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Bankrolled by yet another multimillionaire, the historic preservation group is preparing to move into a new headquarters
in Old Centrum, a former church now undergoing a big renovation.
Thor Industries subsidiary Redwood RV announced Tuesday its purchase of a factory in Syracuse that was formerly owned by Ameri-Camp
RV, which shut down in 2008.
State wildlife officials are offering Indiana residents a chance to try some outdoor activities they may not have tried before.
The state Department of Natural Resources will hold free workshops next month on fly fishing, kayaking, rock climbing and
other activities during the second Hoosier Outdoor Experience. The workshops will take place Sept. 18-19 at Fort Harrison
State Park in Lawrence. Information on registering can be found at hoosieroutdoorexperience.IN.gov.
Kokomo police say a 9-year-old boy who last week claimed a man in a red truck tried to kidnap him made the incident up. The
boy told police he was walking in the area of Branded Boulevard and Carter Street on Aug. 18 when he was approached by a white
male in a Dodge truck with Iowa license plates who attempted to entice him into the vehicle. The boy, who gave a detailed
description of the man and truck, has since written an apology letter to the Kokomo Police Department, saying the story was
fake.
A bouncer at an east-side strip club called Indianapolis police just after 2 a.m. Wednesday after he found a toddler wandering
in the club’s parking lot. When police arrived at Club Paradise near English Avenue and Brookville Road, they knocked
on a few doors next to the club and were able to locate the boy’s home. The toddler was returned safely to his parents.
Child Protective Services will monitor the situation. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Indiana Health Information Exchange are going to work to make
their medical record systems talk to each other in a pilot project spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Despite criticizing the latest stimulus package, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said he will ask the federal government to send
the state more than $435 million for schools and Medicaid.
A combination of military service and education has helped Kevin Paul turn Indianapolis-based KPaul Properties LLC into one
of the fastest-growing companies in the nation.
Ann Murtlow describes taking control of the troubled utility and how she handles the demands of serving on a dozen different boards.
MotoCzysz sees the Remy motor as part of an electric motorcycle-based drive system—tailored to automobiles. The companies
collaborated on the winning electric bike at Isle of Man race.
Without the volatile transportation sector, orders dropped 3.8 percent—the steepest decline since January. Businesses
spent less on equipment and machines. Orders for capital goods fell 8 percent.
More than 21,000 Indiana high school students earned college credits through Ivy Tech Community College
last year, marking
a growing trend officials say saved parents more than $10 million in tuition bills.
Dr. Daniel Kraft has joined Riley Hospital for Children to oversee Riley’s new sports medicine program
for young athletes. Kraft most recently served as the founder and director of the Youth Sports Medicine Institute at Methodist
Sports Medicine—The Orthopedic Specialists. Both Riley and Methodist are owned by Indianapolis-based Clarian Health.
Dr. Jennifer Eikenberry and Dr. Amy M. Waddell have joined the Eugene and Marilyn Glick
Eye Institute at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Eikenberry will see patients at the University Hospital clinic.
Waddell will see patients at the Wishard Memorial Hospital clinic. Both were residents in the IU medical school’s department
of ophthalmology.
Catherine A. Clements has joined the health and life sciences practice group at Baker & Daniels LLP.
Clements earned her law degree in 2009 from Indiana University in Bloomington. Before that, she helped develop clinical trials
at Eli Lilly and Co. and the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis.
Even with debt levels at Eli Lilly and Co. at paltry lows, a string of bad news finally forced Standard & Poor’s
to lower
its rating on the company’s senior unsecured debt. But the New York-based agency said it believes the Indianapolis-based
drugmaker will eventually break its string of bad luck on developing new products.
Roche Diagnostics agreed to pay $100 million to acquire California-based BioImagene Inc., a maker of tissue-based
cancer diagnostic equipment, according to Reuters. Such diagnostic tools are becoming increasingly important to identify the
small groups of patients who are the targets of new cancer drugs aimed at specific genetic profiles. Switzerland-based Roche
also has a pharmaceutical business and is the world’s largest maker of cancer drugs. The company’s U.S. diagnostic
business is headquartered in Indianapolis, though its tissue diagnostics is concentrated in Arizona.
Drug developer Endocyte Inc. has raised more than $100 million in private investment and grant funding,
so it’s now going to test the public markets. The company, headquartered at Purdue University Park in West Lafayette,
filed last week for an initial public offering. Endocyte has a pipeline of drugs in development for the treatment of various
cancers and inflammatory diseases, including six drugs in clinical trials. Endocyte’s IPO is the third announced so
far this year in Indiana. Fort Wayne-based Vera Bradley Inc., a handbag maker, filed plans last month to raise $175 million.
Evansville-based UCI International, a supplier of replacement parts for the light- and heavy-duty vehicle aftermarket, said
in July it plans to raise $200 million. Nationally, the IPO market looks to be improving. So far this year 170 have been filed,
topping the 119 filed in 2009 and the 153 in 2008.
Indiana is getting a $1 million federal grant to improve monitoring of health insurance premiums and develop a website to
help consumers, according to the Associated Press. The grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
part of the federal health reform bill. The Indiana Department of Insurance will use the money to hire actuaries to help it
review proposed premium increases. It also will develop a website on which consumers can review rate filings and post comments.
Filings currently are only available in paper form upon request.
The Rathskeller opened for lunch Tuesday, and the YMCA branch inside the Athenaeum Building will reopen in a limited capacity on Wednesday.
Ben Bernanke may be worried about deflation in the economy, but there’s certainly no chance of it in health care and
insurance. Employers’ health plan premiums surged another 8 percent this year, according to results from a massive survey
by Indianapolis-based United Benefit Advisors.
Lawrence police are investigating a possible connection in two armed robberies at separate Waffle House restaurants in Indianapolis.
A man armed with a handgun stole the cash register at the Waffle House at 7290 Pendleton Pike about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officers
stopped a black Ford Taurus that may have been used as the getaway car, but did not find the man matching the robber’s
description. Police wonder whether the crime is related to Monday’s robbery of a Waffle House near East 21st Street
and Post Road.
The Rathskeller restaurant in downtown Indianapolis has reopened a day after a 30-ton crane collapsed on its patio, setting
off the sprinkler system. Water damaged parts of the building, but the manager said workers have been able to clean up the
mess. It's still unclear when the YMCA at the historic Athenaeum would reopen. That part of the building suffered structural
and water damage.
Indianapolis Public Safety Director Frank Straub said Tuesday morning that he has no intention of resigning. Straub said the
department will get through the current turmoil brought on by several high-profile cases involving police misconduct or mistakes.
Over the weekend, Straub announced the demotion of three high-ranking police officers, citing lack of leadership in the botched
investigation of officer David Bisard. Members of the Baptist Alliance called for Straub’s resignation at Monday night's
City-County Council meeting. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
