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Kmart closing adds to Connersville jobless woes
Kmart’s announcement that it will close its store in Connersville in May will put 59 employees out of work. Fayette County,
where the city is located, already is strapped by steep job losses.
City seeking proposals to privatize parking operations
Indianapolis leaders are officially seeking proposals from companies interested in running the city’s parking operations—and
possibly additional spaces managed by other government entities.
World Media Group to expand Indianapolis operations
Multimedia products maker World Media Group Inc. will invest more than $2 million to expand its manufacturing operations on
the east side of Indianapolis, increasing its workforce by 20 percent.
Quick hits: Comparing tourism in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio
A side-by-side look at infrastructure and visitor numbers.
Dow Agro CEO says pipeline of products strong
Dow AgroSciences CEO Antonio Galindez told investors Wednesday morning that the company plans to launch five products
by 2013 that could increase annual revenue by $800 million.
Report: State’s pharmaceutical contractors continue to grow
A report set to be released Wednesday by local life sciences industry group BioCrossroads says Indiana companies providing
contract pharmaceutical research and manufacturing services are weathering the economic downturn and are growing.
Cardinal Health laying off 49 at local warehouse
Cardinal Health notified the state on Feb. 3 that it laid off 37 workers at the end of January and plans to lay off 12 more
effective April 3.
EDITORIAL: Let’s call the Super Bowl the Super Bowl
The National Football League has trademarked “Super Bowl”—along
with “Super Sunday” and “NFL”—and is notorious for the lengths it will go to in order to protect
its brands.
IPL sues engineering consultant over Eagle Valley discharge
Indianapolis Power and Light Co. is suing its engineering consultant over an industrial accident that spilled 30 million
gallons of polluted water into White River.
Sigma Micro becomes Fifth Gear LLC
The name change reflects the completion of the company’s integration with Missouri-based Stark
Brothers Fulfillment, which Sigma Holdings acquired in 2007.
Little Red Door sees increases in donations, cost of services
Many not-for-profits struggled to raise money in 2009, but a local agency that helps cancer patients said it actually saw
an increase in donations.
Health care venture capital swoons in Indy, holds steady statewide
The uncertainty of health care reform and a bad economy curtailed venture capital flow in 2009.
New president of Harrison College takes over for father
Jason Konesco, 38, came to what was then called Indiana Business College in 1999 after working for Brightpoint
Inc.
Celadon sees trouble ahead for trucking fleets
The Indianapolis trucking firm is not among the weaklings and, if anything, will benefit from additional fleet
failures to the
extent it diminishes industry capacity.
Prominent local car dealer Tom Wood dies
Indianapolis car dealer Tom Wood died Thursday morning after battling lung cancer. Wood grew his business from a single dealership
he purchased in 1967.
PROXY CORNER: Hillenbrand Inc.
Hillenbrand Inc. manufactures and supplies burial caskets, cremation products and related services to licensed funeral homes.
Logistics firm closing in Plainfield, leaving 126 jobless
NAL Worldwide, which provides third-party logistics and supply-chain services, plans to close its Plainfield location March
31.