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Fair Finance trustee sues National Lampoon
Fair Finance Co.’s bankruptcy trustee this week sued National Lampoon Inc. seeking to recover millions of dollars that indicted financier Tim Durham provided the ailing Los Angeles-based comedy business over the past decade.
Circle Idea Competition finalists selected
Posters highlighting the top 12 proposals will be on display in Monument Circle storefronts until June 26 so members of the public can vote for their favorite. The ideas could be used by planners plotting the future of the downtown space.
Central Indiana home sales rise for first time in a year
Sales in the Indianapolis area rose 32 percent last month compared with the same time a year ago, reversing a year-long slump in the residential market. But May 2010 home sales were down dramatically after the expiration of a special federal tax credit.
What’s driving engine28.com?
This week, I’ve joined 20 other theater journalists—and a team of top arts editors—to create an experimental pop-up newsroom in L.A.
Local motorsports supplier acquiring safety gear vendor
Atlanta-based Racer Wholesale has helped build national recognition for G-Force Racing Gear, which supplies racers with helmets, driving suits, gloves, shoes and other safety gear.
Southern Indiana school chief quits to save district money
John Reed resigned as head of Medora Community School because he doesn't think the small district can afford a full-time superintendent any more.
Rolls-Royce lands more military work
Rolls-Royce Corp. this week was awarded a $34.2 million modification to an engine maintenance contract from the Department of Defense’s Naval Air Systems Command.
Arguments filed in Planned Parenthood case
A federal judge received final arguments Tuesday in Planned Parenthood of Indiana's request to block a tough new abortion law that makes Indiana the first state disqualifying the organization from providing general health services under Medicaid and taking away $1.4 million of its public funding.
INSIDE DISH: Italian eatery tables expansion amid downturn
Aaron O'Mara, co-owner of Augustino's, expected to open several locales until the economic downturn and a dip in sales scuttled those plans. Now he hopes to hold the line.
Shoppers evacuated from Plainfield Wal-Mart
The Wal-Mart store in Plainfield was evacuated shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday after a contractor accidentally cut into a refrigerant line in the dairy cooler. Emergency crews from Plainfield, Avon and Danville responded to the call. About 100 customers and employees were inside the store at the time. Authorities said no one was injured. Hazardous materials crews shut off the line and tested the air inside the store to make sure it was safe before allowing employees to return about 9:30 a.m. The store is expected to reopen this morning.
Brownsburg teacher fired for threatening student
Despite a show of support from students and parents, Brownsburg High School orchestra teacher Christian Starnes was fired Monday for verbally threatening a problem student. Starnes admitted the transgression and said he accepted the consequences of his actions. The Brownsburg School Board terminated his teaching contract at the recommendation of Superintendent Jim Snapp. Students and parents who attended the meeting were not permitted to address the board.
Video could have answers in disappearance
Ten days after an Indiana University student vanished, Bloomington police said Monday they plan to release enhanced security camera video in the hope the public can help identify the vehicle or vehicles that drove through the area around the time the woman disappeared. Lauren Spierer, 20, was last seen walking home alone from a friend's apartment about 4:30 a.m. June 3. Police Capt. Joe Qualters said one—and possibly two—vehicles are visible in video sequences police obtained from cameras near where the Greenburgh, N.Y., native vanished. Police want to talk to the drivers, and if it turns out the footage actually shows one vehicle circling through the area, that would be particularly interesting, he said.
Economic indicators signal lower prices ahead
Consumers are spending cautiously in the face of still-high gasoline and grocery-store prices, slowing economic growth. But some relief could be on the way.
CIRTA launches campaign to support mass transit
The goal is to show state lawmakers the support that exists for local funding options that might improve mass transit. Organizers plan to deliver the signatures when the next legislative session convenes in January.
WRTV up for sale
Station owner McGraw-Hill plans to sell its nine television stations, including the Indianapolis ABC affiliate. The impact on local operations is unclear.
ICVA expects to fall short of 2011 room-night goal
The convention association set out to book 725,000 hotel room nights this year for future meetings but so far is trending below the goal. An aggressive drive last year exhausted many of its prospects, new ICVA CEO Leonard Hoops said.
Airport Borders store on bankrupt chain’s hit list
Indianapolis International Airport officials could know by next week whether the Borders bookstore inside the terminal will survive a third round of store closures tied to the chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Carmel senior-living project to create 340 jobs
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard on Tuesday unveiled details of a multimillion-dollar project expected to create more than 200 construction jobs and 140 permanent positions over the next two years.
Report paints brighter picture for retail
The real estate investment firm Marcus & Millichap says vacancy rates and tenant concessions in Indianapolis are falling while rents and sale prices are poised to rise.