Centaur ready to sell Pennsylvania racetrack-casino project
Indianapolis-based Centaur LLC said Wednesday it is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve bidding procedures to transfer
ownership of Valley View Downs.
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Auction set for old Colgate factory in Clarksville
The owner of a closed Colgate-Palmolive Co. toothpaste factory along the Ohio River plans to sell it at auction this fall.
Auto parts plant leaving Ohio for Indiana, may employ 350
Continental Structural Plastics expects to spend at least $9.1 million on upgrades to the Huntington factory and perhaps have
350 workers working there by 2012.
Holiday World keeps busy during sizzling summer
Park officials say attendance at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is nearing 1 million for the fifth straight year
and the park will likely break previous attendance records.
Daniels defends stance on more federal money
Democrats are denouncing Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels for saying that the federal government sending additional money to the
states is not a good idea — after he signed a letter in February asking Congress to extend enhanced payments to fund
Medicaid.
Indiana’s two busiest casinos see opposite trends
Indiana's two busiest riverboats each saw big swings in their business last month, with the top Lake Michigan casino seeing
an 11 percent jump in revenue and the leading boat on the Ohio River recording an equal decline.
Productivity falls for first time since 2008
Worker productivity declined at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the April-to-June quarter after posting large gains throughout
2009, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
Lawsuit claims builder broke handicapped rights
The suit against SC Bodner Co. says 16 Bodner properties in eight states violate the Fair Housing Act.
Meetings will show Hoosiers how to avoid foreclosure
The Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network will hold meetings in eight cities across the state soon to help people stay in
their homes.
Indiana counselor ‘deeply concerned’ about Duke plant
Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler’s comments came four months after Duke Energy revealed the cost of its southwestern
Indiana plant had grown to nearly $2.9 billion, or about twice the project’s original 2007 estimate.
IU sees big jump in private funding
Indiana University announced Monday that it has seen a 38 percent increase in private-sector grants and contributions from
a year ago, when such revenue declined during the recession.
USDA gives $3M to four rural Indiana phone companies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the grants will bring the high-speed Internet service to about 2,500 homes and about
80 businesses.
Unlike other colleges, Ball State sees smaller freshman class
A spokesman says those coming in have higher SAT scores and are more likely to have earned an academic honors diploma in high
school than past classes.
Southwest Indiana farmers in I-69’s path upset over land offers
So far, the state has spent $20.3 million to buy 209 parcels. Another $69.7 million is budgeted for purchases through June
30, 2011.
Browning pulls out of Evansville hotel redevelopment
Indianapolis-based Browning Investments plans to turn the former Executive Inn back over to the city after being unable to
arrange financing for the project.
Assistant commissioner promoted to lead IHSAA
The IHSAA announced Friday that Bobby Cox would replace Blake Ress as commissioner in February when Ress retires after 10-1/2
years in the position.
Stocks retreat after disappointing jobs report
The disappointing jobs data magnifies worries that slowing growth could end up leading the country back into recession during
the second half of the year.
Indiana State Police join social networking age
Superintendent Paul Whitesell said Thursday that the lightning-fast communication of the State Police's Facebook page
and its Twitter account give the agency one more way to "reach out to the public."
Indianapolis to host Big Ten football title game in 2011
The Big Ten announced Thursday that the conference and the Indiana Sports Corp. will spend the next 30 days working out details
of the one-year deal. After that, the Big Ten will conduct thorough research to determine future locations.
State seeks to grow health plan once thought doomed
Indiana is talking to federal officials about expanding its health plan for low-income adults, despite Gov. Mitch Daniels'
statements that the federal health care overhaul would kill it.