August 24, 2009
J.K. WallWith the Obama administration backing away from a government-run, "public" plan, the insurance
industry faces a much smaller threat in the form of privately run insurance co-ops.
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August 24, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based startup My Health Care Manager has signed an agreement with Indianapolis-based
WellPoint Inc. that will eventually put My Health Care Manager’s elder care service in front of the health insurer’s
thousands of employer clients and their workers around the country.
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August 24, 2009
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is so desperate for more marketing funding, the organization charged
with promoting the city as a convention and tourism destination is considering taking out a loan. While that
would be the last resort, ICVA CEO Don Welsh said it is one he will have to consider if the money can’t be raised through
local taxes.
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August 24, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndustry groups in the life sciences, medical and information technology realms have helped lure companies to the region
and foster upstarts. Funding is almost always an issue, but it’s not the only barrier. Getting medical
devices to market often requires product design, development and marketing resources that aren’t
always apparent to upstarts.
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August 24, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis physicians are mixed on the merits of a government-run, "public" health insurance plan. How reforms
might affect their pay is another major concern.
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August 24, 2009
Cory SchoutenSeveral prominent local Democrats are lining up to challenge Republican Mayor Greg Ballard just two years into his first
term.
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August 24, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinAffordable
housing developers nationwide are facing a drastically weaker market for tax credits.
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August 24, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerAt first, small-business owner Jim Dodson figured the problem must be a technical glitch. During a routine analysis of
aging unpaid invoices last September, one of his employees couldn’t tie the latest figures to the company’s ledger.
Accounts receivable for his company,
the Dodson Group, had been overstated by $2.7 million—double their true value. And $422,539 was missing from the firm’s
coffers.
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August 24, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSteven Libman believes he’ll have no trouble raising money for a $3 million operating budget, and says he plans to
pack the calendar with big-name acts.
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August 24, 2009
Greg AndrewsThe Securities and Exchange Commission said today that it has settled insider-trading charges against three local residents
who bought shares in First Indiana Corp. immediately before the July 9, 2007, announcement that it was being acquired by a
Milwaukee bank for a 42-percent premium.
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August 22, 2009
Anthony SchoettleFormer Indiana University coach Bob Knight will be inducted Nov. 6 into the school’s athletic hall of fame, but it remains
to be seen if The General will come marching back to Bloomington.
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August 21, 2009
IBJ StaffCommunity Health Network has chosen Anthony Lennen as president of Community Hospital South and Dr. Robin Ledyard as president
of Community Hospital East, the health care system announced this morning.
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August 21, 2009
Scott OlsonFive executives are among seven employees let go by the Indianapolis Airport Authority as part of its efforts to cut expenses
amid declining airport revenue.
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August 21, 2009
IBJ StaffIndiana's unemployment situation appears to be stabilizing as the jobless rate held almost steady for the third month in a
row, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development said this morning.
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August 21, 2009
Scott OlsonSallie Mae CEO Al Lord visited the company's Fishers office this morning in his latest effort to get the word out that his
business and his employees' jobs are threatened by a government proposal.
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August 20, 2009
IBJ StaffLocally based information technology consultant Apparatus has agreed to buy the former WFYI building at 1401 N. Meridian St.
for a new headquarters.
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August 20, 2009
Scott OlsonThe Adam’s Mark Hotel Indianapolis has become the Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel.
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August 20, 2009
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. is considering Shelby County as the site for a massive new motorcycle plant.
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August 20, 2009
IBJ StaffHarley-Davidson Inc. officials were in Shelby County yesterday assessing it as a location for a new motorcycle plant, but
it isn’t yet clear how the county stacks up to other U.S. locales that also are in the running for the economic-development
prize.
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August 20, 2009
IBJ StaffThe number of Hoosiers who died on the job last year ticked up from the previous year. But the total still represents the
second-fewest workplace fatalities since the federal government began tracking the statistic in 1992, the Indiana Department
of Labor said today.
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August 19, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana money manager Marcus Schrenker was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison today in Florida on charges that he deliberately
crashed his plane to fake his own death and flee financial ruin, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
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August 19, 2009
Scott OlsonRushville-based Omnicity Corp. said this morning that it plans to create 100 jobs there within the next three years by investing
$2.5 million in wireless infrastructure and a new corporate headquarters.
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August 19, 2009
IBJ StaffWest Lafayette furniture maker Chromcraft Revington Inc. narrowed its losses in the second quarter by shedding unprofitable
products, closing plants and reducing expenses, the company said yesterday.
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August 19, 2009
IBJ StaffAn Indiana money manager scheduled to be sentenced today in Florida on charges he deliberately crashed his plane to fake his
death and flee financial ruin now faces more charges in his home state.
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August 18, 2009
Cory SchoutenA Marion County jury this evening found Christopher P. White guilty of three Class C felonies related to a $500,000 bad check
he wrote last year in a last-ditch attempt to save his locally based development firm, Premier Properties USA Inc.
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See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.
Pimlico
While I understand the severity of their actions as well as everyones eagerness to hold them responsible for thier lost funds, these gentlemen did know how to make money. Dispite thier poor decisions over the ownership of Fair they had made several wise investments which paid them greatly. This proves they do have the potential to rebuild so they can repay. I do not feel they should live the life of luxuary but given an opportunity could they find ways of repaying the debts? They are doing nothing now but being a burden on tax payers. Just a thought!!!!!
You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.