proposal

March 29, 2013
Associated Press
Some key state senators are sidelining a bill that would make Amazon.com and other online-only retailers start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer.
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