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Durham attorney vows to appeal guilty verdict

An attorney for convicted fraud mastermind Tim Durham vowed Thursday to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to prove his client did nothing wrong.

IU report questions Mind Trust plan for IPS

Six months after the Mind Trust released its plan to reform Indianapolis Public Schools, researchers at Indiana University now say the plan rests on experiments in other cities that led to greater inequity among students and did not produce dramatic academic gains.

Medical startup plans 71 jobs, seeks incentives

The city of Indianapolis granted preliminary approval for an eight-year tax abatement to Arcamed Inc., which plans to purchase $1.4 million in equipment to design and manufacture titanium and case-tray systems for surgical instruments.

Baby food maker adding 150 jobs in Lebanon

Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging said it plans to add the jobs by the end of September, about a year earlier than expected, due to increased demand for its products. The company has 100 employees.

Sprayer maker plans Mooresville expansion

Mooresville-based Equipment Technologies, which makes self-propelled sprayers for agriculture, says it plans to hire 56 new people by 2015 as part of an expansion.

Firefighters work to contain Avon spill

Firefighters spent Wednesday morning at the CSX Avon Rail Yard investigating a chemical spill. According to Avon fire officials, an unconnected rail car in an isolated part of the yard was leaking a small amount of a chemical called isobutylene, a highly flammable substance. Firefighters are monitoring air quality in the area to ensure the safety of nearby homes and businesses. Environmental cleanup company Summit Contracting is working with firefighters and CSX to mitigate the spill.

RW Armstrong becomes unit of New York engineering firm

RW Armstrong and Associates Inc., Indianapolis’ fourth-largest engineering firm, has completed a merger with CHA Consulting Inc. that makes the local company a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Albany, N.Y.-based business.

Shelbyville cheerleading coach arrested

A Shelbyville High School assistant cheerleading coach has been arrested after being accused of having inappropriate relations with a 17-year-old student. Megan Crafton, 22, was arrested and preliminarily charged with child seduction, a Class D felony. Shelbyville police said they received information about Crafton’s alleged relationship with the male student in early February and launched a long investigation. Authorities said Crafton turned herself into police custody.

Innovate Indy nurtures community-improvement ideas

Innovate Indy, a program of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center and Public Allies Indianapolis, encourages citizens to act on their ideas for improving the city. One of the most promising ideas to result: Re-Hub, which aims to reuse materials from abandoned homes.

Durham found guilty on all counts

U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett hailed the jury's decision, calling the case "the most significant piece of litigation the Southern District has seen in a generation." Tim Durham and co-defendants Jim Cochran and Rick Snow were handcuffed and taken to the Marion County Jail.

Mainstreet Property affiliate stages $110M IPO

Mainstreet owns 18 percent of HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, which sold 11 million shares of stock at $10 each. The stock began trading Wednesday morning on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker HLP.UN.

Settlement talks heat up between Athenaeum, Rathskeller

The Athenaeum Foundation is considering an offer from the operator of the Rathskeller to pay a portion of the cover charges he collects for concerts at the Biergarten. A lawsuit filed by the foundation seeks $1.4 million in previously collected cover charges.

Also this week

It's a double dose of Broadway divas as Linda Eder, star of "Jekyll & Hyde" performs June 22-23 at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club while, on June 24, "Wicked" star Idina Menzel has the spotlight at Clowes Hall. Eder details here. Menzel details here.

“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” is screened on the terrace at the Indianapolis Museum of Art July 22. Details here.

The Indiana Fiddlers Gathering reconvenes at Tippecanoe Battlefield in Battle Ground, June 22-24. Details here.

Cirque du Soleil returns to Bankers Life Fieldhouse with “Quidam” June 27 to July 1. Details here.

Bootsy Collins performs at the Vogue June 22. Details here. http://www.thevogue.com/upcomingshows

Lady Antebellum performs with Darius Rucker and David Nail at Klipsch Music Center June 24. Details here. 

Pianist Benny Green headlines the Jazz Kitchen June 22-23. Details here. 

“Walk Away with Art”

June 22

Stutz Art Space

Clear out your truck before heading to this one. Only 50 tickets will be sold to this unique art event—but everyone who buys one takes home a work of art. How is it determined who gets what? Easy—guests pick numbers, then are allowed to choose according to the luck of the draw. Which sounds like the artistic equivalent of our last IBJ holiday office party. Details here.