LOPRESTI: Catching up with an exclusive Colts group, the 21 QB club
We know all about Manning and Luck, but what about the others who’ve lined up under center?
We know all about Manning and Luck, but what about the others who’ve lined up under center?
I worked for Bob Lauth and found him to be tough, fair, driven and extraordinarily street-smart [Maurer column, July 21].
Ohio-based Cardinal Health Inc. wants to open a $14.4 million drug-production facility that would employ 85 workers by 2017. A Cardinal subsidiary, Cardinal Health 414 LLC, produces a cancer treatment locally at a compounding center on Georgetown Road. The Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development said Cardinal wants to expand production of the medication by opening a second facility in an existing 64,000-square-foot warehouse at 4343 W. 62nd St. If the project goes forward locally, the company said it would spend $11.5 million to make the building suitable for pharmaceutical production and another $2.9 million in manufacturing and research equipment for the facility. Cardinal wants a tax abatement valued at $690,297 over 10 years. During that time, the company still would pay $648,169 in property taxes.
Consolidated Insurance Services Inc. has merged with Shepherd Insurance, creating an insurance agency with eight Indiana offices, 145 agents and more than 160 employees. Consolidated will now operate as Consolidated Shepherd Insurance, while Shepherd will maintain its name. Shepherd is based in Carmel and has offices in Noblesville, Greenfield, Columbus, Evansville and Seymour. The agency, which in recent years has bulked up its presence in health insurance, was founded in 1977 by Dave Shepherd, who won Indiana's Mr. Basketball award in 1970 while at Carmel High School. Consolidated, founded in 1932, is led by Rex Early, the former Republican state chairman and gubernatorial candidate.
Eli Lilly and Co. and a partner drugmaker won tentative regulatory approval for a once-a-day insulin that will compete with Lantus, the blockbuster insulin made by France-based Sanofi SA. Called Basaglar, the drug is approved for adults with type 2 diabetes and in combination with mealtime insulin for adults and children with type 1 diabetes. Lilly co-developed the drug with Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. The approval is tentative because of a claim of patent infringement filed by Sanofi. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cannot give final approval of Basaglar until mid-2016, unless courts find in favor of Lilly earlier.
Eli Lilly and Co. will submit its experimental psoriasis drug for regulatory approval after the medicine helped six times as many patients participating in clinical trials completely clear up their skin irritations as an existing treatment. Lilly’s drug, ixekizumab, is in a race with two others to be first in a new class of psoriasis treatments to reach the market. Lilly expects to submit the drug to regulators—most likely in the United States, Europe and Japan—in the first half of 2015. The commercial prospects for ixekizumab are uncertain. Before Thursday’s announcements, Wall Street analysts expected the drug to fall short of $1 billion in annual sales by 2020. Switzerland-based Novartis AG already has submitted its drug for psoriasis to the FDA, and expects a decision as early as year’s end. California-based Amgen Inc. has partnered with United Kingdom-based Astra Zeneca plc on a new drug for psoriasis, but they have yet to complete late-stage testing.
-Aim Solutions leased 25,600 square feet at 7941-7997 Allison Ave. The tenant was represented by Brian Dell of Cushman & Wakefield/Summit. The landlord, ProLogis, was represented by Jason Speckman of Cushman & Wakefield/Summit.
-Artisanz Fabrication & Machine Co. leased an additional 13,200 square feet of industrial space at 2198 Reeves Road, Plainfield. The landlord, Damon and Patricia Jones, was represented by Patrick Lindley and Grant Lindley of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.
-Exact Target leased 5,957 square feet of retail space at 433 N. Capitol Ave. The tenant was represented by Jenna Barnett of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar. The landlord, OneAmerica Financial Partners, was represented by Jacque Haynes and Don Williams of Cassidy Turley.
-Dottie Couture Shipping leased 5,311 square feet at 1729 S. U.S. 31, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Kyle Powell of NAI Meridian. The landlord, 1729 South US 31 LLC, was represented by Brian Dell of Cushman & Wakefield/Summit.
-Sipes Asphalt Solutions leased 4,800 square feet of industrial space at 1316 N. Capitol Ave. The landlord, LLR Realty LLC, was represented by Brian Dell of Cushman & Wakefield/Summit. The tenant represented itself.
-Three Chefs Corp. dba Dickey's BBQ leased 2,358 square feet of retail space at Fortune Plaza, 9655 E. U.S. 36, Avon. The tenant was represented by Bill Marsh of Colliers International. The landlord, Fortune Plaza Enterprise B LLC, was represented by Greg Smith of Colliers International.
-Creative Touch Interiors Inc. leased 2,347 square feet of industrial space at 9855 Crosspoint Blvd. The tenant was represented by Mark Writt of CBRE. The landlord, Clarion Partners, was represented by Fritz Kauffman and Bryan Poynter of Cassidy Turley.
-Dr. Bryant Ponchot leased 1,686 square feet of retail space at 8802 S. Madison Ave. The landlord, Conrad Morris & Associates LLC, was represented by Greg Smith and Nate Smith of Colliers International. The tenant represented itself.
-Hammel Insurance Agency leased 1,600 square feet of retail space at 12656 E. 116th St., Fishers. The tenant was represented by Keith Dedrick of Corporate Commercial Group. The landlord, Brooks School Plaza LLC, was represented by Greg Smith of Colliers International.
-Jimmy John’s leased 1,535 square feet of retail space at 9893 N. Michigan Road, Carmel. The landlord, CASTO, was represented by Jacque Haynes of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.
-Staff America Inc. leased 1,446 square feet of office space at 8465 Keystone Crossing. The tenant was represented by Kimberly Estes Hartman and Tom Osborne of Colliers International. The landlord, 8465 Associates LLC, was represented by Bill Montrie of Corporate Park Development Inc.
-Sweeties GT LLC leased 1,320 square feet of retail space at 2101 E. 62nd St. The tenant was represented by Ron Mannon of Lee & Associates. The landlord, McKee Realty Corp., was represented by Bill French of Cassidy Turley.
-Hair Passion leased 756 square feet of retail space at 8802 S. Madison Ave. The landlord, Conrad Morris & Associates LLC, was represented by Greg Smith and Nate Smith of Colliers International. The tenant represented itself.
Andrew Gast-Bray will become the fourth person to lead the Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority since last August when he becomes executive director Sept. 1.
Hamilton County commuters who ride the Indy Express Bus to and from downtown Indianapolis will have fewer departure options starting Sept. 2. A new schedule was released Monday afternoon.
Jennifer Spritzer has joined the Carmel office of Keller Williams Commercial specializing in retail and investment properties.
The owners of Fountain Square’s Pure Eatery are planning to open a second location in downtown Fishers early next year. Plus: Gumbo A Go Go, Wolfies and pizza news.
Students at 13 Indiana college campuses will receive social media messages about the state law that allows minors who have been drinking to report a medical emergency or a crime without getting in trouble.
Hamilton County Commissioners wrapped up the local-government leg of their State Road 37 road show Tuesday, asking Noblesville Common Council to consider a resolution endorsing a Keystone Parkway-like overhaul intended to ease congestion.
A Carmel-based institutional pharmacy plans to invest $8 million expanding its Noblesville operations, which include its headquarters. On Tuesday, it received its second tax-incentive deal from the city in two years.
The theater, in residence at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, has hired John Hedges, most recently executive director for Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio.
New things ranging from apprenticeships to beer dispensers to the Indianapolis Zoo's orangutan exhibit are in line for awards at this year’s Day of Innovation at Hilbert Circle Theatre.
-Capitol Construction has completed a 2,000-square-foot restaurant build-out for Sushi Boss at 803 W. 10th St.
-Capitol Construction has completed a 2,000-square-foot office build-out for Graham Financial at 11555 N. Meridian St., Carmel.
Indiana has 58 percent more nursing homes per resident and spends an extra $1 billion per year on care in nursing homes than the average for the rest of the country.
Keystone Realty Group is asking Carmel to issue $3.8 million in economic development bonds to help pay for parking and site work on a 5.3-acre property it plans to redevelop at the intersection of Old Meridian and Main streets.
An Indiana man who joined a competitor immediately after his employment ended at a Carmel-based company did not violate a non-compete agreement, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Voters who'd hoped to decide whether to place the state's gay marriage ban in the Constitution won't find the issue on the November ballot. But same-sex marriage is still playing a role in many political races, giving Democrats hopes of gaining a critical foothold in the heavily Republican state.
Howard C. Peterson, an enterprising bricklayer who went on to build a prolific development company that transformed Indianapolis' north side with massive office complexes, died Friday after a long illness. He was 84.
Colts owner Jim Irsay will be on probation for a year and be required to submit to drug tests. His driver's license has been suspended for one year.