September 12, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerMayor Greg Ballard's administration has asked the businesses for ideas on
how Eagle Creek Park and Riverside Regional Park each could cut costs and generate more revenue.
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September 12, 2009
Cory SchoutenMichael Hartman earned a six-figure salary as a vice president at Lauth Group Inc. until he was laid off in early 2008.
Since then, he’s struggled to find a job—any job that would allow his family to stay in their Westfield home.
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September 12, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerJames Rentschler hopes to restore the Columbia Club’s luster, and its membership roster, by returning the institution
to its gilded roots.
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September 12, 2009
J.K. WallIf Congress implements a new system of health insurance exchanges across the country, Indianapolis benefits broker Joe
Guzman is confident he and his peers would take a hit.
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September 12, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe mammoth facility near Indianapolis International Airport now employs as many people as it did when United Airlines abandoned
it
six years ago, but its new tenants are contending with struggles of their own.
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September 12, 2009
Chris O'MalleyAfter two years of fruitless negotiations, the Crawfordsville steel mill has asked the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
to intervene. More than 700 jobs depend on Nucor and Duke striking a deal.
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September 11, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Civic Theatre, one of the city’s oldest and largest cultural organizations, is considering a move to Carmel’s
new performing arts center. Civic informed its current host, Marian University, yesterday of pending negotiations with the
Carmel Performing Arts Foundation.
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September 11, 2009
Jeff Newman, Scott OlsonThe Music Mill, a local concert venue, restaurant and bar that has been closed down twice this year by different operators,
has new life. Local entrepreneur Ravi Chopra, 44, who owns the 6 Lounge & Restaurant downtown, announced last
night that he has purchased the Music Mill and plans to reopen it Oct. 12.
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September 11, 2009
Associated PressIf 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.
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September 11, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis Museum of Art announced this week that it has hired a veteran of the New York City arts community to fill
its chief operating officer position.
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September 10, 2009
IBJ StaffThe housing slump may be weakening in the nine-county Indianapolis area, if a report released today by F.C. Tucker Co. is
any indication.
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September 10, 2009
Chris O'MalleyRaytheon Technical Services Co. LLC today eliminated 77 jobs at its avionics development center at 6125 E. 21st St. in Indianapolis.
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September 10, 2009
IBJ StaffPurdue University announced today that it has received $105 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a center
to research earthquakes and tsunamis.
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September 10, 2009
J.K. WallNine months after being suspended as a contractor for the federal Medicare program, WellPoint Inc. is back in the game.
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September 10, 2009
The city of Indianapolis and United Way of Central Indiana will host the eighth annual Community Fair on Monument Circle from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11.
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September 10, 2009
IBJ StaffEnerDel, an Indianapolis-based producer of automotive lithium-ion batteries, has named a new president, the company announced
today.
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September 10, 2009
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based FAST Diagnostics, a developer of a method to quickly measure kidney function, announced today that it has
received $1 million in federal funding.
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September 10, 2009
J.K. WallWith job growth surging in Warsaw's orthopedic cluster, the life sciences development group BioCrossroads Inc. set out to...
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September 9, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation today announced that it has received a $1 million gift from the Herbert
Simon Family Foundation to expand its early childhood literacy initiative.
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September 9, 2009
Associated PressIndiana 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.
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September 9, 2009
Scott OlsonDon't expect the contingent traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels on his 10-day trade mission to China and Japan to return to
Indiana with a major commitment from an Asian company.
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September 9, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis truck dealer Utility-Peterbilt leased its first hybrid medium-duty truck this summer after enduring months of
tire-kicking but no action from fleet buyers and plenty of interest from television-news types.
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September 9, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based electronics retailer HHGregg Inc. announced the promotions of three executives this morning, including
the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
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September 8, 2009
IBJ StaffEli Lilly and Co. paid doctors in South Carolina for participating in a speakers' program in exchange for prescribing the
antipsychotic Zyprexa, according to notes by Lilly sales representatives reviewed by Bloomberg News.
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September 8, 2009
Scott OlsonMerger talks that began last year between local legal heavyweight Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm reportedly
have broken down, putting an end to a deal that was expected to close by the end of the year.
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Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."