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June 22-23
Conner Prairie Amphitheatre
With music from “Chariots of Fire,” The Natural” and, of course, “Hoosiers,” this is likely to be the summer concert that Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra fans use to lure in their most classically resistant friends and family. Just remember to plan ahead for the construction on Allisonville Road if you are heading north. And bring a football to toss while you wait for the show to start. Details here.
The prosecution described Tim Durham as "the mastermind" of a Ponzi scheme, while partner Jim Cochran acted as the front man who lied "to people's faces," and Chief Financial Officer Rick Snow served as the "backroom numbers guy."
Roche Diagnostics Corp. plans to spend $300 million on an expansion of its Indianapolis headquarters, creating 100 jobs by 2017, the company said Wednesday.
A board of trustees dominated by Daniels' own appointees will select him as the university's 12th president Thursday, sources told IBJ and other news outlets. The appointment will add a dramatic new chapter to his diverse career.
Patrons at Hoosier Park's off-track-betting site in downtown Indianapolis can now bet on horse races from the comfort of their seats, and they'll soon be able to place wagers from their smartphones.
Starting next week, some moviegoers will be able to enjoy a beer or glass of wine at the IMAX theater in downtown Indianapolis. On Monday, the Liquor Control Board approved a permit for the theater to sell beer and wine after 5 p.m. The operator said it would only sell alcohol during films that appeal to a more grown-up audience.
Hendricks County police are investigating what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in the Lizton area. Officials say a man fatally shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself Monday night about 10 p.m. The shootings took place in the 8200 block of County Road 400 West, about three miles west of Lizton. Police say the man and the woman were drinking alcohol and arguing outside their home before the incident. The husband was airlifted to the hospital in serious condition.
An Indianapolis police lieutenant was arrested Monday after he allegedly drove into a construction worker in Speedway and left the scene. Michael Rinehart was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failure to stop after an accident resulting in injury. Witnesses say Rinehart, 58, was driving a white pickup when his mirror hit a construction worker operating a piece of equipment. The worker, who suffered a minor back injury, and his boss said they had to follow Rinehart and confront him about the accident. Rinehart, who has been with the department for 35 years, was suspended pending a hearing before the merit board.
The local pharmaceutical giant plans to complete the program started in 2000 by repurchasing $420 million in shares by the end of the year. And on Tuesday, it declared a regular dividend of 49 cents.
There is little to no chance the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host an IndyCar road race this year, next year or for the foreseeable future.
An economist at Ball State University warned of another recession at Conexus Indiana's annual state of manufacturing and logistics report Tuesday morning. Both sectors, however, contribute strongly to the state's economy and earned "A" grades in the latest report.
Defense attorneys in the federal fraud trial of Fair Finance executives Tim Durham, Jim Cochran and Rick Snow rested their cases Tuesday morning after calling just one witness and introducing a handful of exhibits.
The Center for the Performing Arts Interim CEO Frank Basile said it's making financial progress but will continue to need support from the city of Carmel. Mayor James Brainard is asking the city council to put $1.62 million in the Support for the Arts Fund, which last fall was allotted $265,000. The funding increase would […]
Herff Jones Inc. of Indianapolis has decided to close a yearbook manufacturing plant that employs 130 people in Matthews, N.C., by the end of the year.
A New York socialite has raised more than half of the $7 million a court ordered her to repay after she pleaded guilty to duping an Indiana company and other corporations out of millions of dollars.
Mitch Daniels, Indiana's two-term governor, will succeed France Cordova as Purdue University president, a source told IBJ Tuesday morning.
Whitsett was counting on selling state-issued affordable housing tax credits to finance the $27 million project, but it wasn’t among the projects awarded credits.
Attorneys for Tim Durham and his co-defendants are expected to start their defense Tuesday morning and wrap it up in the afternoon. The jury is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday.
Charitable giving grew 4 percent nationally in 2011, but the increase was less than 1 percent after adjusting for inflation, according to a report released Tuesday by the Giving USA Foundation and The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
