Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America’s first black president today, declaring the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of more than a million packed the […]
Radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. is expected to implement a massive restructuring plan tomorrow that aims to cut $400 million in company costs. San Antonio-based Clear Channel has about 50 employees in Indianapolis; the company owns local radio stations WFBQ-FM 94.7, WRZX-FM 103.3 and WNDE-AM 1260, and its Clear Channel Outdoor billboard arm also […]
Ice Miller LLP is the latest city law firm to cut payroll by eliminating support staff. The firm late last week laid off 14 people, reducing its total workforce by about 2 percent. No attorneys were affected by the cuts, the firm said. “Over the last few months, we have been engaged in a thorough […]
Radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. is expected to implement a massive restructuring plan tomorrow that aims to cut $400 million in company costs. San Antonio-based Clear Channel has about 50 employees in Indianapolis; the company owns local radio stations WFBQ-FM 94.7, WRZX-FM 103.3 and WNDE-AM 1260, and its Clear Channel Outdoor billboard arm also […]
Ice Miller LLP is the latest city law firm to cut payroll by eliminating support staff. The firm late last week laid off 14 people, reducing its total workforce by about 2 percent. No attorneys were affected by the cuts, the firm said. “Over the last few months, we have been engaged in a thorough […]
By nature, coaching is a transient profession, increasingly so in these days of not-soguaranteed contracts (by either the employer or employee) and the mentality of, “What have you done for us?” not lately, but, uh, like today. Or an hour ago. For some, the only thing shorter than attention span is perspective. So, for the […]
This week, the debut of a new sketch comedy group, a good enough bedroom farce, dancing to the Beatles, and a word about “Happy Days: A New Musical.” Big laughs erupted repeatedly from the overflowing crowd on opening night of sketch comedy group Three Dollar Bill’s premiere revue “Fiddle Schticks.” Now, big laughs can be a […]
This week, the debut of a new sketch comedy group, a good enough bedroom farce, dancing to the Beatles, and a word about “Happy Days: A New Musical.” Big laughs erupted repeatedly from the overflowing crowd on opening night of sketch comedy group Three Dollar Bill’s premiere revue “Fiddle Schticks.” Now, big laughs can be a […]
A Carmel startup that hopes to research drug components here and make them in China has just raised $12 million in venture capital-despite the recession and a deep freeze in financial markets. The founder of 2-year-old Waterstone Pharmaceuticals Inc. is Chinese native Faming Zhang, 44, a former Eli Lilly and Co. executive and Indiana University […]
As restaurant locations go, Tomato Pie’s is far from ideal, tucked away in an aging strip mall in the shadow of Interstate 465 (9611 College Ave., 815-0011). But the pizza menu at this locally owned bistro aims to be noticed, with an ambitious array of unusual toppings like boiled eggs, linguine noodles and lentil beans […]
Members of an exclusive Noblesville golf club are worried the operation might fold under financial pressure, but the facility’s operators say a predicted cash infusion will keep golf balls flying this spring. Obtaining the cash needed to keep The Sagamore Club operating could be a tall order in this rough economy, which has seen courses […]
As restaurant locations go, Tomato Pie’s is far from ideal, tucked away in an aging strip mall in the shadow of Interstate 465 (9611 College Ave., 815-0011). But the pizza menu at this locally owned bistro aims to be noticed, with an ambitious array of unusual toppings like boiled eggs, linguine noodles and lentil beans […]
Eli Lilly and Co.’s guilty plea for improper marketing of Zyprexa is its second such plea in just over three years.Indianapolis-based Lilly pleaded guilty to one violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act on Thursday and agreed to pay $1.42 billion to settle both that criminal charge as well as civil lawsuits in which […]
Max Siegel, former president of global operations for Dale Earnhardt Inc., is coming back to the local law firm where his career began. As reported in the IBJ in November, Siegel began contemplating…
Claims-payment snafus caused by computer problems are causing fits for WellPoint Inc. – again. The federal Medicare program told WellPoint it can no longer sign up new customers for the Medicare plans it operates, the company confirmed late yesterday. That’s because its claims-payment problems caused some seniors to be denied payment for their medications, putting […]
A group planning to make a movie about the very first Indianapolis 500, is eyeballing more than 200 acres in Whitestown to build a replica Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Justin Escue, a locally based movie…
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s growing market dominance in Indiana is sparking a backlash from doctors who plan to push
a bill this year in the Indiana General Assembly that would allow physicians to reject patients covered by massive health
insurer.
Students, commerce and emerging media have moved to the forefront of Ball State’s mission under President Jo Ann Gora, attracting corporate dollars to the university.
Even as the economy tanks, locally based MainGate Inc. continues to ink major merchandising deals. This week, MainGate signed a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. This comes on the heels of a…
As expected, Gov. Mitch Daniels today proposed balancing the state’s next two-year budget by maintaining current spending levels on several programs while delaying funding for others. Public safety and public schools are among those that would not receive funding increases. Even so, $180 million in new money would need to be included in the budget […]
