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Plastics firm plans expansion, 54 new jobs

Fortville-based Genesis Plastics Welding plans to invest over $3.3 million to expand its existing production facility east of Indianapolis, adding as many as 54 new employees by 2014.

Another pay TV battle as Dish, Lin spar over fees

Another battle over pay TV fees is coming down to the wire — this time over what Dish Network is paying TV station owner Lin TV Corp. to retransmit signals of 27 stations, including WISH-TV in Indianapolis.

U.S. fines 3 theater companies over child labor

Operators of three of the nation's biggest movie theater chains have paid more than $277,000 in federal fines over allegations that they violated child-labor laws, the Labor Department announced Tuesday.

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Managed Health Services, which administers health benefits for Indiana Medicaid, has hired Holly L. Ross as its finance manager. Managed Health is a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Centene Corp. Ross previously served as the senior accountant and financial analyst for KForce in Indianapolis.

Bioanalytical Systems Inc. added Brad Gien to its Culex services team, which performs pre-clinical testing of experimental drug compounds. Gien comes to West Lafayette-based Bioanalytical from NoAb BioDiscoveries in Ontario, Canada.

WellPoint Inc. named Nick Brecker president of specialty markets for most of its business lines. His previous position as president of life and disability insurance is being filled by Pat Murphy. Murphy was previously the functional chief financial officer for WellPoint’s information technology team.
 

Company news

In a deal with Eli Lilly and Co., New York-based Advion BioSciences Inc. will open a 22,000-square-foot drug discovery bioanalytical laboratory in May at the Purdue Research Park in Indianapolis. Lilly, the Indianapolis-based drugmaker, will move its own drug-discovery bioanalytical operations to Advion as part of the partnership and retain some oversight. The lab initially will employ 49 people and could ramp up to 66 workers by 2015. Lilly expects 26 employees to lose their jobs but will be able to apply for limited positions within Lilly or at Advion’s Indianapolis lab. Advion will focus on earlier-stage, drug-discovery bioanalytical services, which evaluate how a potential new medicine is absorbed and metabolized in experimental models. Many of the activities performed at the lab are required for the preparation of a molecule’s entry into human testing. Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Advion up to $650,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $30,000 in training grants based on the company's job-creation plans. Develop Indy will provide additional training funding and support property-tax abatement from the city of Indianapolis.

Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman added 24 attorneys last year as the health reform law generated a wave of legal work for its clients. Of those new hires, four were added to Hall Render’s headquarters office in Indianapolis, with the rest spread among the firm’s offices in Milwaukee, Louisville and Troy, Mich. Hall Render already had the second-most health care attorneys of any firm in the nation, according to a ranking published in June 2010 by Modern Healthcare magazine. Hall Render now has more than 150 attorneys who are members of the American Health Lawyers Association. The firm with the most health attorneys last year was Atlanta-based King & Spalding, with 229.

Dow Chemical moves toward engineered corn patent

Dow Chemical Co.'s agricultural division said it has taken the next step toward gaining international patent rights for its new strain of genetically engineered corn that it says will help farmers battle a new strain of “super-weeds.”

Bosma considers fines for boycotting Democrats

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma says fines are among the only options left to try and persuade boycotting Democrats to return to the Statehouse after a week spent in Illinois.

WellPoint expects employer biz to stagnate

Over the next five years, WellPoint Inc. expects the employer-sponsored insurance business to shrink slightly, forcing it to shift its focus to government-sponsored plans.

Also this week

“Everybody Loves Raymond” star Brad Garrett headlines “Laughing Matters,” a fundraiser for Cancer Support Community March 5 at the JW Marriott. Details here.

Classic Chinese dance and music are celebrated in “Shen Yun,” March 4-5 at Clowes Hall. Details here. 

James Taylor mellows out the Murat Theatre, March 4. Details here. 

Brainy teens face high school traumas in the Phoenix Theatre’s production of “The Storytelling Ability of a Boy” by Carter W. Lewis, running March 3-27. Details here.

American Pianists Association presents Grace Fong and Jun Iwasaki, March 6 at the Indiana History Center. Details here. 

Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance” comes to Clowes Hall, March 2. Details here. 

Gretchen Wilson plays the 8 Seconds Saloon, March 4. Details here.

“Shot by Andy Warhol”

Opening March 4

IU Art Museum, Bloomington

Didn’t get enough Warhol at the recent Indianapolis Museum of Art show? Then make it a point to shoot down to Bloomington’s IU Art Museum for this show, featuring more than 150 photos taken by the iconic artist. If you make it down on March 4, take advantage of related events, including a lecture from the University of Southern California art history professor Richard Meyer and a screening of short films by Warhol and friends at IU Cinema. Details here.

Dance Kaleidoscope’s “Passionate Puccini”

March 3-6

Indiana Repertory Theatre

Giacomo Puccini gets title billing—and the two revived pieces in this program are set to the music of that composer—but Ottorino Respighi is also on the bill. His “Ancient Airs and Dances” provides the musical context for the world premiere piece that will kick off the performance. Details here.

Brazilian Carnaval

March 5

The Jazz Kitchen

The best holidays are the ones where what you hear is as important as what you see. That’s particularly true for Mardi Gras, which has its own distinct, celebratory sound. And while we may not have events on par with New Orleans, that’s quite OK. What we do have is a Friday celebration along Mass Ave, tied into First Friday, which includes Brazilian Carnaval at the Athenaeum (featuring High Energy Band and a broadcast from Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval parade), Jared Thompson and Premium Blend at the Chatterbox, and bead-decorated galleries and stores all along the street. Details here. 

“Carousel: a Gilded Memory of Books, Film, and Animal Crackers—New Work by Emma Overman”

March 4-31

Harrison Center for the Arts

I hadn’t heard the term “edgycute” before, but when I heard that artist Emma Overman’s work has been included in a book of that title, the moniker seemed an apt one. While her work is instantly accessible, it seems to tap into both the innocence and the fears we remember from childhood.

In this new show, Overman focuses on the stories, literary and cinematic, that shaped her psyche. Me, I’m looking forward to seeing not just what Overman’s been up to, but what her endearing characters have been doing since we saw them last.

The Harrison Center is always bustling with activity on First Friday, making it an anchoring stop for the evening. While in the building, check out what’s happening in the other galleries (including “Grey Matter: New, recent and old paintings by Matt Eickhoff”), the artists’ studios, and the gym (which has included everything from participatory art projects to bicycle polo). Details here.

Key House Republican praises Obama housing plan

The Obama administration's plan to gradually dissolve ailing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to shrink the government's role in the mortgage market drew praise from House Republicans on Tuesday.

Robbers hold up east-side store

Indianapolis police are searching for two suspects who held up a Village Pantry at the corner of 10th Street and Grant Avenue about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police say both men wore hooded sweatshirts and pantyhose over their heads as they entered the east-side store. The men were armed and demanded money from the female clerk before fleeing on foot.

 

Local flooding concerns grow

Flooding concerns are growing along the White River in Indianapolis. In Ravenswood, between 71st and 75th streets, high water continues to rise. The National Weather Service is warning of moderate to severe flooding this week. Neighbors are concerned that flooding could reach the severe levels seen in 2007. The White River is expected to crest overnight Tuesday into Wednesday and is predicted to be 4 feet above flood stage.
 

Man dies after crash into pond

A man died Tuesday morning after he drove his car into a Greenwood retention pond. The man, who has not yet been identified, called 911 about 6:15 a.m. after driving into a pond in the 900 block of Commerce Drive near Interstate 65 and Main Street. Firefighters were able to pull him to shore. He received CPR while being taken to St. Francis Hospital. Rescuers did not find any other occupants in the car.