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Business school expands investment theme for students
Grant will give Indiana University undergrads a shot at managing real money.
Defendant pleads guilty in $880M fraud case
A Florida man with ties to the founder of Indianapolis-based Williams Realty Group
pleaded guilty Wednesday to running a multistate Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say left investors with up to $100 million in losses.
Fire damages school’s kitchen
Lunch will be delivered to a Noblesville school after an early-morning fire damaged part of the building’s kitchen. Investigators say the flames were sparked by a heating system at Durban Elementary School. No one was in the building at the time. Firefighters say damage to the building is minimal, and classes started on time.
Another rock-throwing incident reported
Police are investigating another case of someone throwing rocks off an Indianapolis-area overpass. A woman was driving under the Emerson Avenue bridge on Massachusetts Avenue about 5 a.m. Wednesday when her vehicle was hit by a rock that shattered her back window. She was not hurt. The incident was at least the third case of rocks being thrown off the overpass since the start of summer. Local police don’t know if the cases are linked.
UPDATE: New tech jobs come with handsome wages
Mobi Wireless expects to pay average wages of more than $50,000 to 253 new workers; Bostech Corp. expects to pay more than $80,000 to 61 new employees.
Father, son rescued from burning house
A father and son are at Wishard Hospital after being rescued by Indianapolis firefighters Wednesday morning. Clois Jones, 93, and his son, 63-year-old John Jones, suffered possible smoke inhalation as they slept in their burning home in the 3500 block of North Chester Avenue. Both men were pulled out of the front room of the house. The official cause and origin of the blaze are under investigation. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Purdue sees slight growth in fall enrollment
Purdue’s enrollment figures show that it has 74,759 students at its five campuses and various technology program sites around Indiana.
Factory production creeps up again
Production at U.S. factories grew in August for the 12th time in 14 months, but at a slower rate than earlier this year.
Dry your eyes Colts fans, Bob Sanders will be fine
It would take a police officer, fire fighter or school teacher making $60,000 a year, 333.33 years to make what Colts' safety Bob Sanders got in guaranteed money from his current contract.
Lung Association: Smoking costs state $7.7 billion annually
The study conducted by researchers at Penn State University said tobacco use kills 9,700 Hoosiers every year. The report also found that if Indiana were to invest in comprehensive smoking cessation benefits, the state would receive a 19-percent return on its investment.
Tech companies adding 314 jobs in Zionsville
Two tech companies located in Northwest Technology Center in Zionsville plan to invest $3.6 million and add 314 jobs over the next four years, officials announced Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: Group pushing for constitutional property tax cap
Gov. Mitch Daniels joined others in promoting passage of a referendum that would make property tax caps in Indiana part of the state constitution.
UPDATE: Schrenker pleads guilty to securities fraud
Former money manager admits to bilking friends, family members and other investors out of millions of dollars before trying to fake his own death. He’ll be sentenced Oct. 7.
City finance chief to leave post for state role
City Controller David Reynolds, who started with the city when Mayor Greg Ballard took office in January 2008, has accepted a job as senior fiscal analyst for the Indiana Senate’s Republican majority caucus.
Also this week
The Kells, Disney World band Off Kilter and Micky Finn’s, the Saturday night band at Paddy Reilly’s in New York, and Indy’s own Hogeye Navvy are among the entertainers at this year’s Irish Fest at Military Park Sept. 17-19. Details here.
Theatre on the Square offers another in the “Nunsense” series of musical comedies. This one’s the mystery “…And Then There Was Nun.” It runs Sept. 17 to Oct. 16. Details here.
Footlite Musicals stages “The Producers,” Sept. 17 to Oct. 2 at Hedback Theatre. Details here.
The Bob and Tom Comedy All-Stars, featuring the morning show crew, along with Greg Hahn, Greg Warren, Bob Zany and more, perform two shows Sept. 18 at the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre. Details here.
Jackson Browne loads in to the Lawn at White River State Park, Sept. 21. He’s joined by David Lindley. Details here.
Storytelling Arts presents its first annual Ghost Story Contest at IndyFringe Theatre, Sept. 21. Details here.
Oranje
Sept. 18
2323 N. Illinois St.
If the Penrod and Broad Ripple Art Fairs are just a little too mellow for you, consider the sensory overload that is Oranje. In an otherwise vacant warehouse, more than 40 artists show their work while approximately the same number of bands and performers do their things. You’ll also find a Fashion Lounge, food, drink and more. Artists include Lobyn Hamilton, featured in IBJ here. Note: This is a 21-and-older event. Details here.
“Welcome to Heaven”
Sept. 17-25
White Rabbit Cabaret
Katie Angel, producer of last year’s sold-out “What Would the Neighbors Think,” has launched a new company, Angel Burlesque, focused on burlesque with a contemporary attitude. When I reviewed her earlier show, I said, “Don’t be surprised if old-school burlesque becomes the next big form of alternative entertainment here. Think roller derby without the risk of bruising.”
Thanks to Angel and her angels (both women and men), you’ll have a chance to experience the bumps and grinds for yourself at this and future shows at the recently opened Fountain Square venue. Details here.