Historic windows join landmark list
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has added four structures and an architectural feature to its annual list of
the 10 Most Endangered Hoosier landmarks.
IBJ Staff
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Longtime Fall Creek shop cuts bait
Fall Creek Bait & Tackle is closing after 42 years in business.
Franklin ban snuffs out smoking
Tavern owners in Franklin will mothball their ashtrays next month following the passage of a smoking ban May 4. City councilors
voted 6-1 to make the ban one of the most restrictive in the state.
A real pinball wizard-WEB ONLY
It’s a rainy Monday morning and Doug Clark is making a house call-an early but otherwise average start to his week. He parks in the circle driveway of a lookalike home in a suburban subdivision, grabs his black bag and, after a few brief raps on the door, is greeted by a middle-age housewife. She […]
EDITORIAL: Embracing risk key to revival-WEB ONLY
Risk has a bad name these days, for understandable reasons. In recent years, many corporate executives managed as if the boom times never would end, along the way ratcheting up debt to unfathomable levels. Many bankers, meanwhile, doled out loans to the lowliest of borrowers, and traded complex securities few truly understood. Yet a strong […]
New cases of H1N1 virus confirmed in Indiana-WEB ONLY
Health officials have confirmed that an Anderson University student has the first case of the H1N1 virus in Madison County. It was one of 13 new flu cases confirmed in the state yesterday, bringing the total to 28. Fourteen of those case have been in Marion County. The virus has also appeared in Lake, St. […]
Children find body of murdered Lawrence mother-WEB ONLY
Police are investigating the murder of a Lawrence woman in the 4300 block of Clinton Street. The victim has been identified as Amenda Yang, 43. Yang’s children discovered her body yesterday afternoon when they arrived home from school. Police say she died of blunt force trauma to the head. They also say they’ve interviewed and […]
NCAA warns IU about poor academic scores-WEB ONLY
The Indiana University men’s basketball team could face more penalties from the NCAA due to poor Academic Progress Rate scores. IU’s score ranked 325 out of 341 Division I men’s basketball programs. The program could lose practice time and scholarships if it falls below a minimum score in the next three years. This is just […]
Simon Property aims for $1B with offering-WEB ONLY
Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. plans to sell another 20 million shares of common stock to raise money for “general corporate purposes” in a new attempt to shore up its balance sheet. The company had announced it was selling 14 million shares yesterday, but increased the number this morning. The Indianapolis-based real estate […]
Officer injured in northwest-side crash-WEB ONLY
A police officer was injured on the northwest side early this morning while trying to assist in a chase that started at 38th Street and Gemco Lane. But an SUV T-boned the police cruiser at 38th Street and Lafayette Road, causing the SUV to flip upside down. Its driver was treated and released from a […]
UPDATE: Simon aims for $1B with offering-WEB ONLY
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. plans to sell another 20 million shares of common stock to raise money for “general corporate purposes” in a new attempt to shore up its balance sheet. The company had announced it was selling 14 million shares yesterday, but increased the […]
Land sale helps Kimball turn a profit-WEB ONLY
Kimball International Inc. turned a profit in its fiscal third quarter after reaping proceeds from the sale of undeveloped land, reversing a loss experienced a year earlier. The Jasper-based furniture and electronics manufacturer today reported profit of $4.1 million, or 11 cents per share, for the period ended March 31, compared to a loss of […]