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State leaders vow transparency post-Bennett

Indiana's education leaders are learning from the mistakes of former School Superintendent Tony Bennett, starting with their promise to spend more time crafting Indiana's new school grading formula and doing so in the open.

Investor home purchases raise rental concerns

Thousands of houses in Indianapolis and surrounding counties have been bought by investors in the past year, driving up prices and fueling residents' worries about what the future holds for their neighborhoods.

Groups want plant cost rulings overturned

Environmental and consumer groups are asking the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn state regulators' decisions to pass onto Duke Energy Corp. ratepayers three-quarters of the costs of a new $3.5 billion coal-gasification plant.

Boat race expected to return

Organizers of the Madison Regatta expect the annual hydroplane races to return next year following their first-ever cancellation due to flooding along the event's Ohio River course. Madison Regatta Inc. officials are still assessing where the organizing group stands financially after the Governor's Cup race was cancelled in July for the first time in its 63-year history after high waters filled the course with floating debris, creating unsafe racing conditions.
 

Greenwood woman dies in cycle wreck

A Greenwood woman who was riding on a motorcycle died Thursday in Brown County after she was thrown from the bike and hit by a truck. Jennifer Garrison, 27, was a passenger on the motorcycle driven by 33-year-old William Lambert. Investigators say Lambert was passing cars in a no-passing zone on State Road 135 near the Morgan County line when he lost control of the bike. A pickup truck swerved to avoid the motorcycle and struck Garrison before hitting a tree. She was killed instantly.
 

Woman pleads guilty in fatal crash

A woman accused of killing a taxi driver while under the influence pleaded guilty Thursday. Whitney Gettys admitted to drunk driving in connection with a January crash downtown that killed 32-year-old Semere Issac. Gettys ran a red light at Delaware and Washington streets in her Jeep Cherokee, slamming into the man’s cab. Gettys, 23, told police she’d had one shot of alcohol while working at a bar, but a test showed her blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. Sentencing is set for this month.
 

UPDATE: Review of A-F system finds no special treatment

A legislative review has found former Indiana state schools superintendent Tony Bennett changed the grade for a charter school as a matter of “quality control.” The findings say the Christel House school in Indianapolis didn’t receive special treatment.

IndyGo to use $10M grant for all-electric buses

IndyGo will use a $10 million federal grant to convert 22 city buses to all-electric power. Each bus will cost about $550,000 to convert and will have a range of about 100 miles.

Indy tree trimmer accused of ripping off senior

The suit was the first to be filed under a new Senior Consumer Protection Act. The law provides harsher penalties for those found guilty of financially exploiting people 60 or older.

Indiana University sets statewide enrollment mark

IU reports record number of students at its regional campuses in Richmond, Kokomo and Gary. The largest campuses are Bloomington with 42,327 students and IUPUI in Indianapolis with 30,488 students.

Hurco profit plummets on lower revenue

Sales for the Indianapolis-based manufacturer decreased across all regions during the quarter, including in its biggest market, Europe, where they fell 11 percent.

U.S. jobless rate dips despite disappointing hiring

The rate fell because more Americans stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed. The proportion of Americans working or looking for work fell to its lowest level in 35 years.

Construction

-Capitol Construction has completed a 4,600-square-foot retail build-out for Salon Lofts at 2750 E. 146th St., Westfield.

-Capitol Construction has completed a 10,100-square-foot office build-out for Caliber Funding at 11002 Lantern Road, Fishers.

People

–Kim Hurd has joined Milhaus' new property management division as director of residential services for Artistry. Danielle Littlejohn has been named residential services manager at Artistry.

–John Salsberry has joined CBRE Group's Indianapolis office as asset services director.