Simon adds to its stake in British mall owner
Locally based Simon Property Group Inc. has added 18.6 million shares to its stake in the United Kingdom’s largest owner of
shopping malls, Liberty International Plc.
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Wishard Foundation seeks new leader after CEO resigns
The CEO of the Wishard Foundation resigned last month, prompting the fund-raising arm of Wishard Health Services to tap consulting
firm Johnson Grossnickle & Associates for a replacement.
White River park passes on balloon
Conner Prairie has $2.2 million riding on a ballooning exhibit that opened June 6. One thing that won’t stand in the way of
its success is a competing ride–at least not at White River State Park.
Biotechnology firm boosts its protein biz
Greenwood-based Elona Biotechnologies said it has created two subsidiaries to boost its biosimilar/biogeneric/follow-on protein
business.
EDITORIAL: Daniels budget should be OK’d
Overtures Gov. Mitch Daniels has extended to the General Assembly should be sufficient to end squabbling over the budget.
Legislators ought to take the offer, pass a budget, and leave the Statehouse before they throw any more sand in the gears.
EDITORIAL: Daniels budget should be OK’d-WEB ONLY
Overtures Gov. Mitch Daniels has extended to the General Assembly should be sufficient to end squabbling over the budget. Legislators ought to take the offer, pass a budget, and leave the Statehouse before they throw any more sand in the gears. Public schools would get a 2-percent increase in funding and higher education would receive […]
Window-maker Philips Products ceasing operations-WEB ONLY
Indiana-based manufacturer Philips Products Inc. is ceasing operations, a move that will put 675 people out of work at plants in six states. The closure will cost 250 jobs in its headquarters city of Elkhart, which has seen its unemployment rate reach about 18 percent with the collapse of the RV industry. The company says […]
Emergency officials mark flood anniversary-WEB ONLY
It has been almost one year since severe flooding left thousands of Hoosiers with damaged or destroyed homes. The floods hit hardest in Johnson County, forcing the city of Franklin to bulldoze dozens of ruined houses. To mark the one-year anniversary, Johnson County Commissioners, fire and police chiefs and other city officials talked to the […]
Indiana State Fair hosts job fair today-WEB ONLY
Indiana State Fair officials are looking to fill 800 positions with a job fair at the Pioneer Our Land Pavilion at the fairgrounds from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Most of the jobs are temporary, covering the 17-day span of the fair in August. Pay is about $7.25 an hour.
Two in custody, 1 at large after shots fired-WEB ONLY
Police say they have two men in custody who fired shots at a house on the west side of Indianapolis just after midnight. Undercover detectives were investigating an earlier incident near Hazelhatch Drive and Lambdin Court when a car pulled up and the three young men inside started firing on a house, which was empty. […]
Indianapolis Air Show lands at Mt. Comfort Airport-WEB ONLY
The Blue Angels flew into Indianapolis this morning. The Navy’s world-famous stunt pilots are in town for a weekend performance at the Indianapolis Air Show, which begins tomorrow at the Mount Comfort Airport and runs through Sunday.
Fort Wayne Foundry closing two plants-WEB ONLY
Fort Wayne Foundry Corp. notified state officials this week that it will close a plant in Fort Wayne and another in nearby Columbia City, leaving 461 workers jobless. The company plans to close the plants by the end of the month. The Fort Wayne machining division employs 174 and the Columbia City division 287. The […]
Lilly may be animal-health business suitor-WEB ONLY
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. might make a play for one of the animal-health businesses that Merck & Co. Inc. now plans to divest. A spokeswoman for New Jersey-based Merck told the Wall Street Journal yesterday that the company plans to sell one of the two animal-health divisions it controls after its purchase of Schering-Plough […]