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I favor a temporary change to reflect our hospitality to the Super Bowl—the hokier the better. Consider Dungy Drive or Bowl Me Over Boulevard.
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Incentives flow to tech firm Positron, despite red ink
The molecular-imaging company is trying to transition its business model and get beyond a going-concern warning.
EDITORIAL: Software Artistry a success story all can celebrate
The help-desk software maker spawned at least 15 tech startups here … and unleashed a torrent of investment capital and talent that continues to fuel a critical sector of the local economy.
Parking already at a premium at Rivers Edge shopping center
The 617 parking spaces at the newly renovated Rivers Edge shopping center meet the minimum commercial-zoning allotment—but just barely.
Suit says Irwin Union Bank execs missed snowballing risk
The bankruptcy trustee's suit against the top three officers of the bank's parent seeks more than $500 million.
PROXY CORNER: Calumet Specialty Products
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP processes crude oil into a variety of customized lubricating oils, solvents and waxes, as well as into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Homebuilder Estridge files for bankruptcy
Paul Estridge Jr. owes a list of creditors including banks, suppliers and vendors more than $50 million, but has assets of less than $5 million, he said.
INSIDE DISH: Avec Moi in midst of startup tests
Kris Parmelee pulled off a major career shift by switching from consultancy to the kitchen. But getting her home-cooking takeout startup, Avec Moi, off the ground has been tough.
Toddlers placed in protective custody
Four toddlers were put in protective custody after a maintenance worker found them roaming the property at the Arbors at Cumberland Apartments in Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon with no adult in sight. Police said the children, ages 2 and 3, were shoeless and half-dressed. Police went door-to-door at the complex but didn’t find their parents until they received a phone call Wednesday night. A man who was supposed to be watching the children apparently left without telling anyone. The mothers initially were placed in police custody but later were released. Charges of neglect might still be filed.
Towing complaint process outlined
Indianapolis on Thursday announced measures for reporting wrongful towing incidents and other towing code violations. The city approved a number of new towing related ordinances in August, including caps on fines and rules for signs in lots. Citizens can contact the Department of Code Enforcement via a dedicated hotline at (317) 327- 8697 or via e-mail at [email protected] to lodge complaints of predatory towing practices.
Music teacher charged in fatal arson
Indianapolis police have arrested a 62-year-old music teacher for allegedly starting a fire that killed her husband four years ago. Police said Gwendolyn Kirch, a teacher at St. Pius X Catholic School for 29 years, is responsible for a fatal arson on April 3, 2007. Her husband, 57-year-old David Kirch, died in the blaze. Kirch is charged with three counts of arson and one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Police are also seeking her son, Thomas Kirch, 26, who is also charged in the arson.
AM General to lay off 350 Indiana workers
AM General is laying off about 350 workers because of a cut in the number of Humvees it will make at its Mishawaka plant.
Kodak official: Company keeping R&D center in Ohio
Eastman Kodak Co. reportedly looked at relocating a 500-person research-and-development center to Indiana, but will instead stay put in Ohio, according to a company official.
Judge denies Plowman request to overturn convictions
Former City-County Councilor Lincoln Plowman had asked a judge to overturn his attempted extortion and bribery convictions after a jury found him guilty of the charges Sept. 15.
LA firm to oversee construction of city’s sewage tunnel
Aecom, a global firm that also is one of the companies rebuilding the World Trade Center site in New York City, designed the Deep Rock Tunnel Connector, the linchpin of a tunnel system the city will build to handle sewage overflows during rain storms.
State receives 24 more tort claims for stage collapse
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office said the new notices boost to 45 the total number of tort claims received to date from victims of the deadly state fair stage collapse.
Indiana Soccer Association moving to Westfield
The Indianapolis-based soccer association’s decision to move to Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus follows a similar announcement earlier this year by the Lids Indiana Bulls, a youth baseball organization.
EnerDel parent shakes up management ranks
Battery maker Ener1 Inc., which has almost 400 employees in the Indianapolis area, has replaced its chief executive and appointed Ivy Tech President Thomas J. Snyder as non-executive chairman of the board.
Fewer people apply for unemployment benefits
Weekly unemployment applications dropped 37,000, to a seasonally adjusted 391,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the lowest level since April 2 and the first time applications have fallen below 400,000 since Aug. 6.
Former Hoosier pleads guilty in Florida Ponzi case
Former Indianapolis developer Sydney “Jack” Williams admitted to failing to report $6.4 million in income from 2004 through 2007 that he earned from Miami Beach, Fla.-based Capitol Investments, run by CEO Nevin Shapiro.