$25M science and engineering lab OK’d for IUPUI
The project could be a key selling point for the school as it seeks to attract top academic researchers.
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Butler’s basketball success as a ‘mid-major’ a rare feat
The Bulldogs are one of a handful of "mid-major" teams that have carved out a spot on the national map with a simple
strategy: You win by being yourself.
Sebelius sees insurers as health reform partners
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said having insurers as "good partners" is part of health
care reform, but she made no promises Friday to tone down criticism of an industry the Obama administration has attacked repeatedly.
Business inventories rise for third straight month
Total business sales rose 2.3 percent, the best showing in four months and the sixth straight gain in sales.
Duke Energy: Stimulus funds will save or create 1,000 jobs
Duke Energy has signed the agreement to formalize the $204 million in economic stimulus funds it will receive from the federal
government, the power provider said Thursday.
Work on northern Indiana hospital could start June 1
Community Health Systems plans to build a five-story, 250-bed hospital at the corner of U.S. 6 and Indiana 49 in Vaparaiso.
Construction is expected to cost about $225 million.
U.S. unemployment claims slide slightly
Employers, encouraged by a recovering economy, are hiring again. But they are not doing it at the level needed to reduce the
jobless rate.
Indiana senator suggests Arizona-like immigration law
Republican Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel said he’ll introduce such legislation for Indiana if Congress and the Obama administration
do not act on illegal immigration.
Dalai Lama’s Indiana visit brings economic impact
Bloomington visitors bureau director Mike McAfee says each visitor will spend an estimated $175 a day during the Buddhist
leader's sixth visit to Indiana.
Lawmaker: Maybe Indiana should drop out of Medicaid
Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, said the costs to Indiana for health reform will be so great that
the state should consider the drastic step of creating another option to Medicaid.
Ceremony marks start on new Wishard hospital
Construction of a new Wishard Memorial Hospital was hailed as a great legacy for Indianapolis as a formal groundbreaking was
held for the $754 million project.
Dems, GOP use websites for Senate campaign attacks
State political parties launch lobbyistdancoats.com and badforindiana.com to criticize Senate candidates Dan Coats and Brad
Ellsworth. Both dismiss the other side's website as a political distraction.
Shoe Carnival bumps up forecast after sales increase
Shoe Carnival Inc.'s first-quarter sales grew more than 13 percent, to $189.5 million.
Stocks surge on effort to ease Europe debt crunch
The Dow Jones industrial average increased more than 400 points in early-Monday trading. Locally, Kite Realty and Conseco shares saw big jumps.
Indiana couple awarded $3.7 million for ladder fall
The jury in South Bend ruled in favor of the Porter County couple and against mall owner Simon Property Management and its
maintenance company, Varsity Contractors.
Clarian Health sued over bills for services
The lawsuit filed this week in Marion Superior Court claims Clarian Health charges uninsured patients—or those receiving
treatments not covered by their insurance—unreasonably high prices.
Indiana’s work force development chief leaving agency
Indiana Department of Workforce Development leader Teresa Voors will be replaced by Mark W. Everson, commissioner of the Indiana
Department of Administration.
No pay increases again at Indiana University
Top school administrators said a planned 0.7-percent increase in operational spending will be the smallest in several decades.
Study: Growing more veggies could profit Midwest
The Midwest is known more for growing corn than cauliflower, but if its farmers raised the fruit and vegetables eaten in
the Heartland, they could create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in income, according to a recent study.
NFL players union may boycott some Indy hotels during combine
Unite Here, a Chicago-based hotel workers union, has been trying to organize employees at the Westin Indianapolis, Hyatt Regency
Indianapolis and Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites.