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Loss of St. Francis puts Beech Grove at crossroads

There is a mix of sadness, grief and anger in Beech Grove, as Franciscan Alliance moves the last of its inpatient and emergency operations from its nearly 100-year-old Beech Grove hospital to the new Franciscan St. Francis facility at Stop 11 Road and Emerson Avenue.

BENNER: Shaheen departure doesn’t diminish Final Four success story

I am often asked to give presentations recounting the success of the Indianapolis sports strategy. Of course, I speak to the event history and infrastructure investments going all the way back to the construction of Market Square Arena in 1974. But I also talk about the human impact.

Definition of ‘college’ misleads readers

While I usually find myself in agreement with IBJ’s editorials on higher education, “Not everyone is college material” [April 7] misleads the reader by propagating a dangerous message.

BAKER: Women are still underpaid

April 17 is Equal Pay Day, a day that marks the wage gap—the number of days into the year women have to work, in addition to last year, to earn the same amount of money men made last year.

Funding challenges sideline not-for-profit award program

The Indiana Achievement Awards is going on what organizers called a “sabbatical,” though its return isn’t guaranteed. The change is the result of a loss in grant funding for all not-for-profit programs at the IUPUI Solution Center, which organized the awards.

EDITORIAL: Silver linings to April’s slow start

The Indianapolis jobs picture is brighter than previous reports indicated. Revised data provided by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics last month revealed the metro area had about 15,000 more jobs than previously reported and ended the year on a roll.

Satellite training sites give entrepreneurship agency a boost

Participation at Business Ownership Initiative-led training sessions is up nearly 30 percent so far this year as more Hoosiers start businesses of their own. Executive Director Julie Grice is looking for more counselors and money.

Daniels ranked high among governors

Gov. Mitch Daniels is winning a popularity contest of sorts. According to a ranking by The Washington Post, Daniels is the third most popular governor in the country. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tops the list and New Jersey’s Chris Christie came in second. The rankings considered factors such as approval ratings, degree of difficulty of the job and the political leanings of their states. A bipartisan poll showed that Daniels has an approval rating of 63 percent.

Police seek robbery suspects

Indianapolis police are looking for two men believed to be responsible for at least three armed robberies north of downtown Indianapolis between 7:12 a.m. and 7:31 a.m. Wednesday. The crimes happened within a mile of each other—in the 2800 block of Sutherland Avenue, the 2500 block of North College Avenue and the 2300 block of North Talbot Street. Victims included a 16-year-old boy robbed of his jacket and shoes and a woman whose wallet was stolen.

Three people hurt in ambulance crash

Three people were sent to the hospital Thursday morning after an ambulance was hit by a van, forcing it to crash into a garage of a southwest-side church. Decatur Township officials said the ambulance was on a run when it was struck at Mooresville Road and Foltz Street, pushing it into First General Baptist Church’s garage. Van driver Heather Temple, 36, said she did not see a stop sign or hear sirens before the crash. Ambulance driver Mike Davis, 37, medic Brad Davis, 31, and Temple were all in good condition at Methodist Hospital.