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Pacers’ long-term future at issue

As long as Indiana Pacers co-owners Mel and Herb Simon are alive, I’m convinced the team will not move out of town, and certainly won’t fold. I’m not convinced there are many other…

Battered Elkhart area lands jobs for a change-WEB ONLY

Elkhart County is getting some jobs, instead of losing them. Office chair manufacturer Izzy plans to expand its plant north of Middlebury in north-central Indiana, creating 85 new jobs over the next two years and boosting its annual payroll by $3.8 million, local officials said Saturday. “This announcement comes as a breath of fresh air […]

Carmel officials weigh $20M roundabout vote-WEB ONLY

Carmel officials are expected to vote tonight on a controversial plan to spend $20 million on a plan to turn six intersections along Keystone Avenue into roundabouts. The original price tag for the project was $90 million, but Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard later called for an additional $50 million to fund the construction. Tonight, the […]

Smoke-free forum set for today-WEB ONLY

A town hall meeting later today will give Hoosiers a chance to discuss whether Indianapolis workplaces should go smoke-free. Last week, an Indiana House committee approved a bill that would ban smoking in most public places except casinos and certain bars and hotels. A panel that includes a family nurse practitioner, the leader of Indiana […]

PNC commits to decade-long museum sponsorship-WEB ONLY

Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc., which acquired Cleveland-based National City Corp. on Dec. 31 for $5.6 billion, has committed to be the presenting sponsor of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ Haunted House for the next decade. Financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed. As part of the bank merger, PNC publicly pledged to […]

Newspaper reborn on city’s south side-WEB ONLY

A newspaper serving the south side of Indianapolis will live on in a new form. Roughly one month after Indianapolis Star parent Gannett Co. stopped printing the Spotlight – a stalwart of the community for 70 years – the Southsider Voice has emerged to take its place. The weekly paper may be new, but its […]

Unions across state rally, urge people to ‘buy American’-WEB ONLY

Union members who took part in weekend rallies across Indiana mixed complaints about the nation’s recent job losses with calls for consumers to “Buy American.” The workers rallied Saturday as part of union-sponsored “Rebuild America” events that came one day after Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus package that includes a “Buy American” clause. […]

New Jazz Fest presenters plan changes-WEB ONLY

A new presenting organization for Indy Jazz Fest hopes to strike the right note with a summer music festival that has been on a financial roller coaster since its founding 10 years ago. The Indy Jazz Fest Corp. – a partnership of the Jazz Kitchen nightclub and restaurant, the Owl Studios downtown recording company and […]

Former mayor among new UIndy trustees-WEB ONLY

The University of Indianapolis has added five trustees to its board, including former Indianapolis mayor Bart Peterson. Since losing his bid for a third term as mayor in 2007, Peterson has worked as a resident fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics and as chairman of the Mind Trust, an education not-for-profit he co-founded in […]

States face competing priorities for stimulus cash-WEB ONLY

It may sound like a nice problem for states – figuring out how to spend the billions in infrastructure funding they’ll receive as part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan. But the task is more complicated than it seems, as state officials try to set priorities while managing competing pressures from communities, watchdog groups […]

Newspaper reborn on city’s south side-WEB ONLY

A newspaper serving the south side of Indianapolis will live on after all. Roughly one month after Indianapolis Star parent Gannett Co. stopped printing the Spotlight – a stalwart of the community for 70 years – the Southsider Voice has emerged to take its place. The weekly paper may be new, but its founders are […]

Unions across state rally, urge ‘Buy American’-WEB ONLY

Union members who took part in weekend rallies across Indiana mixed complaints about the nation’s recent job losses with calls for consumers to “Buy American.” The workers rallied Saturday as part of union-sponsored “Rebuild America” events that came one day after Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus package that includes a “Buy American” clause. […]

Mild weather bad news for state syrup makers-WEB ONLY

Indiana’s recent stretch of mild winter weather has been a welcome break from the cold for most Hoosiers, but not for the state’s maple syrup makers. The warm conditions have slowed the flow of sap from maple trees tapped at two Vigo County parks as part of a February ritual to collect sap to be […]

‘Fresh air’ for Elkhart area: 85 new jobs-WEB ONLY

Elkhart County is getting some jobs for a change, instead of losing them. Office chair manufacturer Izzy plans to expand its plant north of Middlebury in north-central Indiana, creating 85 new jobs over the next two years and boosting its annual payroll by $3.8 million, local officials said Saturday. “This announcement comes as a breath […]

Jobs, budget not only issues for state lawmakers-WEB ONLY

Indiana lawmakers came into this legislative session knowing that trying to boost the state’s sagging economy and drafting a new state budget in tight fiscal times would be the dominant issues. That’s mostly been the case so far, and an expected influx of billions of federal dollars should enhance efforts by Gov. Mitch Daniels and […]

GM workers hesitate to bite at buyout bait

GM workers must decide by March 24 whether to take a buyout, but the lack of jobs due to the recession coupled with the cost of health care makes their decision especially difficult.

Indians concerned about possible ticket tax

Some local officials wrestling with the Capital Improvement Board’s $37 million deficit think part of the profit made by the Indianapolis Indians could be used to narrow that deficit, but Indian officials balk at that idea because they say they’ve already paid more than their share.

Dow may need to sell Indy’s Dow AgroSciences

Financially strapped Dow Chemical Co. acknowledges it may sell Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC, the ag-chemicals-and-biotech
firm that’s one of the biggest jewels in the city’s life sciences crown.