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“It was gratifying to see his reading skills develop as he applied what he had learned throughout the year.” It’s not uncommon to hear that kind of comment at our company. Why are natural-gas-marketing employees talking about reading? ProLiance partners with United Way of Central Indiana to support ReadUp, the innovative tutoring program started three […]
It seems that all the pundits from Rush Limbaugh to the World Socialist Website have entered the fray concerning the fate of the Indianapolis stamping plant, while the real culprits escape scrutiny and feign innocence.
Recent columns from Mickey Maurer (“Even CEOs need mentors,” Aug. 9) and Bruce Hetrick (“How to make the recession last forever,” Aug. 21) underscore important (and related) ideas, namely that everyone needs help and guidance to succeed, and that success in postsecondary education among our children is no longer an option.
How can we in central Indiana compete? We can build competitive regional clusters that provide what matters to businesses. An educated, affordable labor force. Dependable infrastructure. Quality-of-life amenities that appeal to today’s employees and tomorrow’s.
Indiana’s unemployment rate in July was 10.1 percent—the 12th-highest of the 50 states. Nevada was running at 14.3 percent to lead the nation, while the lowest rate was 3.6 percent, in North Dakota. We’re much closer to the worst than we are to the best.
My introduction to the raw reality of boxing left me with admiration for the physical skills necessary to be a fighter and the sheer toughness it takes to get into the ring. However, at the same time, being young and naïve, I was shaken by the brutality of the enterprise.
At heart, Plaxo is a manager for your address book (or Rolodex if you happen to be of a certain generation).
Noble Roman’s Inc. is a franchisor of Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs restaurants.
Offshoot of Arts Midwest conference is a big benefit to local music lovers.
Four teens are in custody for causing more than $150,000 in damage to a massive home. Jennings County police are looking for two more teens who took part in the destruction of the $2 million home hidden away in the woods near North Vernon, about 60 miles south of Indianapolis. Police say the teens broke in twice. Authorities believe the teens are also responsible for a recent break-in at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon.
An early-morning fire damaged a downtown Indianapolis apartment building on Thursday. The fire broke out near 14th and Pennsylvania streets. Firefighters reportedly had to rescue some residents from second- and third-story windows of the St. Regis. Investigators are trying to find out what caused the blaze.
The Marion County Health Department has condemned a home in Lawrence that authorities found full of dead cats and feces. The home is in a mobile home community in the 5400 block of Wheel Estates West Drive. A neighbor said dozens of dead cats may have been found. The owner has been ordered not to own or possess any animals in Lawrence and may face additional charges. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Owners of Edwards Drive In and Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream say they’ve experienced a large uptick in business after being featured last month on the Travel Channel’s popular “Man v. Food” show. Now Indianapolis’ Flying Cupcake and West Coast Tacos are hoping for their time in the spotlight, too.
Initial jobless claims fell by 6,000, to 472,000, in the week ended Aug. 28, in line with the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, Labor Department figures show.
Indiana currently licenses about 2,500 asbestos-removal professionals each year.
Caterpillar Logistics will lease at least half of a 668,000-square-foot warehouse that has been empty since it was built four years ago.
Health care software firm RealMed Corp. will keep its base of operations in Indianapolis after being acquired by health information exchange provider Availity LLC of Jacksonville, Fla. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed.
The secretary of state's office says more than 4,000 Indiana residents have gone online to register to vote or update registration information since the state started offering the online service July 1.
Neither division has been named, but they break down like this: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Northwestern in one; Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana in the other.
The once-mighty Indianapolis-based developer laid low by the credit crisis has reached a deal to retain control of most of its properties.
