Charging not-for-profits for government services, eliminating certain paper records and trimming how much counties pay to mental-health institutions are among the ways local officials say the cost of government could be reduced.
Plenty of opportunities await city officials bent on making downtown shine for the massive event.
Aero Engine Controls plans to invest as much as $8.5 million to expand its operations near Indianapolis International Airport, adding up to 159 jobs over the next two years.
Some utility consumer groups and large customers are fighting a proposed Indiana law that would allow power, gas and water companies to have their rates set annually by a formula rather than by state regulators.
Indiana’s new policy is, “If it is broken, throw it out.” We applied that policy to township assessors and now we are applying it to township government. Soon we may do the same to urban school districts.
Eli Lilly and Co. spin-off has landed new private investment and may double its work force this year.
Special charge would help offset lost gas-tax revenue.
As the debut of the Palladium in Carmel has taken center stage, I have been reflecting on the amazing ascent of what used to be a sleepy town.
As the Green Bay Packers prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers, I have a serious case of Super Bowl envy.
In 2002, the 86th Street staple relocated to Carmel. Now, that move could pay off as Shapiro’s becomes the unofficial cafeteria for the new Center for the Performing Arts.
A Carmel man whose Mini Thin dietary supplement was sold through convenience stores nationwide before the government banned its active ingredient now faces allegations of bankruptcy fraud.
The Indiana State Department of Health filed emergency stop-sale orders against two Marathon gas stations in Indianapolis Thursday after finding too much water in the gas they were selling. The station at 9601 N. College Ave. had water in its premium unleaded gas. The Marathon at 3511 S. Post Road had problems with its regular unleaded fuel. Indiana State Department of Health's Ken Severson said the problem boils down to maintenance at the gas stations and advised drivers who had filled up at the stations in question to have a mechanic check their fuel systems for water. The stop-sale order remains in place until the gas meets state standards.
Several attorneys have questioned a timetable for the approval of a coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana, saying it leaves too little time for public input.
Top executives from WellPoint Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. are meeting almost monthly with their counterparts from Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp. and Humana Inc. in an informal lobbying alliance aimed at blunting parts of the health-care law, say sources with knowledge of the sessions.
Several new restaurants including new local names and popular chains are slated to open soon in central Indiana.
Indiana residents are facing an icy trek to work as the second wave of a winter storm that brought freezing rain, snow and sleet overnight approaches the state.
German American Capital Corp. claims the owner of the strip mall, Castleton Plaza LP—a subsidiary of Broadbent Co.—owes it $10 million. The lender is requesting the property be sold at a sheriff's sale to help satisfy the debt.
The December sale of Carmel-based Marcadia Biotech to Roche garnered at least $287 million—and as much as $537 million—for the company’s owners and could lead the Marcadia management team to launch a firm using one of Marcadia’s experimental diabetes medicines.
Consumer advocates are calling for Indiana regulators to appoint an independent investigator to look into whether Duke Energy Corp. used undue influence to win state approval for a nearly $3 billion coal-gasification plant.
