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An IBJ review of hundreds of pages of public records shows Christopher P. White and his Premier
Properties USA Inc. are facing major financial and legal challenges. The most glaring signs of trouble: Contractors have filed
more than $3.5 million in liens against Premier’s retail properties in Plainfield; the state of Indiana is trying to
recover $375,000 in sales taxes on White’s airplane; and the contractor who renovated his Lake Clearwater mansion
is suing him to recover more than $600,000 in unpaid bills.
Heritage Place of Indianapolis Inc. provides older adults with comprehensive and coordinated human services to encourage
and promote healthy lifestyles, independence, well-being and quality of life.
Fortune magazine ranked the drug company among the best in the world for managing talent.
An Indiana State Police probe of the Henry County Community Corrections program has resulted in charges of ghost employment
and official misconduct against the program’s director and two New Castle police officers who worked for it. The three surrendered
Wednesday and were released on bond. According to court documents, director Matt Sheets and officers Matthew Peterson and
Jim Heffernan played golf, visited friends and exercised at a New Castle gym while on duty.
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a Bloomington office building to burn Wednesday night. Firefighters called
it a total loss. The 30,000-square-foot Eastplex building near College Mall housed several businesses. No injuries were reported.
Hundreds of people were lined up at 7 a.m. Thursday ahead of Sarah Palinâ??s appearance at the Borders Books and Music store
in Noblesville. The former Alaska governor is due to arrive at 6 p.m. at Hamilton Town Center as part of her â??Going Rogueâ??
book tour. The 1,000 wrist bands that entitle fans to buy two copies of the book and have it signed were all handed out. About
700 people were in line at 7:30 a.m. at a Meijer store in Fort Wayne for Palinâ??s noon appearance. Fox 59 will have more
at 4 p.m.
Well placed sources inside the local tennis community claimed this week that IUPUI plans to demolish the Indianapolis Tennis
Center next spring to make room for an NCAA headquarters expansion.
Hungarian officials took off the air Wednesday a national radio station operated by Emmis Communications Inc. and awarded
the license to one of the country’s political parties.
Speedway officials broke ground Thursday morning on the first phase of a $500 million redevelopment project they hope will transform the small town into a year-round racing-themed destination.
Allen Commercial Group is offering for sale the first of 30 condos in its flagship nine-story Allen Plaza building along Pennsylvania
Street downtown. And the firm is working on a phasing plan for its much-larger Penn Centre proposal.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem was fixed about 10 a.m. Thursday, but it was unclear how long flights would continue to be delayed. Dozens of flights to Indianapolis International Airport have been affected.
Conseco Inc. plans to sell about $230 million in stock and use half of the net proceeds to repay debt under its senior credit
agreement.
The answers could have big implications for the egg industry, which counts Indiana as one of its leading producers. The Hoosier state ranked third in egg production in 2008, trailing only Iowa and Ohio.
The Indianapolis Civic Theatre could take as long as 20 years to pay the $10 million fee it agreed to as part of a deal to
relocate to the state-of-the-art Regional Performing Arts Center in Carmel.
Local loans issued through the Small Business Administration’s popular 7(a) guarantee program plunged by an astonishing 64
percent for three of the city’s four largest banks during 2009, while overall lending in the program slipped 17 percent in
the metro area.
Buyers armed with cash stand to snap up distressed properties for 40 percent less than their 2008 appraised values.
WestGate@Crane Technology Park is adding office buildings for defense contractors next to the secretive Naval Surface Warfare
Center at Crane.