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Gamblers wagered nearly $30 billion in 13 Indiana
casinos last year. Now, fellow taxpayers, if I understand these numbers, 91 percent of these dollars were returned as winnings and an additional $876 million (3 percent) went to our state and local
governments for our benefit.
Wellpoint CEO Angela Braly was criticized by President Obama on national television. She incurred the wrath of health insurance
policyholders in California and Indiana. She reignited debate on the moribund national health care reform bill. A woman hasn’t
caused this much turmoil since all those ships were launched by Helen of Troy.
The majority
of the top advisers work for Merrill Lynch, and all but two live in Indianapolis.
Gov. Mitch Daniels should step through the door he cracked open last month and throw
his hat in the ring. Voters would benefit from a new voice.
The buzz as the days ran out suggested that nothing on the agenda was “must-pass” legislation, leaving Democrats
and Republicans, the House and the Senate, and the governor and the General Assembly with little leverage to exert.
A full season of televised games will give franchise a platform to promote attendance at Victory Field.
Niagara Bottling LLC recently hired 55 for its plant on Whitaker Road, which will make half-liter bottles of purified municipal
tap water.
Westfield’s Sports Commission is evaluating proposals from three firms interested in helping the town become “The
Family Sports Capital of America.”
Agricultural biotech firm hired a site-selection consultant and considered other cities around the world for its $340 million
expansion.
Hurco Cos. Inc. designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine systems for the worldwide metal-cutting and metal-forming industry.
A new report ranks Indiana 48th in the nation in the amount of federal dollars the state spends per person on public health.
The study released this week by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation also found that
Indiana spent less per person on public health services than most other Midwestern states in fiscal 2009. Ohio ranked 49th,
spending $13.52 per person, while Virginia spent the least on its residents, at $13.33 a person.
Two Bedford parents are in a custody battle over how to handle the weight problems of their 9-year-old son. At 5 feet and
140 pounds, Eric Smoot is considered overweight but not obese by a pediatrician. His father has filed legal papers fighting
for custody, saying his son is dangerously obese and his weight could endanger his life. His mother, Darla Smoot, says the
father, Lowell Taylor, didn’t have a problem until the state raised her child custody payments from $125 to $150 a week.
A hearing between the two parties over custody is set for May.
An Indianapolis mother has been arrested after being accused of leaving her 6-year-old in a car while she smoked crack inside
a known drug house on Grant Avenue. Kelly Barngrover was arrested on multiple charges after police say she put her child in
extreme danger. The Department of Child Services took custody of the child. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The second legislative session since the Kernan-Shepard report on local government reform is about to end. Joe Kernan and
Randall Shepard can still say, “We’ve got to stop governing like this.”
With 75 percent of its sponsorship deals expiring at the end of last season, there were lots of reasons for the Indianapolis Indians to panic. Instead, the team invested big bucks in Victory Field and had faith its sales staff would come through in the clutch.
The investment will greatly expand the company’s research and development capacity and is a major win for the Indiana
life sciences industry. Dow AgroSciences expects most of the positions to pay between $65,000 and $95,000 annually.
Play along as I pick the will win/should wins in Sunday night’s Academy Awards.
A court-appointed receiver can begin selling the assets of troubled home builder Hansen & Horn Group Inc., after a judge approved
its liquidation on Wednesday.
Corporate contributions, volunteerism help shore up struggling city department after recession-driven cuts reduce budget by
nearly one-fifth.
Shopping mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. will have four more months to sort out its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
and weigh buyout offers–including a $10 billion bid from Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc.
