Bookkeeper pleads guilty in $1.8M embezzlement scheme
A Shelby County woman has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and tax evasion after being accused of embezzling from her employer and failing to pay $463,000 in income taxes.
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Monsanto planning $29M seed facility in Greenwood
The company said it plans to lease a new 140,000-square-foot building in Southtech Business Park where it will process, package and distribute corn, soybean and cotton seed for field testing.
Subaru supplier adding more than 100 Boone County jobs as part of $57M expansion
A joint venture of two Japanese companies that makes steel frames and other parts, primarily for Subaru, said it will double the size of its Jamestown plant to 250,000 square feet.
Planned Parenthood names executive to succeed Cockrum
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc. on Tuesday announced the hiring of a veteran not-for-profit leader to replace Betty Cockrum, who is retiring after 15 years as president and CEO of the organization.
Nebraska firm buys North Meridian office buildings
One & Two Penn Mark contain 243,271 square feet of Class A office space, and are 82 percent occupied.
Social media analytics firm Fizziology to hire up to 55
The Indianapolis-based company, whose clients include giants of the entertainment industry, will expand its Indianapolis headquarters as it branches into the fields of sports, travel and fashion.
CSX shutting down Avon locomotive maintenance facility
CSX said the closure is part of a companywide effort to cut costs amid a huge decline in coal-carrying revenue.
Local projects receive preservation awards from Indiana Landmarks
Not-for-profit historic preservation group Indiana Landmarks on Thursday presented several awards to recognize outstanding restoration projects in central Indiana.
Hurco reports profitable quarter on higher revenue
Hurco said the overall rise in sales was “primarily attributable to an increased sales volume of vertical milling machines from all product lines.”
PROXY CORNER: Emmis Communications Corp.
Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. is a media company that owns 16 FM and three AM radio stations, as well as Indianapolis Monthly magazine.
EDITORIAL: Best innovation may be investment in people
Indiana should try to boost the state’s anemic population growth and fuel its economy by pulling out all the stops to attract talent, starting with luring Hoosier ex-pats back home.
Michigan company wraps up $211M Stonegate Mortgage acquisition
The sale marks the end of Stonegate’s stint as an Indianapolis-based public company. A number of Stonegate executives resigned from their positions just prior to the completion of the merger.
Developer plans $30M residential development in heart of Fishers
A planned residential real estate development project in the heart of Fishers has been expanded from eight to 60 single-family homes.
UPDATE: Noblesville says museum mishandled chemicals on park grounds
City officials said Wednesday that they have asked the Indiana Transportation Museum to clean up the contamination. An ITM official suggested the city’s move was motivated by a debate over the fate of the Nickel Plate Railroad.
Lawsuit targets local rent-to-own housing operator
An Indianapolis business that has purchased and rented out hundreds of houses in the city is being sued by a not-for-profit housing group and four former customers over what they are calling a “predatory and unlawful rent-to-own scheme.”
Indy-based restaurants to open new locations in Fashion Mall
The additions to the food court will include a concept from Cafe Patachou founder Martha Hoover.
Five ways IoT, innovation will change the way we stay secure
IBJ asked Allegion futurist Rob Martens to tell us how security technology will change our lives moving forward. His answers are as much about information and data as they are about physical barriers.
Tech consulting firm Galvin plans to add 37 jobs
The company, founded in 2004, focused on developing websites before remaking itself last year into a Salesforce integrator, helping clients improve sales, operations, customer service and marketing by using the San Francisco-based tech giant's platform.
Local insurance-services tech firm plans to add 185 employees
The company, which sells cloud-based software and services for tracking and managing certificates of insurance, has moved into a new headquarters at 445 N. Pennsylvania St.