Indy 500 fans will find track security tighter this year
Fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional routine in response to last month's bombing at the Boston Marathon.
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A dose of reality about the business of health care
Welcome to The Dose, a blog about the business of health care. As your host, J.K. Wall, I'll be writing about the most interesting new developments I see at hospitals, doctors, insurers, employers, patients, drugmakers, device companies and medical researchers around Indianapolis and around the country.
Holiday World retires original ride
The ride is over for a miniature train, the last of the original rides at the Holiday World amusement park that opened in southern Indiana in 1946. Workers say the locomotive and coaches of the ride — called the Freedom Train since the 1980s —are in such bad condition that they can’t be used anymore or repaired. The ride was originally named the Santa Claus Railroad when the amusement park opened as Santa Claus Land.
Body found in Carmel storage unit
A woman’s body was discovered Thursday in a storage unit in Carmel. Police say the body was found in the driver’s seat of a car inside the unit in the 1000 block of North Rangeline Road. The woman is believed to have been there since March. Police are investigating the cause of death, but say there is evidence of suicide.
Pedestrian hit by squad car dies
An Indianapolis squad car struck and killed a pedestrian who had walked into traffic Thursday night at East 42nd Street and North Emerson Avenue. Police say the officer was on-duty, had a green light and wasn’t speeding when the pedestrian stepped in front of him on Emerson Avenue about 9:30 p.m. Under protocol, the officer was taken in for blood tests.
Think again: Why Obama’s disclosure of hospital charges won’t help you
In the first post on my new blog, The Dose, I explain why the recently released Medicare charge data are meaningless for everyone but uninsured patients.
Miles headed for crash with penny-pinching IndyCar team owners?
Mark Miles is talking this week about significant changes and speed records at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's the same talk that was coming from Randy Bernard one year ago. Then Bernard was fired.
Friday fun: It’s beach season in Fishers
Nothing says “Welcome, summer!” quite like hitting the beach on Memorial Day weekend—regardless of Indiana’s ocean-free status.
City panel tables approval of new towing contract
The Indianapolis Board of Code Enforcement put off voting on a new citywide towing-management contract Thursday after members said they wanted more information about the bids from San Francisco-based AutoReturn and its local competitors.
Convicted ex-coroner hits Brizzi with legal malpractice suit
Former Hancock County coroner Tamara Vangundy says she paid Carl Brizzi $10,000 for negligent legal advice that ended her career as an elected official.
Indy startup serves up keg beer with big data
SteadyServ Technologies has raised $1.5 million to help develop iKeg, which tells bar managers and beer distributors when they need to reorder.
Indianapolis falls to 13th in population among U.S. cities
Austin, Texas, moved from 13th to 11th, pushing Jacksonville, Fla., and Indianapolis each down a spot.
Broad Ripple project takes heat at Village meeting
Jeering and catcalls greeted officials from Browning Investments, which has proposed the $18 million residential and retail development along the Central Canal.
WellPoint among 13 picked to join California exchange
California residents who choose to buy health insurance through the state exchange being created by the Affordable Care Act may end up paying higher premiums.
Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles
Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state.
An open letter to second-tier celebs, re: 500 Festival Parade
Beyond the athletes, there’s a dearth of celebrities in this year’s 500 Festival Parade. But why shouldn’t a B-lister come to race weekend in the town that cheered Shooter McGavin?
Construction
-Kort Builders has completed a 2,200-square-foot build-out of the restaurant Twist at 1134 E. 54th St.
-Kort Builders has completed a 1,680-square-foot build-out of the leasing office of The Maxwell apartments, 530 E. Ohio St., Suite C.
-Kort Builders has completed a 3,220-square-foot office build-out for Civil Environmental Consultants at 530 E. Ohio St., Suite G.
Residential
The average rate for 30-year mortgages rose from 3.71 percent to 3.74 percent for the week ended May 22, according to Bankrate.com. The rate for 15-year mortgages rose from 2.92 percent to 2.97 percent.
Sales/acquisitions
New Decade Management LLC bought The Cottages, a 753-unit apartment complex at East 56th Street and Interstate 465. The buyer and seller, Bluestone Property Management, were represented by Steve LaMotte and Dane Wilson of CBRE.