Bauer requests federal probe of Bales’ real estate deals
IBJ investigation prompts top state Democrat's letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
IBJ investigation prompts top state Democrat's letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Charities and not-for-profits are trying to broaden their appeal to younger adults without turning off older stalwarts.
New filing requirement promises real numbers, but compliance is weak.
A judge on the federal appeals court in Chicago is relocating his chambers to Indiana University's Bloomington campus.
Mayor Greg Ballard has put privatization of Indianapolis’ stadium and convention center management on indefinite hold.
With $1.3 million in annual sales, Indianapolis-based Slingshot generates enough cash to fund its own growth—and turns away about half of its prospective clients, all of whom want to get their websites to pop up high on the first page of Google search results.
The one-hour documentary by the NCAA and Creative Street Entertainment tells the story of the history of baseball’s
College World Series.
The NFL’s Super Bowl point man tours legacy project, University of Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium to make sure city is
on track for 2012 event.
Linda Pence and David Hensel will concentrate on complex civil and business disputes, as well as white-collar criminal defense work.
Not-for-profit launched last year by BioCrossroads and Indiana’s orthopedic companies names Zimmer Inc. executive Brad Bishop
to lead the initiative.
The Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday announced plans to move their training camp from Terre Haute to Anderson, where it was
held for the first 15 years the team was in Indianapolis.
Brad Paisley performs June 5 at Verizon Wireless Music Center. Darius Rucker and Justin Moore open. Details
here.
Conner Prairie’s annual Indiana Festival, held June 5-6, features performances ranging from Eastern
Star Church Choir to Mariachi Sol Jalisciense. PBS’s Maya and Miquel join in the fun. Details here.
Garfield Park hosts Asian Fest, June 5, featuring live music and dance as well as a Bonsai Show in the Conservatory.
Details here.
Soprano Angela Brown is the guest for the latest edition of "Mickey’s Corner," June 7 at
the JCC. Details here.
The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis presents 1986 gold medalist Kyoko Takezawa, June 8
at the Indiana History Center’s Basile Theater. Details here.
A former elementary school built in 1905 is getting a new use for the second time since the last schoolchildren departed
in 1979.
Affordable Building Supplies LLC, which was displaced by the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium, hopes to move its headquarters
closer to downtown in a new mixed-use building on South Meridian Street.
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman is traveling to China with a delegation of state officials and business and community leaders through
June 10. Skillman is blogging about their experiences as the group works to build relationships and attract Chinese investment
to Indiana.
Eli Lilly and Co. is a likely suitor for two cancer drug developers, according to unnamed sources interviewed
by The Financial Times. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker has made cancer its most intense area of new drug investment—as
have many of its peers. The company was outbid last year for Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, which was scooped up by New Jersey-based
Celgene Corp. Now, industry insiders believe Lilly will bid for Gloucester’s competitor in the race to develop the next
lung cancer drug, Colorado-based Allos Therapeutics Inc. Also, Lilly is a likely bidder for Washington-based Seattle Genetics
Inc., which is developing drugs to treat leukemia and Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
With funding still spotty for medical and biotech startups, a huge amount of attention is focusing on Qualified Therapeutic
Discovery Project Credits, which will award $1 billion in tax breaks to small companies developing products that help diagnose,
treat or prevent illnesses. Each business can receive a credit for as much of half its investment into qualified research
and testing of its products, according to a description of the act by Bingham McHale, an Indianapolis law
firm hoping to win clients by helping them apply. The credit will be paid in cash if a company has little to no tax liability.
Only companies that have 250 or fewer employees (of any type) can receive the credits.
Roche Diagnostics won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its test of antibodies that
build up to fight the hepatitis C virus in human fluids. The Elecsys Anti-HCV can be performed on certain models of Roche
Diagnostics’ Cobas and Modular Analytics machines. In April, Roche received FDA clearance for another immunoassay in
its infectious-disease portfolio, Rubella IgM. Roche Diagnostics operates its North American business out of Indianapolis.
Michiana Health Information Network has added Elkhart General Healthcare System to its health information
exchange service. Doctors in Elkhart can now receive electronic copies of medical records and laboratory results from Elkhart
General Hospital quickly and without the privacy issues of e-mail. Once fully implemented, all Elkhart physicians with electronic
health records will have the ability to instantly receive hospital reports, laboratory results and radiology reports directly
into their EHR systems. Michiana Health Information Network, established in 1999, includes more than 3,200 community health
care professionals in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan.
In its latest response to withering criticism of its breast-cancer policies, WellPoint Inc. started Tuesday
to pay for all breast cancer patients to stay two days in a hospital after mastectomy surgery. Some states already require
insurers to cover hospital stays of 48 hours if the patient and her doctor wanted that much time for recovery after mastectomy
surgery. But Indiana requires payment only for a 24-hour stay. Now, WellPoint will make the 48-hour policy standard for its
customers in any state. Indianapolis-based WellPoint has been under fire since a Reuters article in April said the company
uses a computer algorithm to target breast cancer patients for cancellation of their policies. WellPoint has repeatedly called
the article’s claims “inaccurate and grossly misleading.” But the article provided the basis for sharp criticism
of WellPoint from President Obama, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and dozens of members of Congress.
The parent company of lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has landed a $65 million investment from its largest shareholder.
Bangladesh-based Grameen Bank, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning financial institution that developed the concept of life-changing
micro loans for the poor, is contemplating opening its third U.S. branch in Indianapolis.
Two sought-after national retail concepts are poised to open their first Indianapolis stores. Kite Realty Group Trust has
recruited Nordstrom Rack and The Container Store as likely anchors of a redevelopment
of Shops at Rivers Edge along 82nd Street at Dean Road.