State and local governments in Indiana aren’t known for pouring tax money into so-called progressive causes. Private money often has to step in. A shining example is the $15 million Gene and Marilyn Glick gave to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, a $50 million alternative-transportation project that’s getting most of its money from the private sector. […]
Indianapolis will host the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual convention in 2013, the Washington, D.C.-based organization said Thursday. The conference is expected to attract 2,500 visitors and generate $2.5 million in spending, according to the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. The gathering in Indianapolis will be a first for the NTHP, which has been […]
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed former Internal Revenue Service chief Mark W. Everson to head up the state’s Department of Administration, replacing Commissioner Carrie Henderson. Henderson, the department’s commissioner since mid-2006, will move to the state’s Family and Social Services Administration to become director for compliance. The appointments were announced this afternoon. Everson, 54, […]
The Hamilton County pilot accused of faking his own death appeared in federal court this morning. But a public defender says Marcus Schrenker, 38, isn’t mentally competent to stand trial. Schrenker’s attorney has asked a Florida federal judge to order a mental evaluation. Investigators say the Carmel investment adviser intentionally crashed his airplane in the […]
Indianapolis Airport Authority honcho John J. Kish is flying south, leaving his current position in April to oversee development of an arena in downtown Evansville. The Evansville Redevelopment Commission voted to hire him yesterday. Kish, 54, oversaw construction of the airport’s $1.1 billion midfield terminal project, which opened in November. Before becoming executive director of […]
Officials from the Indianapolis Fire Department and the Department of Public Safety will hold a meeting tonight as they prepare to close Fire Station 26, 1080 E. Hanna St. City-County councilors and firefighters already have been informed that the closure is imminent. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Perry Township Government […]
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. yesterday reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $119.6 million, a nearly 14-percent decline from the same period last year. Profit was unchanged, at $1.7 million for both the 2008 and 2007 quarters. Celadon’s latest fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31. CEO Steve Russell said the trucking company is feeling the effects of the […]
Several students were robbed at gunpoint this morning as they waited for school buses at three east-side stops. The incidents occurred between 6:40 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. A 16-year-old reported being held up at a stop near East 42nd Street and North Ridgeview Drive in Lawrence, then robberies were reported on East 39th Street near […]
Lafayette-based Radian Research Inc. is the first participant in a state initiative that helps companies become employee-owned. Radian received $3.6 million in financing yesterday from the state to make the transition. State Treasurer Richard Mourdock created a program that has $50 million available to companies. The goal is to encourage Indiana companies to embrace employee […]
Indianapolis Airport Authority honcho John J. Kish is flying south, leaving his current position in April to oversee development of an arena in downtown Evansville. The Evansville Redevelopment Commission voted to hire him yesterday. Kish, 54, oversaw construction of the airport’s $1.1 billion midfield terminal project, which opened in November. Before becoming executive director of […]
Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares Inc., parent of Indianapolis’ fourth-largest bank, Huntington National Bank, this morning announced a $417.3 million loss, or $1.20 per common share, for its fourth quarter. The company also posted a year-end loss of $113.8 million, or 44 cents per common share, for 2008. Huntington’s fourth quarter results included $560.6 million in […]
A 29-percent increase in student enrollment helped ITT Educational Services Inc. grow its fourth-quarter revenue to $279.8 million, up from $230.4 million the same period the prior year. The Carmel-based technical school operator released financial results for the period ending Dec. 31 this morning. ITT posted a $63 million profit for the quarter, up 30 […]
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. reported today fiscal second-quarter revenue of $119.6 million, a nearly 14-percent decline from the same period last year. Profit was unchanged, at $1.7 million for both the 2008 and 2007 quarters. Celadon’s latest fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31. CEO Steve Russell said the trucking company is feeling the effects of the […]
FlamencoNets, a minority-owned Internet service in Indianapolis, is the first tenant signed at the Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex-Indianapolis. The 4-year-old company plans to hire about five employees and lease space inside the park’s 55,000-square-foot accelerator, the first phase and cornerstone of the project. The accelerator will house 15 to 25 startups and create roughly […]
More than 220 dentists and patients from across Indiana filled the Statehouse this morning, urging lawmakers to pass a bill guaranteeing that insurance companies honor patient requests about where to send benefit payments. Patients typically ask insurance company to send payments directly to the dentist, but some insurers won’t do that if the dentist isn’t […]
