Lender lawsuits seek millions from Broadbent owner
Two new lawsuits stemming from Broadbent Co.’s financial problems charge company President George Broadbent defaulted
on loans and owes more than $2.6 million.
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Two new lawsuits stemming from Broadbent Co.’s financial problems charge company President George Broadbent defaulted
on loans and owes more than $2.6 million.
First Merchants Corp. is a bank holding company that operates offices in Indiana and Ohio. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2009,
the company reported a net loss of $45.7 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, on $281.6 million in revenue.
The listed holders of eight unclaimed shares of Indianapolis Indians stock and their last known addresses:
ADI Appliances
5350 Lakeview Parkway South Drive
Indianapolis
(owns two shares)
Borden’s Golden Social Club
6815 Guion Road
Indianapolis
Mary H. Martin
3655 Boulevard Place, No. 212
Indianapolis
Estelle R. Spurling
7988 N. Michigan Road, Apt. 308
Indianapolis
Jeanette E. Herr
3208 Lost Valley Road
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Lillian Ramsey
300 N. Michigan St., Suite 404
South Bend, Ind.
William B. Frost
467 N. Conde St.
Tipton, Ind.
Howard County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a jail inmate who was released by mistake Wednesday morning. When corrections
officers called for inmate Joseph Garrett to be released, another inmate in that jail pod, Reginald Garrett, answered the
call and was let out by mistake. Two corrections officers failed to check jail records before releasing the wrong Garrett,
according to Howard County Sheriff Marty Talbert. The released Garrett is an unregistered sex offender, and could face additional
charges of false informing and forgery.
Indianapolis police are investigating whether a 17-year-old driver was racing another car Wednesday afternoon when she hit
a curb and flipped her 1997 green Cavalier in an east-side field near the 1900 block of Hillside Avenue. Police say she was
driving at excessive speeds. All four occupants of the car were girls ages 16 to 18. Two were ejected in the crash, and the
other two were trapped. All were rushed to Methodist Hospital in critical condition, and since have been upgraded to stable
condition.
Family members are mourning a Brownsburg man who was killed in an early morning fire Thursday in the 7200 block of Eagle Road.
Crews had to truck water into the neighborhood from a hydrant nearly a mile away to fight the heavy flames. Officials haven’t
released the name of the man, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. One firefighter is being treated for possible
smoke inhalation.
The bidding for eight shares with unclaimed ownership will begin at $25,000 each. Shares in the team rarely come up
for sale.
Employers, encouraged by a recovering economy, are hiring again. But they are not doing it at the level needed to reduce the
jobless rate.
How much does our knowledge about an actor’s private life influence his or her stage or screen credibility?
Jamfest Cheer Super Nationals will be held in Indianapolis through 2015. The competition is one of the city’s largest annual
gatherings, attracting about 20,000 cheerleaders and spectators.
Republican Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel said he’ll introduce such legislation for Indiana if Congress and the Obama administration
do not act on illegal immigration.
IBM says it is owed nearly $53 million in fees and equipment expenses under the 2006 contract. The state says in its lawsuit
that it has paid $437 million to IBM and has received “minimal value” in return.
The FBI is collecting records on an Elkhart real estate deal and an Indianapolis drug case, both involving Marion County Prosecutor
Carl Brizzi and defense attorney Paul Page.
Bloomington visitors bureau director Mike McAfee says each visitor will spend an estimated $175 a day during the Buddhist
leader's sixth visit to Indiana.
Just about everyone thinks the Indianapolis law school is a branch of the one in Bloomington. It isn't, and Gary Roberts
says
confusion reigns as a result.
Recession's over. Time for law firms to get cracking on raising rates again. As was the case before the recession, the
increases are outstripping inflation.
Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, said the costs to Indiana for health reform will be so great that
the state should consider the drastic step of creating another option to Medicaid.
Hal Holbrook stars in “Mark Twain Tonight,” May 15 at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s
Hatfield Hall Theater in Terre Haute. Details here.
Rita Kohn’s play, “Before the Shadow’s Flee,” about Edwin Booth, is one of the many
events offered as part of the Indiana Performing Arts Festival, May 16-20 at the Indiana State Museum. Details here.
All Star Comedy Jam, May 15 at the Murat Theatre. Details here.
Civil War Days, May 15-16 at Conner Prairie. Details here.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of James Beckel’s “In the Mind’s
Eye: Images for Horns and Orchestra,” May 14-15 at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Details here.
Indy Folk Series presents Hogeye Navvy, May 15 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis. Details
here.
New plays by Indiana playwrights are featured at the 2010 Bloomingplays Festival, May 14-29 at the Bloomington
Playwrights Project. Details here.
May 15
Verizon Wireless Music Center
You don’t need me to tell you that Jimmy Buffett concerts are a cultural phenomenon. You don’t need me to remind
you of the lyrics of “Margaritaville” or the condition you are expected to be in for his annual visit to central
Indiana. And you can’t expect me to help with the weather which, ideally, should involve sunshine and a cool breeze
coming off the non-existent shore.
Instead, I can just point you toward concert information and, if you don’t already have tickets, wish you good luck
and smooth sailing. Details here.