Ohio River bridge plan calls for tolls on 3 spans
The governors of Indiana and Kentucky on Monday agreed to use tolls to pay for two new Ohio River bridges and a revamped Interstate 65 bridge over the river, all in the Louisville metropolitan area.
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Talks start on Indiana smoking-ban compromise
Legislators began negotiations Monday toward a compromise on proposed statewide smoking restrictions, with a leading supporter of a comprehensive ban saying the bill shouldn't prevent cities and counties from adopting tougher ordinances.
Also this week
The Carmel Symphony Orchestra is joined by the Indianapolis Children’s Choir and the McGing Irish Dancers for a “Celtic Pops!” program at the Palladium March 10. Details here.
Crystal Gayle and Soweto Gospel perform in separate concerts at, respectively, the Center for the Performing Arts’ Tarkington Theatre and Palladium on March 9. Herbie Hancock also is featured in a March 14 concert. Details here.
Lisa Lampanelli stands up at the Egyptian Room March 9. Details here.
Kelly Clarkson performs at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond March 10. Details here.
The JCC and Heartland Film Festival team up to screen the documentary “Waste Land” March 12. Details here.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Side by Side” concert features top high school musicians paired with the pros. The ticketed-but-free concert is March 7. Details here
Bill Harley
March 10
Basile Theatre, Indiana History Center
A frequent contributor to NPR’s “All Things Considered,” storyteller Bill Harley will be considering things about his life in two programs. And those should be relatable to many not only because of the universality of the tales by this Grammy winner but also because he grew up in Indianapolis. The matinee show, “In and Out of Trouble,” is targeted to family. The evening presentation, “Lessons I Keep Learning,” is for the grown-ups. Details here.
“Steel Ponies”
March 10-Aug. 5
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Yes, it’s got the “Captain America” chopper from “Easy Rider.” And a cycle from Evel Knievel. What self-respecting exhibition celebrating motorcycles could hold its front wheel up high without those two on display? Special events during the run of this show include Bike Builders Day on April 14, Art & Design Day on May 12, and History Day on June 9. Details here.
“Opera Goes to the Movies”
March 9, 11
Clowes Hall
Most film buffs are well aware of the effective use of opera in “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather.” But what about “Mrs. Doubtfire”? Or “The Blues Brothers”?
This Indianapolis Opera event, hosted by Indy Fringe mainstay Phil Van Hest (aka Phil the Void), looks at all of the above with film clips and live performances, strengthened by players from the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Details here.
Arcadia: Don’t buy our stock
Arcadia Resources Inc. is telling shareholders not to buy its stock because it is out of cash and faces a $40 million pile of debt that comes due on April 1.
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WellPoint Inc. on Monday named Venkata Rajamannar Madabhushi as the new head of its Medicare business unit, replacing Brian Sassi, whom the company dismissed last month. Rajamannar also will oversee WellPoint’s international, marketing and product innovation divisions, as well as its corporate development functions. He will not direct WellPoint’s Medicaid and individual insurance plans, as Sassi did. Instead, those divisions are now headed up by Ken Goulet, who is CEO of WellPoint's commercial business unit. Before joining WellPoint, Rajamannar, who goes by the nickname "Raja," served as chief innovation and marketing officer at Humana Inc., a WellPoint competitor based in Louisville. He also spent 15 years in senior-level business management and marketing roles at Citigroup.
Indianapolis-based AIT Laboratories named Ron Thieme to succeed company founder Michael Evans as president and CEO. Thieme had been serving as vice president and chief information officer of AIT since 2007. Thieme holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Purdue University.
Indiana University Health promoted Ryan Kitchell to be its chief financial officer. Kitchell, 38, replaces Marvin Pember, who left in July to take an executive position with Philadelphia-based hospital system Universal Health Services Inc. In November, Kitchell was named president of IU Health Plans after his predecessor Alex Slabosky retired. Kitchell first joined IU Health in September 2010 as treasurer, overseeing investments, cash management and corporate real estate. Before that, he worked more than five years for Gov. Mitch Daniels, first as public finance director and then as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Kitchell holds an economics degree from Indiana University and an MBA degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Company news
Endocyte Inc. can start enrolling patients again in a clinical trial of its experimental cancer drug, the company announced Monday, clearing away a hurdle to getting the drug approved in Europe. The change comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration OK’d the importation of the cancer drug Doxil from Europe. Supplies of the drug, made by New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, have been short since last fall due to equipment failures at one of Johnson’s suppliers. Endocyte’s Phase 3 clinical trial aims to show that its drug, EC145, when given in combination with Doxil, is a better therapy for certain ovarian cancer patients than Doxil alone. But the West Lafayette-based drug company was forced to halt new patient enrollment last fall because of the worldwide shortage of Doxil. Endocyte had been planning to submit EC145 for market approval in Europe based on its Phase 2 clinical trial results, rather than the more customary wait for results of the lengthy Phase 3 it is now conducting. But the European regulators wanted Endocyte to at least be enrolling patients in a Phase 3 trial—so they could later re-evaluate whether the drug should remain on the market. The Doxil shortage had until now prevented the company from meeting that requirement.
Indianapolis-based Home Health Depot Inc., a home medical equipment company, said on Monday that it plans an expansion that will create up to 80 jobs in the state by 2016. The company said it will invest $1.4 million to expand its headquarters on the north side of Indianapolis and its customer-fulfillment operations across the state. Home Health Depot, which currently has 99 full-time Indiana employees, plans to begin hiring new logistics, administrative, finance and information technology workers this month. The 14-year-old company has eight Indiana facilities in addition to facilities in six other Midwest locations. The company has been on a growth tear, with revenue from 2009 to 2010 doubling to more than $13 million. IBJ in June ranked Home Health Depot fifth on its list of fastest-growing Indianapolis-area private companies. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Home Health Depot up to $700,000 in tax credits and up to $60,000 in training grants based on the company's job-creation plans.
Indianapolis-based HealthNet opened its Barrington Health & Dental Center in February on the east side of Indianapolis. The health center outgrew its former location nearly five years ago. HealthNet, which operates a series of federally qualified community health centers, built the 26,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the old one at 3401 E. Raymond St., quadrupling the health center’s former size and capacity. The expanded center has 43 exam rooms, along with lab and imaging services. The center will offer primary, pediatric, OB-GYN, podiatry, optometry, social work and behavioral health services, as well as access to discounted medicines and nutrition counseling.
Lawmakers honor tornado victims
The Indiana House observed a moment of silence Monday morning, honoring the victims of Friday’s tornadoes that devastated several small towns in southern Indiana and killed 13 Hoosiers. House Speaker Brian Bosma said he was working with legislators who represent the hardest-hit areas on a way for the General Assembly to assist the victims. Thirty-nine people in five states died in Friday’s storms.
Slick roads lead to flurry of crashes
A light overnight snowfall led to icy roads and dozens of accidents in central Indiana. Indiana State Police estimated about 60 overnight and early-morning accidents, about two to three times more than normal. Black ice was blamed for several crashes. One of the largest occurred about 2 a.m. in Boone County, just south of Lebanon, where multiple vehicles slid off Interstate 65, requiring police to close a section of the road for a short time. There were no serious injuries in any of the slide-offs.
Man killed in south-side accident
A sport-utility vehicle carrying four people slid into a guard rail early Monday morning on Interstate 65 on the city’s south side, killing the male driver and injuring the three passengers. Police said the driver was thrown from the SUV in the crash just after 3 a.m. on northbound I-65 on the bridge over I-465. One of the passengers suffered a broken leg and another reported back pain. Police said they found alcohol containers inside the vehicle.
IU basketball program proving it’s bigger than Bob Knight
It’s OK to admit it. IU basketball made Bob Knight. Not the other way around. The proof is in the roar of the crowd at Assembly Hall these days. The proof comes from the program's financials during its darkest days.
Franciscan pulls back Greenwood plans
Franciscan St. Francis Health said its plans to build an emergency room and physician office building in Greenwood are on hold due to uncertainty over the effects of health care reform.
WellPoint replaces fired Medicare plan chief
Venkata Rajamannar Madabhushi will take control of the various Medicare Advantage plans WellPoint runs around the country, replacing Brian Sassi, whom WellPoint fired last month.
FDA removes hurdle in Endocyte’s path to drug approval
Endocyte Inc. can start enrolling patients again in a clinical trial of its experimental cancer drug, the company announced Monday, clearing away a hurdle to getting the drug approved in Europe.
You-review-it Monday
Did you see ‘God of Carnage’ and the IRT? Joan Rivers above it at the Indiana Roof Ballroom?
Home Health Depot plans to add up to 80 jobs
The medical equipment company said it will invest $1.4 million to expand its headquarters on the north side of Indianapolis and its customer-fulfillment operations across the state.
New Orleans case puts scrutiny on NFL bounty pay
For those in the National Football League, news that the New Orleans Saints offered bounties for knocking out or injuring opposing players sounded more like the long-accepted cost of doing business in a brutal sport, a dirty little secret that everyone kept on the down low.
Retirement wave will give Indiana House new look
The loss of hundreds of years of experience in the House, including the top Republican and Democratic budget writers, has some worried that paid lobbyists could gain an even heftier role within the General Assembly.