Neighbors of proposed Carmel hospital gear up to fight project
More than 100 people gathered Tuesday to plan how to oppose the project, which calls for nine buildings, two helipads and four parking garages.
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Former Lilly CFO Rice to lead CVS Caremark, report says
Derica Rice, 53, one of the nation’s most powerful black executives, retired from Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. in December, after the company passed him over when naming a new CEO.
The healthiest county in Indiana? Still Hamilton
For the eighth year in a row, Hamilton County is the healthiest in Indiana, while Marion County is again stuck near the bottom.
Former exec sues Mainstreet, says developer failed to pay him $630,989
Ned Rule, former managing director of investments, claims the Carmel-based developer terminated him without cause to save money during a financial downturn, violating his employment contract.
Regulators consider IPL request to collect $96.7M more annually from customers
The utility is asking state regulators for permission to increase the “fixed charge” on its 490,000 customers from $17 to $27 a month, and increase energy-usage charges also.
Indy doctors are fourth-best paid in nation, survey says
Doctors here earn an average of $378,011 a year, ranking them behind only doctors in Charlotte, Milwaukee and Jacksonville, Florida.
Medical-waste company fined for violating more than a dozen safety rules
The violations against MedAssure of Indiana LLC include flying debris hazards, potential shock hazards and unstable storage materials that could tip over.
Mainstreet nixes ambitious Arizona plan, terminates at least 70 workers
The Carmel-based developer and operator of senior care facilities blamed high start-up costs and a challenging reimbursement environment for decision to pull out of Arizona.
Two high-level executives out at IU Health
The departures of the presidents of two key regions come as the state’s largest health system is trying to fill more beds and continue its growth.
Invesque picks up 14 medical office buildings in $142M deal
The deal includes a portfolio of 545,000 square feet of medical office space in New York, Florida and Canada, occupied by more than 400 physicians’ practices.
Ricks makes $14.4 million in first year as Eli Lilly CEO
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks’ first year in charge was marked by a wave of activity, including a huge corporate restructuring. The company’s stock price climbed about 6.2 percent during the year.
IndyGo’s daunting task: Turn drivers into health fanatics
Since starting a wellness program in 2010, IndyGo has seen employee participation climb from just a few, skeptical workers to 97 percent of the workforce.
DowDuPont unveils name for ag division: Corteva AgriScience
The agricultural spinoff includes the Indianapolis operations of the former Dow AgroSciences headquarters, which employs about 1,500.
Tridien job losses in Fishers climb to 80 as firm moves production offshore
Workers have filed for Trade Assistance Adjustment, a federal program that includes a range of benefits and services for employees who lose a job because of foreign trade.
IU Health operating earnings climb on strong patient volumes
The state’s largest health care system saw gains in admissions, inpatient days and surgeries, but visits to the ER and radiology exams dropped slightly.
Hospital construction boom fans overbuilding fears
Even before news broke that an unidentified health care system had lined up 30 acres at 96th Street and Spring Mill Road for a massive development, projects costing billions of dollars were underway or on the drawing board across the region.
St. Vincent says it remains ‘fully committed’ to West 86th Street campus
At the same time, the Indianapolis-based health system continues to sidestep questions about whether it is involved in a proposal to build a $1 billion hospital complex on a site just three miles from its 86th Street campus.
Franciscan nixes Carmel care center but prepares to open another in downtown Indy
Hospital systems have been opening urgent-care centers at a fast clip, using the small storefront locations to expand revenue, reduce demand on their emergency rooms, and get patients into their networks.
Hospital complex costing $1B planned for 96th and Spring Mill
Neighbors contacted about selling their homes to make way for the development say St. Vincent Health is behind it. But a St. Vincent spokeswoman said the organization does not have “details to share” at this time.
Hot-selling Lilly anti-inflammatory drug passes key hurdle for third use
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the medicine, called Taltz, proved effective for treating a type of back stiffness, and hopes to submit it for government approval this year.