Eli Lilly shares soared Thursday after study results showed Jardiance sharply reduced chances of dying in diabetic patients at high risk of heart complications. The study prompted at least one analyst to predict the drug could bring in billions of dollars by the end of the decade.
Near-zero interest rates were supposed to pep up the economy. Six years and 10 months later, economic growth has been positive, but anemic. The unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1 percent, but labor force participation rates are at record lows and full-time jobs are hard to find.
A diabetes pill called Jardiance sold by Eli Lilly and Co. cut deaths from heart attacks and strokes in thousands of patients, the first drug to show promise in helping subdue two of the world’s most rampant health epidemics.
Minneapolis-based Onward Investors LLC has purchased the 93-year-old building on East Washington Street and is planning a major renovation. The new owner hopes to attract a restaurant to the first floor.
The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership wants the city to improve streets, walkways and other infrastructure around the 170-acre project north of the IUPUI campus, designed to attract high-tech businesses and workers.
The 70-million-electron-volt cyclotron is being installed at Zevacor Molecular’s headquarters and production facility on Bergen Boulevard near Hamilton Town Center.
The hiring of Texas arts administrator Ty Sutton is part of a strategy to streamline ticketing and booking at campus venues and enhance Butler’s presence as an arts destination.
Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder plans to retire in 2016 after nearly 10 years as leader of the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system, school officials said Wednesday.
Combining photos with audio, video, artifacts and architectural re-creations, “National Geographic Sacred Journeys” follows the spiritual treks of four fictional young people.
A funny thing happened on our way to the gas station last week. We’d heard world oil prices were tanking. We expected our fill-up to be a bargain. But to our dismay, retail gasoline prices had spiked to nearly $3 a gallon. It turns out the BP refinery in Whiting had been partially shut down for […]
Marian University expects the deans of both its medical and nursing schools to retire in the next two years. So, the small Catholic school is launching a search for replacements.
Local officials submitted plans to create vibrant “regional cities” and increase their populations—but only two groups will get matching funds to put their proposals into action.
The former director of an Indianapolis-based foundation created by ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle will spend from 15 years to 35 years behind bars for child sex crimes, according to a plea agreement reached Tuesday with federal prosecutors.
Stonegate Mortgage didn’t give a reason for the sudden resignation of CEO Jim Cutillo, who founded the company in 2005. The surprise exit prompted analyst speculation that the Indianapolis-based company might be preparing to put itself up for sale.
More paying customers helped Community Health Network pull in $47 million in second-quarter profits, a story being repeated at not-for-profit hospitals around the country as Obamacare has boosted the number of insured customers to unprecedented highs.
