WellPoint: Consumers will control health insurance
The future of health insurance is lower profit margins and greater consumer control. WellPoint Inc. just bet $900 million on it.
To refine your search through our archives use our Advanced Search
The future of health insurance is lower profit margins and greater consumer control. WellPoint Inc. just bet $900 million on it.
It took the identification of 19 different genes for researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine to develop a test for a rare form of cancer. But their gene-hunting has paid off, as a Texas-based company announced Monday the test is available for doctors to use.
-Capitol Construction has completed a 4,500-square-foot office build-out for Batesville Interactive at 9265 Counselors Row.
-Capitol Construction has completed a 4,500-square-foot office build-out for Centerfield Capitol at 10 W Market St.
-Halakar Construction has completed 4,979-square-foot office build-out for eImagine at Waterplace Park, 8925-9011 N. Meridian St.
-Halakar Construction has completed a 1,486-square-foot office build-out for United Way at Fidelity Keystone Tower, 650 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel.
-Halakar Construction has completed a 2,261-square-foot office build-out for Lawson Elser at Fidelity Keystone Tower, 650 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel.
The average rate for 30-year mortgages fell from 3.97 percent to 3.94 percent for the week ended May 30, according to Bankrate.com. The rate for 15-year mortgages fell from 3.19 percent to 3.15 percent.
-Carrier Corp. renewed its lease for 436,343 square feet of distribution space at 710 South Girls School Road. The tenant was represented by Randy Rome of Cushman & Wakefield, and Andrew Morris, Jeremy Woods and Andrea Hopper of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Transpacific Development Co., represented itself.
-Venture Logistics leased 299,000 square feet at 7901 W. 21st St. The tenant was represented by John Demaree of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, First Industrial, represented itself.
-O'Baby Enterprises Inc., dba Ace Hardware, leased 10,266 square feet at Noblesville Square Shopping Center, Westview Road and River Avenue, Noblesville. The tenant was represented by Nicholas Wright of Newbridge Commercial Real Estate Inc. The landlord, Riverview Hospital, was represented by Tom Kenley of Ayer’s Realty.
-SearchSoft Solutions Inc. leased 4,958 square feet of office space at 47 S. Meridian St. The tenant was represented by Mike Semler of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Bodner Opera House LLC, was represented by Alex Cantu of Summit Realty Group.
-Anacore Inc. leased 3,655 square feet of office space at 11711 N. College Ave., Carmel. The tenant was represented by Kim Hartman, Tom Osborne, and R.J. Rudolph of Colliers International. The landlord, CFS at North College Receivership Estate, was represented by David Ciechanowicz and Jim Logan of Colliers International.
-Tulip Foot Spa leased 2,750 square feet at Yates Center, 1930 E. Stop 13 Road. The tenant was represented by Jun Liu of Carpenter Realty. The landlord, Yates Real Estate LLC, was represented by Keith Fried of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate.
-Tri-State Coatings leased 2,600 square feet of flex space at Hague Business Center, 7745 E. 89th St. The tenant was represented by Mike Napariu of REI Real Estate Services LLC. The landlord, HBC Co., was represented by John Corey of Levi Investment Realty.
-Xiik LLC leased 2,240 square feet of office space at 107 S. Pennsylvania St. The tenant was represented by Andrew Martin and Bennett Williams of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, CIB Building Facilities Corp., was represented by Mike Semler of Cassidy Turley.
-Drs. Smith, Herman, Cebulko, Russell, Cofresi and Stone leased 2,181 square feet of office space at 3077 E. 98th St. The tenant was represented by Ralph Balber of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar. The landlord, Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Group, was represented by Dave Moore and Darrin Boyd of Cassidy Turley.
-Laser & Light Surgery Center Inc. renewed its lease for 1,714 square feet at Indiana American Office Park, Building 2, 533 E. County Line Road, Greenwood. The landlord, I – A Building 2 LLC, was represented by Jeff Merritt and Tim Norton of Summit Realty Group. The tenant represented itself.
-Farmer Lumpe + McClelland leased 1,515 square feet of office space at 3091 E. 98th St. The tenant was represented by Spud Dick of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Group, was represented by Dave Moore and Darrin Boyd of Cassidy Turley.
-Uzelac & Associates Inc. leased 1,500 square feet at Chapel Hill Professional Complex, 650-652 N. Girls School Road. The landlord, JMMS LLC, was represented by Jeff Merritt of Summit Realty Group. The tenant represented itself.
-Indiana Spray Foam LLC leased 1,260 square feet at 9815 Mayflower Park Drive, Carmel. The landlord, ICS II LLC, was represented by Jeff Merritt of Summit Realty Group. The tenant represented itself.
11711 N. College LLC bought a 74,395-square-foot office building at 11711 N. College Ave., Carmel. The price wasn’t disclosed. The seller, CFS at North College Receivership Estate, was represented by Kim Hartman, Tom Osborne and R.J. Rudolph of Colliers International. The buyer represented itself.
CBHS Inc. bought a 13,396-square-foot building at 5368 Professional Circle. The price wasn’t disclosed. The seller, UFCW Local 700, was represented by Matt Jackson of Ambrose Property Group. The buyer represented itself.
EMC Precision Machining in Sheridan gave each of its 93 employees a bicycle Friday for exceeding cost-cutting goals. The incentive is part of a larger campaign the company adopted this year to promote both employee and company health and fitness. The bikes are a reward to employees for submitting ideas approved by the company that should result in annual savings of $300,000—double the goal set by EMC. The company spent about $30,000 to purchase the bikes and to throw a cookout to celebrate the occasion. EMC was founded in Ohio in 1925 and opened its Sheridan location in 2009 after purchasing Biddle Precision Components.
A Cicero-based developer has signed a national senior-living company to operate four new developments it plans for Indiana. Mainstreet Property Group LLC said May 30 that it has entered into a joint venture with Des Moines-based Life Care Services for new projects in Wabash, Avon, Westfield and Crawfordsville. Construction has begun on Wabash Health and Wellness Suites, a $15 million nursing and assisted-living property. Earlier in May, Mainstreet filed a prospectus for a new publicly traded company called HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, which would be traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Mainstreet is seeking to raise $110 million, according to a prospectus. The Mainstreet-LCS project site in Westfield is adjacent to Grand Park, and the site in Avon is at 10307 E. County Road 100 North. Neither of those projects will be part of the new REIT. Earlier this year, Mainstreet received approval from the city of Indianapolis to build a $15.7 million senior health care center at East 16th Street and Arlington Avenue. Overall, the company owns or co-owns at least 13 senior health care centers in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, and has at least six more under development. It also plans to break ground on up to 12 centers by the end of the year.
The Indiana University National Center of Excellence in Women's Health has been awarded two grants from the Indiana State Department of Health, totaling nearly $400,000, to focus on preventing pregnancies, especially among teens. The money will be used to pay for a traveling bus, which will provide health screenings and education programs in Marion, Clay and Delaware counties. The IU center also hopes to partner with health care providers in other parts of the state where women have poor access to primary health care resources.
Mark Morrell recently joined Krieg DeVault LLP’s health care practice in Indianapolis. He will concentrate his practice on mergers and acquisitions, managed care negotiations, finance and other corporate legal matters. Morrell was previously an attorney at Hancock Daniel Johnson & Nagle PC in Virginia. An Indianpaolis native, Morrell received a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and did his legal training at Regent University School of Law.
State Rep. Cynthia Kirchhofer, R-Beech Grove, has been appointed risk analyst at Franciscan St. Francis Health. She will manage medical claims and cases, and oversee a program to reduce threats to hospital assets and resources. Kirchhofer joined Franciscan in 2004 after working for several law firms. She holds a paralegal certificate from IUPUI.
Douglas M. Gioe, corporate compliance and privacy officer for Franciscan St. Francis Health, will retire from his position June 20. Before coming to Franciscan St. Francis, Gioe was risk manager and quality assurance coordinator for the former Central State Hospital in Indianapolis.
The son of an Indiana fugitive who died after a confrontation with police officers in Oregon last week said he had no idea what happened to his father when he disappeared 12 years ago. Oregon authorities said 62-year-old Phillip Ferguson died from a gunshot wound to the head soon after officers spotted him in a remote area near Burns, Ore. Prosecutors charged Ferguson in 2000 with bilking investors in his Marion financial firm out of $30 million. Brian Ferguson of Anderson said his father “just vanished” in 2000 without any goodbyes.
Indianapolis police are investigating a drive-by shooting Sunday on the city’s east side that left three people with gunshot wounds. The victims were found in the 3700 block of Breen Drive, near 38th Street and Post Road, about 9:45 p.m. The victims were transported to the hospital and are expected to survive. Witnesses say they saw a black or blue SUV or minivan drive away from the crime scene.
A City-County councilor was arrested Sunday after Indianapolis police said he interfered with a burglary investigation. Joseph Simpson, 61, a first-term Democrat who represents District 9, was preliminarily charged with resisting law enforcement, interfering with law enforcement, and disorderly conduct. The incident happened in the 4500 block of Guilford Avenue at about 6 p.m. Police said Simpson approached officers as they tried to secure a crime scene. The officers said they asked Simpson multiple times to leave, but he refused and eventually became belligerent.
WellPoint Inc. plans to buy lens retailer 1-800-Contacts Inc. in a deal worth an estimated $900 million, giving the insurer its first direct-to-consumer business outside selling individual health coverage.
David Roberts, the company's intellectual property lawyer since January 2011, is the new CEO. Richard Quirin, who was chief financial officer at IMMI, a seatbelt maker based in Westfield, is the new CFO.
Indianapolis-based Productive Resources LLC, a privately held technical engineering firm, has been acquired for $12 million by Waltham, Mass.-based Lionbridge Technologies Inc., the companies announced Monday.
Planners designing roads would formally be required to look beyond the needs of motorists and pedestrians—to also consider bicyclists and public transportation users—under an ordinance to be considered Monday night by the City-County Council.
Indianapolis didn’t violate the Constitution when it forgave sewer-system debt owed by some homeowners while refusing to give refunds to those who had already paid, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
Indiana's state budget leaders on Monday are expected to take another step toward finding what caused more than $500 million in tax-revenue accounting errors, but a final answer is still a long way off.
The Indianapolis-based health insurer said 1-800 Contacts is attractive partly because it has bigger profit margins than its core insurance business, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Indiana's school voucher program has finished its first year with enrollment on the rise and supporters trumpeting the program's successes.