Investor pressure pushing drugmakers to make deals
Tuesday’s blockbuster deal involving Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. was just the latest of several that have taken place since the beginning of the year.
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Ethics panel set to review Turner lobbying situation
The Indiana House Ethics Committee on Wednesday will review the actions of a senior lawmaker who worked in private to block legislation that would have cost his family's company millions of dollars.
Three more charged in $80M heist of Lilly drugs
Three Florida men who federal authorities say stole about $80 million in prescription drugs from an Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse in Connecticut have been charged with conspiracy and theft.
FEMA approves aid for 19 Indiana counties hit by storm
FEMA officials had initially rejected Indiana's request for federal aid for local governments and some not-for-profit groups in 49 counties following the Jan. 5-9 snowstorm.<
Sales of U.S. existing homes sink to 20-month low
The sharpest sales increase occurred among homes priced at $1 million or above. Sales fell in nearly every other price group.
Changes in store as Indiana Beach plans 88th season
The Indiana amusement park is retiring its 42-year-old roller coaster, but is adding seven new attractions.
Indiana plant closing could cost 120 jobs
Citing poor economic conditions, ATI Casting Services plans to shut down its metal-casting factory by the end of June.
Indiana education panel approves new school standards
The approval from the Education Roundtable — co-chaired by Pence and Superintendent for Public Instruction Glenda Ritz and flushed with lawmakers, business leaders and education officials — means the standards passed one of the last hurdles before adoption.
Pence: Agency switch not mandate on volunteering
Gov. Mike Pence said an executive order placing an independent state agency that promotes volunteerism under the authority of the agency that administers unemployment benefits isn’t a precursor to requiring volunteerism.
Study: Fuels from corn waste not better than gas
A $500,000 study paid for by the federal government and released Sunday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change concludes that biofuels made with corn residue release 7 percent more greenhouse gases compared with conventional gasoline.
Late biologist’s estate gives $4.2 million to IU
IU said the gifts from the Carlos O. Miller estate now total nearly $5.5 million and fund a faculty chair and a student fellowship.
NEA awards nearly $854K to Indiana arts groups
Indiana's funding includes about $729,000 for the Indiana Arts Commission, a statewide arts-advocacy group.
500 Festival Mini Marathon might not fill field
With less than two weeks to go, the 38th 500 Festival Mini Marathon might not have a full field for the first time in 12 years.
Board member asks for old Indiana school standards
A State Board of Education member formally requested Friday that an education panel abandon a proposed overhaul of Indiana's education standards.
Largest solar farm on Superfund site goes online
The nation's largest solar farm built on a federal Superfund site is now generating power in Indianapolis on property once tainted by a long-closed plant's wood-treating operations.
Late sign-ups boost numbers, improve Obamacare outlook
Still to be announced is what share of those 8 million enrollees were previously uninsured, and how many actually secured coverage by paying their first month’s premiums.
Wal-Mart jumps into the money-transfer biz, loudly
The world's largest retailer introduced a new money-transfer service Thursday that it says will cut fees for its low-income customers by up to 50 percent compared with similar services elsewhere.
Environmental groups sue to stop Illiana Tollway
Chicago environmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the proposed $1.3 billion Illiana Tollway linking northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, claiming the Illinois Department of Transportation doesn't have authority to develop it.
Proposed Indiana school standards get mixed reviews
Debate on the new standards comes as the state races to create before July new, state-written benchmarks for what students should learn in each grade.
Indiana mayor pleads not guilty to fraud charges
The indictment charges the mayor and his wife made numerous withdrawals between spring 2010 and late 2012 at the same time that they lost $104,000 at area casinos.