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Whitestown interchange lands $8M travel plaza

A growing distribution hub anchored by Amazon.com and MedcoHealth Solutions along Interstate 65 in Boone County has inspired plans for an $8 million truck stop and travel plaza.

Bill Cook, medical device magnate and philanthropist, dies at 80

The founder of Bloomington-based life sciences giant Cook Group Inc. and the wealthiest man in Indiana leaves a legacy of dozens of historic structures saved from decay or demolition. He also was a major donor to Indiana University and its athletics department.

Task force seeks more diversity

A public-safety personnel diversity task force has issued a report calling for changes in the way Indianapolis hires police and firefighters. The report, issued by a 30-member mayoral task force, found fewer than 14 percent of local police and fire personnel are non-white, even though the city has a black population of 28 percent. The task force said it supports a return to the “80-20 policy” that based 80 percent of promotions strictly on testing and seniority, but allows flexibility to fill out the ranks with minority candidates.
 

New parking rates take effect

The price to park at meters in downtown Indianapolis and in Broad Ripple has gone up. On Monday, a rate hike, along with expanded hours subject to fees, went into effect. Hourly rates jumped from 75 cents to $1. Rates will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Parking previously was free after 6 p.m. Rates will jump again in January to $1.50 an hour in most locations. About 1,200 retrofitted meters, which allow users to pay with a credit card, have been installed. The rest are scheduled to be installed later this spring and summer.
 

Truck hits church, driver flees

A truck driver fled the scene on foot early Monday after driving his white pickup truck off an Interstate 465 exit into Lawrence United Methodist Church at 5200 N. Shadeland Ave. The crash, which occurred just before 1 a.m., left a big hole in the wall of the church. Police are searching for the driver.

House Democrats return to Statehouse

Indiana House Democrats have returned to work at the Statehouse for the first time since they fled to Illinois on Feb. 22 in protest of a Republican reform plan they called an assault on labor and public education.

Why job creation falters in Indiana

A Ball State prof says the media and politicians focus on the wrong things. As a result, entrepreneurship, and the Indiana economy, are suffering.

Remy International files plans for public offering

Pendleton-based manufacturer Remy International Inc., the former General Motors Co. unit that exited bankruptcy in 2007, has filed plans to raise up to $100 million through an initial public stock offering.

Indiana seeks to become player in cargo flights

The state nicknamed the "Crossroads of America" wants to become a preferred landing spot for cargo planes, but industry leaders say Indiana could have a tough time attracting flights from neighboring states because many airports are competing for the same business and freight companies are resistant to change.

As Japan shutdowns drag on, auto crisis worsens

In the weeks ahead, car buyers will have difficulty finding the model they want in certain colors, thousands of auto plant workers will likely be told to stay home, and companies such as Toyota, Honda and others will lose billions of dollars in revenue.

Review: ‘Grease’ national tour

I tried a half-dozen times to capture my experience at the national tour of “Grease” without sounding excessively nasty, cynical, angry, and sad.

Prosecutors buck effort to trim state prison costs

Angry prosecutors have derailed a legislative plan to reduce Indiana's corrections costs by shortening some criminal sentences, and now the state seen as a national model for fiscal austerity could be forced to find millions of dollars for new prisons.

Construction

DB Klain Construction has finished a 5,700-square-foot interior renovation for Schuckit & Associates at 4545 Northwestern Drive, Zionsville.

People

Ross Reller has been promoted to director of land services for Colliers International.