Mishawaka factory retools for new wheelchair car model
The AM General factory in northwest Indiana started building the MV-1 car last year for the Vehicle Production Group.
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Local logistics provider FitzMark plans to add 30 jobs
Indianapolis-based FitzMark Inc. said it will fill the customer service and purchasing positions by the end of the year. The company was founded in 2007 and has grown to $25 million in annual revenue.
Polar bear researcher wins top conservation prize
The Indianapolis Prize, administered by the Indianapolis Zoo and given every two years, claims to be the world’s richest individual award for animal conservation.
Trial evidence shows desperation in Fair Finance’s final days
The men who presided over Ohio-based Fair Finance were at their wits end by late 2009. In government-recorded phone calls and intercepted e-mails introduced as evidence in U.S. District Court this week, they come across as exhausted, angry and determined.
Web domain requests include .Cialis, .Walmart
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and other corporate heavyweights are applying for Web suffixes including .cialis, .walmart and .jpmorgan under a program to expand the number of Internet domain names beyond .com.
Koch family wins incentives to reopen Kentucky theme park
The family that owns Indiana's Holiday World will get as much as $3.9 million from the state of Kentucky over the next decade to reopen a shuttered amusement park in Louisville.
Gay youth group appeals license plate revocation
The American Civil Liberties Union is representing the Indiana Youth Group in its appeal of the state's March decision, arguing the BMV selectively enforced the policy that led to the ban.
Indianapolis fastest-growing companies run the gamut
This year’s list of fastest-growing private companies in the Indianapolis area is a diverse lot, operating in industries ranging from human resources to office furnishings to construction to home health care and games.
Commodities fueled some of Indiana’s largest private companies in ’11
Oil, grain were particularly helpful for cooperatives. An improved economy also propelled manufacturers ahead.
Largest Indiana public companies mostly fared well in 2011
Performance varied widely as industries ebbed, flowed.
Economy might worsen before it improves much
If it seems like the economy should be better by now, under normal circumstances it would. After all, the recession ended three years ago this month.
WISH meteorologist Buchman leaving for rival WTHR
Several local broadcast television sources say Angela Buchman will leave Channel 8 when her contract expires this summer. A non-compete clause likely would keep her from appearing on-air for Channel 13 until next year.
IndyCar cancels China race, scrambles for replacement
Series now needs another race to fulfill sponsor agreements. Sources say a replacement race at Pocono Raceway or Elkhart Lake, Wis., is possible.
State securities regulators strike deal with E-Trade
The Indiana Securities Division has finalized a settlement with financial-services firm E-Trade following accusations that the company misled Hoosier investors about the safety of auction-rate securities, Secretary of State Connie Lawson said Wednesday.
VIDEO: Fair Finance investor’s family lost $475K
Donald Russell, a retired deputy sheriff, is among the more than 5,000 clients of Fair Finance who lost big investments with the Ohio firm. After testifying on Tuesday during the fraud trial for Fair owner Tim Durham, he shared his story with IBJ.
ABC’s Jeff Van Gundy gives MSA nod of appreciation
Former New York Knicks coach tells national TV audience there were no louder NBA venues than the old Chicago Stadium and Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
Bloomington men charged in mob attack
A Cook County, Ill., grand jury has indicted five Indiana men on charges that they attacked a group of diners with metal batons and hammers at a suburban Chicago restaurant last month. Three of the accused live in Bloomington: Alex R. Stuck, 22, and brothers Cody L. Sutherlin, 23, and Dylan J. Sutherlin, 20. A third brother, Jason W. Sutherlin, 33, of Gosport, also was charged, along with John S. Tucker, 26, of Spencer. The men appeared in court Tuesday. Prosecutors allege that they were among 18 masked attackers who stormed into a restaurant in Tinley Park on May 19. Authorities say they attacked a group of people allegedly tied to white supremacist groups. The men face felony charges of mob action, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and armed violence. A defense attorney said the suspects will enter not guilty pleas.
More Hoosier veterans homeless
Indianapolis’ 2012 homeless count revealed a 5-percent increase in individuals living in emergency shelters, transitional programs or on the streets, but homelessness among veterans jumped by almost 35 percent from last year. The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention reported results of the count on Tuesday. All told, CHIP said 1,647 individuals lacked permanent housing when the survey was conducted Jan. 25. Of those, 351 were veterans. The coalition said many veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, which may prevent them from keeping a job, contributing to the problem.
Teenager arrested after fiery crash
Indianapolis police have arrested a 14-year-old girl in connection with a fiery crash Tuesday afternoon that injured three passengers in the car she was driving. Preliminary charges against the unlicensed driver, who was not identified, include criminal recklessness causing serious bodily injury. The accident occurred on South Mickley Avenue on the city’s west side. Witnesses said the vehicle was traveling at a high speed before the driver lost control and struck a tree, causing the car to burst into flames. The girl sustained non-life threatening injuries, but the three boys in the vehicle were transported to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in critical condition. Two of the passengers, 13-year-olds Arturo Laurrabaquio and Jose Islas, were later upgraded to stable condition. The other boy, whose name was not released, remained critical.
Illinois Place apartments planned for former Winona site
The $6.5 million project, led by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, will include 50 apartment units, 22,000 square feet of commercial space and a 2-acre park. Construction could start by the end of the year.