The former chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast will reimburse the college more than $5,000 that he spent without school approval to fix up part of a vacant campus building in Fort Wayne where he lived for nearly six months. Mark Keen resigned from his post June 12, several weeks after Ivy Tech officials learned […]
Blue House salon owner Phil Salmon spends no money on advertising and yet makes a six-figure salary.
Avon, Mary Kay boom amid recession Armies of new Avon ladies, Mary Kay reps and Tupperware sellers are advancing on living rooms across the country, their ranks full of professionals forced to take a second job amid the recession. Becke Alexander, sales manager for New York-based Avon Products Inc., hears each week from laid-off bankers […]
Kelly Krauskopf has combined a calm, easy demeanor with an intense competitive drive to shape the city’s 10-year-old team
into a title contender. She considers every year a make-or-break season.
Last fall’s Wall Street meltdown, which erased half the value of some 401(k) retirement plans, has both employers and employees
re-examining what to expect long term.
Last fall’s Wall Street meltdown, which erased half the value of some 401(k) retirement plans, has whipped up some of the fiercest crosswinds the plans have faced in their three decades of existence. Blowing from one direction, cash-strapped employers are trying to cut back on retirement plan contributions. Others are looking to shut down their […]
This week, William Conner on stage at the IRT and another chorus of "Tomorrow," courtesy of Beef &
Boards.
By preserving residency as a condition to distribute booze, our Legislature is protecting Indiana’s existing liquor distributors, many of whom do business in neighboring states like Illinois and Michigan. This antiquated standard is anti-competitive and ultimately means higher prices and reduced selection for Indiana residents.
This week, William Conner on stage at the IRT and another chorus of “Tomorrow,” courtesy of Beef & Boards. If you’ve spent any time at Conner Prairie, whether on a school field trip or a family outing, you may have realized that you don’t see the living history museum’s namesake, William Conner, anywhere nearby. That’s because, […]
This week, William Conner on stage at the IRT and another chorus of “Tomorrow,” courtesy of Beef & Boards. If you’ve spent any time at Conner Prairie, whether on a school field trip or a family outing, you may have realized that you don’t see the living history museum’s namesake, William Conner, anywhere nearby. That’s because, […]
A focus on old-world quality with modern services and efficiency drives the owners of Simply Sweet Shoppe & Second Story Playhouse.
A local developer is hoping to convert an unfinished eight-story luxury condo project downtown into a mostly affordable apartment
building with its headquarters on the top floor.
A local developer is hoping to convert an unfinished eight-story luxury condo project downtown into a mostly affordable apartment building with its headquarters on the top floor. The Whitsett Group has agreed to buy the 707 E. North St. building from Beilouny Luxury Properties, but the deal still must be approved by Cincinnati-based Fifth Third […]
Barney Levengood, executive director of the financially-struggling Capital Improvement Board, is one of the state’s highest-paid public employees, and some wonder if his pay should be cut.
For 18 years, Barney Levengood has held one of the toughest and most important jobs in the city. He oversees the operation of the Indiana Convention Center, Conseco Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium as executive director of the Capital Improvement Board. He’s also become one of the state’s highest-paid public employees. Levengood, 54, earns a […]
A part-time construction job sturdied Orva Fry’s financial foundation after he was laid off from a northern Indiana recreational vehicle factory. It also kept the 41-year-old Amish father of two on steady spiritual ground. Another way to make ends meet that Fry briefly considered – unemployment checks – went against his faith, which shuns all […]
The cost of nursing home care in Indianapolis is rising faster than in the rest of the country, according to an annual survey
of long-term-care costs by Virginia-based Genworth Financial.
The cost of nursing home care in Indianapolis is rising faster than in the rest of the country, according to an annual survey of long-term-care costs by Virginia-based Genworth Financial. Residents in and around Indianapolis pay nearly $78,700 per year for a private room in a nursing home. That rate has been rising at 7 […]
General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, three people briefed on the plan said yesterday. Thousands of GM workers could learn about the decision as early as today. The exact dates of […]
Indianapolis is known for hosting big races and other sports events, but the leader of an obscure niche called Internet marketing software?
Chris Baggott, who runs one of the companies developing the software, Compendium Blogware, says Indianapolis actually has emerged as…
