BENNER: Let Big Ten grow, but keep NCAA tournament as is
The concept of more being better could be coming to a couple of institutions we know well.
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The concept of more being better could be coming to a couple of institutions we know well.
As much as I love and happily use technology, I come from a different age and time when, as they say, life was simpler. I
have students who are aghast that I’d rather use a folded paper map to get around town than a GPS and Google Maps in
a smart phone.
Another for-profit college is eying an expansion into the Indianapolis area. The publicly traded Corinthian Colleges Inc., based in Santa Ana, Calif., plans to take 40,000 square feet in the Heritage Park office park southeast of Interstates 465 and 69.
Joy’s House is committed to supporting families by providing exceptional adult day service.
The staff of the Indiana Arts Commission is proposing to revamp a regional partnership system that it enacted 13 years ago
as a way to fund the arts in all 92 counties of the state.
Sticking points include a bill that would delay an unemployment insurance tax increase and provide tax breaks and incentives to create jobs.
A 53-year-old Indianapolis man suffering from an unknown source of trauma died Wednesday night behind a Speedway gas station
at 1207 S. East St. just before 9 p.m. Investigators believe the incident is a homicide. An autopsy will be performed Thursday
to determine the cause of his death. The man was seen inside the station about 20 minutes prior to his death.
An Indianapolis man was critically injured Thursday morning in a fire on the city’s near-south side. Firefighters pulled
the unidentified man from his burning home in the 800 block of Minnesota Street about 6 a.m. The homeowner called 911 to report
the fire but failed to get out before firefighters arrived at the scene. Rescue attempts were complicated by clutter blocking
the front door and several side windows.
Johnson County police have discovered a decomposed body on the living room floor of a Greenwood house owned by a woman who
has not been seen in months. Concerned residents called the sheriff's office saying they had not seen the homeowner, Penny
Morgan, since December. Deputies went to check on her well-being and made the discovery. Officials are not sure whether the
body belongs to Morgan or if foul play is involved. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The housing market could be awakening from its deep sleep, if February home-sale agreement figures are any indication.
The Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be held in Indianapolis the next two years, but the conference’s
future in the city is uncertain after 2012.
The Indianapolis-based manufacturer’s quarterly revenue fell to $20.6 million, a 27-percent drop from the same period the
year before.
Butler's stellar on-court performance drew big crowds to Hinkle Fieldhouse this season. But some still wonder if the Bulldogs
will have enough financially to retain Brad Stevens as coach.
United Auto Workers local president Rich Boruff says 175 people returned to work at the Kokomo plants on Monday, with about
140 more scheduled to return on March 22.
Bill Cook, Dean White, Jim Irsay and Herb Simon have made Forbes magazine’s annual list of the richest people
in the world.
The NCAA is discussing whether to expand the 65-team men’s basketball tournament, a topic with no shortage of controversy
and opinions.
The full Indiana House returned to the Statehouse after a five-day break, but partisan differences remained over an unemployment
insurance tax bill.
Banks are in trouble. Most are suffering at least a little, and many will not survive. That includes Indiana banks.
Small, community banks will bet on their strength in customer service, and large banks will offer business customers lower
costs.