A health care reform push that aims at the insurance industry misses a much bigger target in its quest to lower rising costs,
WellPoint Inc. CEO Angela Braly said in a speech.
The St. Francis hospital system has reached a tentative contract agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana,
ending a disagreement over insurance reimbursement costs, the parties said today.
The Indiana state teachers union’s insurance fund has filed a lawsuit alleging former officials, financial advisers and consultants
mismanaged a long-term disability insurance trust.
The Indianapolis-based magazine, which
publishes every other month, launched a redesign in July reminiscent of its glory days, with a retro masthead, narrative cover
art and fiction writing.
The Anderson-based Flagship Enterprise Center is on a roll. In the last two months, the small-business incubator
and growth-stage accelerator signed up two new clients: software developers Soveryn Inc. and Coeus Technology.
The $100,000 Indianapolis Prize, given every other year for achievement in animal conservation, said novelist and Miami
Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen and actor Harrison Ford will be co-chairs for the September 2010 award.
By definition, the non-juried IndyFringe festival has a crapshoot quality. My advice to new Fringe-goers is usually to
go to at least three shows and be fully prepared to hate at least one of them.
Long-time radio veteran Charlie Morgan is leaving his post heading up broadcasting for Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy
Racing League to lead Emmis Communications Corp. radio stations in Indianapolis.
A fellowship program is looking for people with science, technology, engineering or mathematics backgrounds who are interested
in becoming Indiana teachers.
Now comes the hard part for the auto industry – luring customers without big Cash for Clunkers discounts.
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.
Chemical-maker Vertellus Specialties Inc. will spend up to $1.1 million and change air-emission monitoring practices at its
plant on the southwest side of Indianapolis under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Companies are beginning to hire Twitter experts to stay in touch with customers. But the positions require a light touch,
and their effectiveness is difficult to gauge.
You can say what you want about Sarah Fisher’s ability to drive a race car, but she continues to be one of the most savvy
marketers in the Indy Racing League. For a team owner operating on a shoe string budget, she gets more press and attention
per penny than any other driver by far.
News that the Obama administration might be willing to drop the idea of a government-run health insurance plan has given a big boost to Indianapolis-based insurer WellPoint Inc.
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.
Several prominent local Democrats are lining up to challenge Republican Mayor Greg Ballard just two years into his first
term.
At first, small-business owner Jim Dodson figured the problem must be a technical glitch. During a routine analysis of
aging unpaid invoices last September, one of his employees couldn’t tie the latest figures to the company’s ledger.
Accounts receivable for his company,
the Dodson Group, had been overstated by $2.7 million—double their true value. And $422,539 was missing from the firm’s
coffers.
The Texas investor running the chain doesn’t seem like such a champion of transparency these days.
