State unemployment rate dips to 9.8 percent
Indiana’s jobless rate dropped for the second month in a row and has decreased four-tenths of a point since hitting 10.2 percent this summer.
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Canadian bank to acquire Marshall & Ilsley for $4.1B
M&I has about 30 branches in the Indianapolis area and controls about 6 percent of the market's bank deposits, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank is ranked sixth among area banks in terms of employment, with about 400 workers.
Congress sends tax legislation to White House
Acting with uncommon speed, Congress sent President Barack Obama sweeping, bipartisan legislation late Thursday night to avoid a Jan. 1 spike in income taxes for millions and renew jobless benefits for victims of the worst recession in 80 years.
Rolls-Royce scores more military business
Rolls-Royce Corp. landed more than $100 million in new business this week, winning two contracts to provide support for aircraft engines it makes in Indianapolis for the U.S. Army and Navy.
Bill would ban texting while driving
Republican State Sen. Travis Holdman's bill would allow people to use hands-free headsets or speaker systems, but texting and calls that require using hands would be off limits.
State reaches deal on coal-gasification plant
The state's finance authority said Thursday that it reached a 30-year deal to buy synthetic natural gas from a coal-gasification plant planned for southern Indiana, marking the first time the state has entered into such a venture.
Toxic chemical releases decrease 18 percent in Indiana
The 2009 Toxics Release Inventory released Thursday shows releases of toxic chemicals to the environment by companies in Indiana decreased by 20.6 million pounds, or 18 percent.
Performing-arts groups stretch to cover rent at Palladium
Carmel is building a dream home for the performing arts. Now those groups planning to move into it just have to figure out how to pay their share of the mortgage.
2010 Holiday Wish List
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
BENNER: Sports moments to remember–and forget
Butler basketball leads list of top sports stories of the year.
STYLE: Non-sibling Sisters keeps companies in stitches
From their Noblesville house, a mother-and-daughter team try to change embroidery’s damaged image.
DINING: Byrd is the word in Greenwood
Last in this month’s series of fine-feathered restaurant reviews. This week: Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria.
LOU’S VIEWS: Grown-up movies dominate holiday multiplexes
Thoughts on “True Grit,” “The Fighter,” and more.
OneAmerica moves beyond small employers, eyes big retirement plans
OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. last month launched an insurance product aimed at landing far larger retirement plans than it has served before, and significantly growing its assets.
NFP of NOTE: Little Red Door Cancer Agency
Little Red Door is committed to serving people with cancer in the greater Indianapolis area and surrounding counties who lack financial means or adequate insurance.
Holy Cross startup sees plenty of room for more craft brewers
A startup brewery called Flat 12 Bierwerks has ignited a revival along lonely Dorman Street in Holy Cross, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods.
Governor seeking leeway on road deals
Gov. Mitch Daniels’ legislative priorities for next year include putting guidelines into law that would allow the state to more broadly use the private sector to design, finance or operate public infrastructure.
ALTOM: 2010 meltdowns, missteps and breaches … oh my
Welcome to the annual Christmas snafu edition of this column. This year’s crop of meltdowns, missteps and breaches reminds us once again that technology is a fickle friend and unreliable ally.