NBC pairs Peyton Manning and IndyCars as Hoosier icons
Prime-time promo proves open-wheel racing still synonomous with Indianapolis. Image of Dwight Freeney busting through corn field focuses on state's roots, not its present or future.
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Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.4B
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines would bump Delta Air Lines from top carrier spot at Indianapolis International Airport when it acquires Orlando-based-based AirTran in a deal announced Monday. Southwest/AirTran would have about 33 percent of the Indianapolis market, airport officials said.
Art museum replaces gallery guards with students
The Indianapolis Museum of Art fired 56 gallery attendants Monday morning and will replace them with 100 IUPUI students on a federal work-study program. IMA also will employ 14 reserve police officers to patrol its campus.
$150M ‘North of South’ project moving ahead
Officials are announcing details of an ambitious downtown development planned for 10 acres Eli Lilly and Co. owns near its Indianapolis headquarters. The project will include a hotel, apartments, restaurants and retail space and a YMCA.
Raytheon’s local plant lands $42M Navy order
Raytheon Technical Services Co. in Indianapolis has scored a $42 million contract to make forward-looking infrared sensors for the U.S. Air Force’s HH-60G helicopter, the Department of Defense said late last week.
You-review-it Monday
Any weekend when Art vs. Art competes with the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis has to be an interesting one.
Hoosiers can register to vote using cell phones
Indiana has a new high-tech way residents can register to vote for the Nov. 2 elections — using Internet-capable mobile phones.
REITs use stock sales to grow after paying debt
U.S. real estate investment trusts, including Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp., are selling shares to fund property acquisitions after using record cash from equity offerings last year to reduce debt and cover dividends.
Report: Indiana infrastructure needs billions in work
The report by the Indiana section of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Indiana a D+ in its first report card on the state’s infrastructure. That’s slightly better than the D grade given nationally.
INDOT lays off 30 employees in budget move
Gov. Mitch Daniels said the layoffs were “one of the very, very few involuntary reductions” that Indiana government has had to make to cut spending.
Money, economy hobble Democrat in Senate race
Ellsworth struggling as race against Coats for seat held by Evan Bayh swings into final weeks.
Ford laying off 249 at doomed east-side steering plant
Ford Motor Co. is continuing the process of shutting down a subsidiary’s east-side steering plant, filing a notice with the state that it intends to lay off 249 employees around Nov. 19.
Indiana child care agencies protest cost of new rules
An effort to shift some foster care costs to the federal government would throw up more red tape and make it harder for caretakers and providers to get services for troubled children, a coalition of child care agencies said Friday.
Call-center firm plans 600 hires in Lafayette
Alorica Inc., headquartered in Chino, Calif., said it will begin hiring customer service representatives, supervisors and other personnel starting next week—fulfilling a pledge it made more than a year ago.
IUPUI fires hoops coach
IUPUI officials on Thursday fired women’s basketball coach Shann Hart, after 11 former players accused her of forcing them to play in an atmosphere of fear and humiliation. Twenty-eight players have quit Hart’s program in the past four seasons. The coach will continue to be paid through the remainder of her contract, about $300,000.
Water main break clogs traffic
Indianapolis commuters driving north of downtown may have encountered some traffic problems Friday morning after a water main broke on 30th Street between Central Avenue and Ruckle Street. Crews began working on the pipe at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Crews said repairs should be finished by evening rush hour.
Family escapes house fire
Two people suffered minor injuries in a blaze that destroyed a firefighter’s home in Greenfield Friday morning. A mother and her two teenage children jumped 15 feet out the window to escape the fire with the help of Greenfield police officer Josh Mullins. The mother and Mullins suffered minor injuries. The family’s father is a firefighter and was on duty at the time of the 2 a.m. fire. Arson investigators do not believe the fire was intentionally set.
Columbus hospital suing FEMA for $17.1 million
Federal lawsuit, which stems from June 2008 flood that caused $167 million in damages and business income losses, alleges FEMA failed to pay the full amount the hospital is owed in federal funding.
Durable goods rise outside volatile transportation
The overall demand for durable goods fell 1.3 percent in August, the Commerce Department said Friday. But that was pulled down by a significant drop in orders for aircraft.