Marsh Supermarkets Inc. has sued its former CEO, Don E. Marsh, alleging he treated the company like “a personal checkbook” to bankroll extravagant trips, maintain vacation homes and hide personal relationships with female employees.
Marsh Supermarkets Inc. has sued its former CEO, Don E. Marsh, alleging he treated the company like “a personal checkbook” to bankroll extravagant trips, maintain vacation homes and hide personal relationships with female employees. The company claims Marsh shredded documents before he left the company in 2006 to hide his “inappropriate activities” – including personal […]
St. Francis and Anthem have to stay married for now. Marion County Superior Court Judge Patrick McCarty ruled yesterday that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a health insurer, cannot kick St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers out of its provider network before Anthem’s contract expires. The contract runs until Sept. 1. In early March, […]
A new state program will take advantage of federal stimulus funds to help get teenagers into jobs. A recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics claims the teenage unemployment rate has risen above 21 percent, even with the summer job season approaching. Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the program this morning. Fox 59 News […]
After a week on the run, shooting suspect Marco Robinson surrendered to police early this morning. Investigators say Robinson shot his ex-girlfriend, Quanita Wray, and fatally shot her sister, Tiffany Wray, on March 21. Quanita Wray is recovering in the hospital. Funeral services for Tiffany Wray are scheduled today.
President Obama has pushed aside General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to hasten a turnaround of the once-proud carmaker, a decision that would have been unthinkable had GM continued making cars consumers wanted to buy.
General Motors has long been criticized…
Attorneys for concrete purchasers who say they were victims of a price-fixing scheme have waged a tenacious legal battle over
the last four years, and .now
they’re ready to cash in.
Undaunted, some entrepreneurs still count on franchises, despite the shaky economy.
Car dealers fearful of losing their flagship brands if auto manufacturers crash and burn aren’t getting much help from the
Indiana General Assembly.
About two dozen franchises based in Indiana are not immune to difficulties during the recession.
New York-based Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. will roll out its Izod/Indy race-inspired clothing collection in Macy’s stores nationwide in April.
This week, one of the Midwest’s most unusual music contests swings into high gear with the start of the final round of the
American Pianists Association’s 2009 Classical Fellowship Awards.
This week, one of the Midwest’s most unusual music contests swings into high gear with the start of the final round of the American Pianists Association’s 2009 Classical Fellowship Awards. Staged every three years by the Indianapolis-based APA, the Classical Fellowship Awards are structured to minimize the tension of head-tohead combat by stretching the competition […]
Car dealers fearful of losing their flagship brands if auto manufacturers crash and burn aren’t getting much help from the Indiana General Assembly. At a time when dealers are most vulnerable to having their franchises terminated, a trio of bills that would have strengthened state franchising laws failed to emerge from the Senate. The bills […]
Bill York, who has worked in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway press room since 1958, is no longer with the Brickyard. IMS spokesman Ron Green confirmed that York and the Speedway parted ways, but…
The economy shrank at a 6.3-percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, and it probably isn’t doing much better now. The U.S. Commerce Department today reported that the gross domestic product shrank a bit faster than the 6.2-percent annualized drop estimated a month ago for the October-December quarter. GDP […]
A new group funded by pharmaceutical and medical products companies – and co-chaired by former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and Indiana Pacers President Jim Morris – will publicly launch itself today with a press event at the Indiana Statehouse. Hoosiers Work for Health is a not-for-profit that wants to hold educational forums about health care […]
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. was sued for alleged price-fixing today by the American Medical Society and other doctors groups. The AMA said in a statement that it filed its lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles. However, documents for the suit were not yet posted on the court system’s Web service. The lawsuit alleges that WellPoint […]
New York-based Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. will roll out its new Izod/Indy race-inspired clothing collection in Macy’s stores nationwide in April. The launch will be accompanied by a national multi-million dollar advertising campaign as…
An Indianapolis teen is behind bars this morning, accused of murdering another teen. Branden Pannell, 18, turned himself into police yesterday. Investigators say Pannell and Daniel Ferguson, 15, got into a fight Friday afternoon on East North Street. Ferguson was shot in the chest and died a short time later.
