Planned Parenthood closing 5 Indiana clinics
Planned Parenthood will close five health clinics across central Indiana after losing some of its federal grant money to provide
family planning services to low-income women.
Planned Parenthood will close five health clinics across central Indiana after losing some of its federal grant money to provide
family planning services to low-income women.
The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute’s board has hired Indianapolis Star business columnist John Ketzenberger to engineer a resuscitation.
Bright Automotive and EnerDel are well known for their development of components for hybrid cars, but the region has several
other players poised to be big players in the sector. In fact, few realize that North America’s largest producer
of electric motors for hybrid vehicles is based northeast of Indianapolis, in Pendleton.
Delaware County’s representative on the CIRTA board will be Marta Moody, executive director of
the Delaware-Muncie Plan Commission.
German group invests in Carmel-based company that specializes in financial services for insurance agencies.
Lauth Group Inc. in recent weeks has won critical courtroom victories that likely will allow company principals
to retain control of three subsidiaries in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Indianapolis Star business columnist John Ketzenberger is leaving the newspaper to become president of the Indiana Fiscal
Policy Institute, the organization said today.
Twenty local agencies that help fight homelessness will receive $5.8 million in federal stimulus funds, the United Way of
Central Indiana announced today.
The Indianapolis arts community is breathing a collective sigh of relief after learning that the city is not expected to reduce
its funding in 2010. The City-County Council will hear public comments tonight on Mayor Greg Ballard’s 2010 budget before
voting on it Sept. 21.
Indiana will use nearly $132 million in federal stimulus funding to help more than 30,000 low-income households weatherize
their homes and obtain more efficient appliances.
Indiana’s top education official, Tony Bennett, ruffled feathers last month when he proposed increasing teacher expertise
in math, science and other subjects, and stripping red tape from teacher certification and hiring of administrators.
[In the Aug. 17 editorial] IBJ accuses elected officials of making decisions based on partisanship rather than
good judgment. This superficial pronouncement of the reasons behind Proposal 285’s vote tally lacks thoughtful evaluation
of why councilors cast their votes the way they did at the August 10 council meeting.
As a mother of two, Feleccia Moore-Davis is accustomed to the usual back-to-school swirl of new supplies, new clothes and
new routines. But this year, that final flurry of summer is accompanied by an unusual worry.
Charter Homes owner Jerry Jaquess fancies himself a white knight for King Park, a neighborhood once known mainly for its rampant
crime, boarded-up homes and vacant lots. But as he’s constructed a slew of homes and carriage houses there, the local
builder has stirred up several lawsuits, dozens of liens and persistent questions about whether his business is legit.
Business partners Dan Adams and Bob Harton left a real estate franchise to start an agency of their own.
Members of the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board this afternoon passed a $63 million budget for 2010 that hinges on the
City-County Council’s approval of a hike in the local hotel tax.
IndyGo plans to buy six new hybrid vehicles for its transportation supervisors.
Indianapolis physicians are mixed on the merits of a government-run, "public" health insurance plan. How reforms
might affect their pay is another major concern.
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is so desperate for more marketing funding, the organization charged
with promoting the city as a convention and tourism destination is considering taking out a loan. While that
would be the last resort, ICVA CEO Don Welsh said it is one he will have to consider if the money can’t be raised through
local taxes.
Affordable
housing developers nationwide are facing a drastically weaker market for tax credits.