An effort to raise the high school graduation rate in Indiana has attracted an additional $937,500 in corporate contributions, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce said today. The contributions bring to $1.7 the total raised for Common Goal, a Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce program aimed at boosting the graduation rate to 80 percent by 2012. […]
Fortune Industries Inc. said this morning that it has sold all its businesses outside of human resources, a shift in strategy aimed at reducing the company’s debt and making financial results less volatile. Indianapolis-based Fortune had operated as a conglomerate, with holdings in fields ranging from wireless services to ultraviolet printing. Financial terms of the […]
Locally based manufacturer Deflecto Corp. has told the state that it will close a plant in Indianapolis and another in Fishers, throwing a total of 219 workers out of jobs. However, the company said it may keep a small service office with about 11 employees in the Indianapolis area. Details of Deflecto’s plans were not […]
Knauf Insulation is cutting 11 percent of its work force in Shelbyville as the recession prolongs the housing downturn that
began two years ago.
A not-for-profit group led by an account executive at Clayton-based Ray’s Trash Service is raising money to build a sports
complex designed for people with special needs.
Indianapolis-based Golden Rule Insurance Co. has launched a plan aimed at people who move in and out of jobs that don’t offer
health insurance.
A suburban Cincinnati construction company known for airport and interstate projects alleges the Indianapolis Airport Authority
has failed to pay on a $14.7 million contract to build aircraft parking spaces.
Johnson County officials this month approved a 7-percent tax on hotel-room stays.
A Bloomington company has won a government grant to continue its development of a wearable supercomputer.
The Ball State University victory over Central Michigan University Nov. 19, televised live on ESPN2 and seen in more than
1.6 million homes, ranks as the most-viewed and highest-rated college football game ever for a Tuesday or Wednesday night
on the network.
The mission of the Lawrence Township School Foundation is to encourage and support creativity, innovation and excellence that
enhances the educational community of the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township.
The corridors leading into downtown Lebanon are a step closer to becoming more attractive.
Less than three years into its life, Indianapolis-based My Health Care Manager is going national.
Hancock County commissioners on Dec. 8 tabled a strict no-smoking ordinance for the county.
Indiana University will offer a new course on entrepreneurship in the information technology sector at the IU School of Informatics
at IUPUI next semester.
Despite the recession, Hamilton County continues to enjoy economic growth from both old companies and new ones.
Generic drug makers drive up the cost of name-brand drugs developed by locally based Eli Lilly and Co. and other pharmaceutical
firms.
A recent feasibility study came out in favor of creating a small conference center with an adjoining hotel near Interstate 70 and State Road 267, the Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau said. The study found that planners nationwide have interest in a conference center there for two reasons: the new midfield terminal at Indianapolis […]
Wealthy people are getting more advice from hired professionals and less from peers and not-for-profit personnel when
making
decisions about charitable giving, a new study shows.
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie this morning announced that he plans to freeze salaries for senior administrators in the 2009-10 fiscal year, a move that would save more than $2 million. The freeze would apply to as many as 400 employees. The move is McRobbie’s latest effort to respond to the recession and slumping […]
