Angling for a piece of the pie
As consumers were nursing their Black Friday hangovers and warming up their clicking fingers ahead of Cyber Monday, entrepreneurs nationwide had their sights set on Small Business Saturday.
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Jury awards $27M in damages over propane explosion
A jury has held a utility liable for $27 million in damages over a propane explosion at a central Indiana horse farm that killed a man and injured three family members.
New NBA pact could kill NCAA’s one-and-done dilemma
College basketball may be one of the biggest benefactors of the soon-to-be ratified National Basketball Association labor settlement.
Honda’s U.S. plants to resume normal output
Honda Motor Co. said six plants in the U.S. and Canada will reach normal production levels on Dec. 1 after having to adjust output this month because of floods in Thailand.
Community to move rehab service to new $23M hospital
Community Health Network plans to move its inpatient rehabilitation facility from its east-side hospital to a new $23 million, 60-bed facility in the Castleton neighborhood.
International Paper extending layoff of 87 workers
Employees at the company’s Sherwood Packaging plant in Indianapolis expected to return to work in January but now won’t return until “well into the second quarter.”
You-review-it Monday
Did you catch the Monument lighting? Hit the multiplex? Visit the new Tawara Yusaka show at the IMA?
Thanksgiving weekend retail sales jump to record $52.4B
U.S. retail sales during Thanksgiving weekend climbed 16 percent to a record, as shoppers flocked to stores earlier and spent more, according to the National Retail Federation. Sales totaled $52.4 billion, and the average shopper spent $398.62 over the holiday weekend, up from $365.34 a year earlier.
State school chiefs paid more than meets the eye
Indiana’s nearly 300 school superintendents are receiving more compensation than reported in their contracts, with extra payments for benefits such as health insurance counting toward their overall salaries for pension purposes, a newspaper’s investigation has found.
Purdue, IU students lobby for alcohol amnesty law
Student leaders on three college campuses are urging Indiana lawmakers to enact a law that shields underage drinkers from disciplinary action if they report that someone is intoxicated and at serious health risk.
NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
Both sides of the NBA labor impasse reached an agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee tripleheader Dec. 25. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
NBA players and owners reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee tripleheader Dec. 25. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Shoppers scuffle on earlier-than-ever Black Friday
A shopper in Los Angeles pepper-sprayed her competition for an Xbox and scuffles broke out elsewhere around the U.S. as bargain-hunters started the madness known as Black Friday. In all, 152 million people are expected to shop this weekend in the U.S., and will account for about 12 percent of overall holiday revenue.
Portugal’s economic crisis deepens as big strike hits
Portugal’s efforts to climb out of its economic crisis suffered a double setback Thursday as its credit rating was downgraded to junk status and a major strike gave voice to broad public outrage over austerity measures that have squeezed living standards.
If you must go black Friday shopping…
Deals offered from Clowes Hall and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.