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The president’s budget offers tax cuts for businesses, including a $5,000 tax credit for hiring new workers this year, help
for the unemployed and $25 billion more for cash-strapped state governments. Job creation will take precedence over stemming
a surging deficit.
New Jersey-based Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has sold its Indianapolis plant that manufactures specialty drugs in a deal that
could top $300 million. The buyer says that the operations, which employ about 100, will remain in the city.
Toyota Motor Corp. is telling dealers that they should get parts to fix sticky gas pedals later this week. But the 4.2 million
customers affected by a large recall may have to wait a while for repairs.
Democratic Rep. Charlie Brown of Gary says he will keep pursuing a bill that would ban smoking in most public places.
Members of the Indiana General Assembly face a key mid-session deadline this week. Wednesday is the deadline for bills to
pass their house of origin and be sent to the opposite chamber.
The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute says that all 92 state counties could reap big cost savings — more than $300,000 in Marion
County alone — if they used vote centers on Election Day instead of traditional precinct locations.
The president’s unemployment strategy is twofold: create jobs, and force Republicans to choose between helping Main Street
and Wall Street.
A Purdue University expert says people should look into their sweetheart’s financial health before getting caught up in the
romance of Valentine’s Day.
Steak n Shake Co. said Friday it posted a fourth-quarter profit, and said it is planning to change its corporate name to Biglari
Holdings Inc.
Current and past recipients of IBJ‘s annual Forty Under 40 recognition.
Indiana Court of Appeals upholds utility commission ruling favorable to IPL. Although court does "not condone" IPL’s action in the retirement benefits case, it gives deference to the commission.
Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer announced Friday that he will not seek re-election this fall and will leave Congress after
18 years because his wife is ill.
The 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled two unique programs bent on culling the state for a diverse volunteer base. But
one well-known local black activist said the effort isn’t good enough.
Mayor Greg Ballard is making the traditional Super Bowl bet with Mayor Ray Nagin, his counterpart in New Orleans. If the Indianapolis
Colts win, Ballard will receive some New Orleans jazz CDs and Mardi Gras beads. Nagin also will send “king cake,” a Mardi
Gras treat, along with beignets and coffee. If the New Orleans Saints win, Ballard will send shrimp cocktail from St. Elmo
Steak House, plus 10 dozen cookies from IndyAnna’s Catering, a platter from Judge’s BBQ, and two dozen tenderloins from Mug
‘n’ Bun.
Investigators hope an autopsy will help determine what caused a man on Thursday to drive his Ford Explorer into an icy pond,
where he died. The vehicle went several hundred feet off Worthsville Road near U.S. 31 in Greenwood before plunging into a
frozen retention pond, according to witnesses. The SUV broke through the ice and sank in about 15 feet of water. Firefighters
pulled him out but were unable to save him. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
CEO Mark Comerford’s $1.46 million in total compensation in fiscal 2009 was nearly double Francis Petro’s pay the previous
year—even though the company’s revenue dropped 31 percent in the same period.
Recalled Toyotas have been yanked from used-vehicle auction blocks, but resale values should be protected if Toyota handles
the
recall with “transparency,” according to a local analyst.
Cooper Manning, brother of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli, is a big success in his own right as a broker of energy stocks.
But you’ll rarely hear him mention the sibling connection to his clients, or that he’s buddies with Drew Brees.
