October 30, 2009
IBJ StaffCummins Inc. said profit for its fiscal third quarter fell 59 percent and sales dropped by 31 percent compared to the same
period last year, though the company said its profitability and cash position improved from the second quarter.
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October 29, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIndianapolis-based Centaur LLC, owner of Anderson's Hoosier Park horse track and casino, missed a $13.4 million interest payment
due Tuesday on its more than $400 million in outstanding debt, putting the company in default with its lenders.
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October 28, 2009
IBJ StaffZuna Infotech will locate in Kokomo's Inventrek Technology Park, a high-tech business incubator and state-certified technology
park.
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October 27, 2009
Cory SchoutenHendricks County's moves to entice a developer to build a conference hotel in Plainfield could further crimp plans
for
a
hotel attached to the new Indianapolis International Airport terminal.
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October 24, 2009
Greg AndrewsIt’s good to be among the favored few, those blessed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to scoop up the remnants
of failed banks. Because it was on the FDIC list of approved buyers, Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp
was able to acquire Columbus, Ind.-based Irwin Financial Corp.’s banking operations under terms
that would make any deal-maker proud.
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October 24, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority, IndyGo and other Indianapolis-area transit groups are the subject of
a study that could result in them being reorganized.
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October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffBloomington-based Cook Group Inc. might have to cut as many as 1,000 local jobs if Congress enacts a tax on medical devices
to pay for health care reform, company founder Bill Cook said in an interview.
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October 24, 2009
Chris O'MalleyOf all the inappropriate postmarks for the largest distributor of plug-in electric vehicles in Indiana,
Gas City, about an hour north of Indianapolis, takes the prize. But Steve Mitchell, proprietor of Electric Cars
and Carts, figures he’s in the right place as far as business prospects go. Despite a stalled economy, Mitchell’s
electric vehicle sales are up 35 percent over the same month last year.
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October 21, 2009
J.K. WallBloomington-based Cook Group Inc. could find itself cutting as many as 1,000 local jobs if Congress enacts a tax on
medical devices to pay for health care reform, company founder Bill Cook said in an interview.
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October 17, 2009
J.K. WallEli Lilly and Co. will sell its manufacturing plant in Lafayette to a German company in its first major move toward reducing
its work force by 5,500 employees and cutting its operating expenses by $1 billion.
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October 17, 2009
Chris O'MalleyFile-hosting firm is launching new security software that could set it apart in a crowded field.
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October 17, 2009
IBJ StaffHome-building powerhouse Ryan Homes is marketing lots in 10 subdivisions it has taken over from the defunct local builder
CP Morgan Communities.
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October 17, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinBloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan believes this beloved college town loses a bit of its identity every time a national chain sets
up shop.
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October 16, 2009
The number of building permits issued in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell 20 percent in September from the same time
last year, marking 23 consecutive months of declines.
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October 15, 2009
Scott OlsonThe developer of a proposed hotel and water park in Fishers remains optimistic the project will get finished, despite the
latest setback delaying the start of construction by at least two years.
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October 10, 2009
Scott OlsonThe business park would encompass about 900 acres on the town’s northeast side and require rezoning
of much of the land, from residential and agriculture to commercial.
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October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Mooresville-based company that owns John Dillinger’s publicity rights has made an “offer” of sorts
that the Godfather can’t refuse.
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October 7, 2009
Cabela's is selling the land on which it had planned to build a store in Greenwood.
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October 7, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIvy Tech Community College will build a $20 million campus along Interstate 69 in Anderson, school and city officials
announced Tuesday.
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October 5, 2009
IBJ StaffFishers development officials anticipate unveiling plans for a huge medical business park near Interstate 69's Exit 10
Wednesday
night at the town's regular council meeting.
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October 3, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel’s $137 million performing arts center is still a year from completion, but Executive Director Steven Libman
already is pounding the pavement for donations.
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October 3, 2009
Marc D. AllanA Carmel software developer's app has gotten a lift from a Hollywood actor's unrelenting promotion.
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October 3, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is seeking public input on a proposed rate hike by American Water Inc.,
which has 283,000 customers in the state, including in Noblesville and Greenwood.
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October 3, 2009
IBJ StaffChristopher A. Black, a former investment banker in Indianapolis and former chief financial officer of Jeffersonville-based
river barge transportation firm American Commercial Lines Inc., has agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to settle a Securities and
Exchange Commission investigation.
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October 2, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinConnersville Mayor Leonard Urban says the city soon will clear legal and environmental hurdles that stand in the way of Carbon
Motors’ launching its operations in the former Visteon plant.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.