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Third annual report
from Ball State University highlights concerns over whether Indiana has enough qualified workers to meet demands of the increasingly
technical sectors.
Pending home sales fell 31.5 percent last month, following expiration of the federal home-buyer tax credit.
Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Reed is resigning to become president of Duke Energy's Indiana
operations. Michael B. Cline, INDOT's deputy commissioner of operations, will replace him.
Veterinarian Robert Maier has been fired from the VCA Shadeland Animal Hospital in Indianapolis after a dog owner called
police to report the vet was drunk on the job and about to perform surgery on a dog. Police say Maier exceeded the legal limit
on a portable breath test. Maier cooperated when they ordered him off the property, police say. He has worked at the clinic
for two years.
Police are still looking for a suspect after an early-morning chase in Beech Grove. It started after two vehicles were stolen
about 6 a.m. near Five Points Road. Both stolen trucks crashed and then at least two suspects ran away from the scene. Justin
McDonough, 18, was captured by a K-9 officer. Police believe at least one more suspect is still on the loose. The two trucks
are owned by Van Sickle’s Landscaping and Trucking.
Indianapolis police are investigating a reported theft of about $1 million in jewelry. David Artinian, a jewelry distributor,
told police he went into a jewelry store on West 86th Street for 10 minutes Tuesday evening to sell merchandise when someone
broke into his car’s trunk and stole a 30-inch-long box of jewelry. Artinian said his insurance won’t cover the
theft because he wasn’t carrying the jewelry. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The upholstered-furniture maker, which operates as Y.K. Furniture, plans to invest $24.3 million to establish its first U.S.
subsidiary. The facility will house assembly-and-distribution operations with about 100 employees.
The automaker says the investment will help retain 1,200 jobs, pave way for production of new eight-speed transmissions.
Leo Brown LLC’s 20-acre, $36 million senior-living community is expected to create 132 jobs with an average salary of $37,000
when it is completed in 2011.
An improved economy is giving workers confidence to jump.
Marco Dominguez turns to WNTS-AM 1590 after the Hispanic daily television news program he launched last year folded.
Concluding a year-long evaluation and public bidding process, mayor chooses Oracle’s PeopleSoft to replace local government’s
1970s-era financial IT system and New York-based Zanett Inc. to lead the implementation.
Miller Consulting Group will move its headquarters from Indianapolis to Noblesville and add the jobs by the end of 2013,
the company said Wednesday morning.
News from the Center for the Performing Arts…and some of its soon-to-be resident companies.
Springfield, Mo.-based America’s Incredible Pizza Company is negotiating to purchase Xscape and could have a deal finalized
as soon as Wednesday.
Cheryl Blanchard is chief scientific officer at Zimmer Holdings Inc. in Warsaw and chairman of OrthoWorx,
a not-for-profit initiative launched in September to help improve the growth environment for orthopedic companies in Warsaw.
Sheryl Crow performs at Southern Indiana’s Horseshoe Casino, June 12. Details here.
Loverboy offers two shows on June 12 at Hoosier Park. Details here.
Here Come the Mummies headlines Party in the Park at Northside Opti-Park, June 12. Details here.
Local musicians and artists are celebrated June 13 at the Independent Music and Art Festival at the Harrison
Center for the Arts. Performers include Lord of the Yum Yum, Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes, and Denison Witmer. Details
here.
The 55th annual Talbot Street Art Fair takes over the area between 16th and 20th Sts between Delaware and
Pennsylvania Sts. on June 12-13. Details here.
Ingrid Michaelson takes the stage at the Vogue, June 15. Details here.
The recall affects several pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossovers and passenger car models from the 2006 to 2009
model years. GM conducted a similar recall in 2008 but came across new reports of fires in vehicles that had been fixed.
June 12-Sept. 12
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
I assume lots of aspects of the rock and roll life are going to be skipped over in this new Children’s Museum exhibit.
But I do know that kids will have a chance to dress up and hit the stage while parents can check out memorabilia from Elvis,
The Beatles, KISS (coming to the State Fair this year, in case you haven’t heard), U2 and more. A June 11th “Family
Rock Star Extravaganza” offers a first-look at the exhibit and features a live concert. Details here.
Jun 10-July 4
Brown County Playhouse
For a show about school-aged kids with a bit more of an edge, consider a drive to Nashville, where Brown County Playhouse
is kicking off its season with a production of this Broadway hit. The show centers on the title contest pitting school misfits—and
audience members—against each other.
The cast includes Susan Owen, on hiatus from the Broadway company of "Phantom of the Opera." I’ll admit
it here, though. Every time I’ve seen it, I’ve been rooting for Leaf Coneybear to win. Details here.
